Belgian GP: Carlos Sainz leads Ferrari 1-2 as F1 returns to action at Spa
Sainz was just 0.069s faster than Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc, while champi💖onship leader Max Verstappen ended up third-quickest, 0.217s down in his Re𝔉d Bull.
Verstappen holds an 80-point lead over title rival Leclerc but the pair are among six drivers who will take engi𝔍ne-r🐼elated grid penalties for Sunday’s grand prix.
McLaren’s Lando🍌 Norris, Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas, Alpine’s Es🐈teban Ocon and Haas driver Mick Schumacher will also be hit with penalties for exceeding their power unit allocations.
FP1 was interrupted by a lengthy red flag when Kevin Magnussen ꧙suffered an electrical problem, causing his Haas to grind to a halt at the exit of La 🌃Source with just over 20 minutes remaining.
The session resumed with 10 minutes left on the clock but nobody was able𒈔 to improve when a late downpour of rain left the circuit soaked.
George Russell was the fastest Mercedes driver in fourth, 0.858s off the pace, ahead of Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll and Alex Alꦏbon, who put his William𒈔s sixth.
Daniel Ricciardo, whose impending split from McLaren ♔was confirmed on Thursday, was seventh-quickest, with Yuki Tsunoda, Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez completing the rest of the top-10 order for AlphaTauri, Mercedes and Red Bull respectively.
A second hour of practice 🤪will take place 𒁃at 5pm local time (4pm UK).
Fu🍬ll results f♕rom opening practice at the Belgian Grand Prix.
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