F1 2023 testing: George Russell's Mercedes breaks down | Zhou Guanyu fastest on day two
The eight-time constructors’ champions had enjoyed a relatively positive start to testing after repor🎃ting their W14 had “no bouncing” issues on a smooth opening day, but things took a turn on Friday.
Russell gro𒀰und to a halt with an hour and a half remaining on the clock, causing only the second red flag interruption of what has otherwise been a relඣatively uneventful test.
Russell was initially crawling around and stuck in foꦉurth gear before 🍌being told to park up at Turn 10, with Mercedes confirming a hydraulic failure had led to his stoppage.
The iss☂ue prevented Mercedes from completing any further running on Friday and meant the team missed anꦬ opportunity for some crucial data gathering when track conditions were at their best.
Seven-time world champion168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lewis Hamilton did not have an entirely trouble-free run in the morning, having lost some bodywork from his W14 and reported balance issuꦰes.
Russell ended the day 13th💫 and two seconds off the pace, three-tenths clear of 15th-placed Hamilton.
Zhou fastest on day two
Alfa Romeo’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Zhou Guanyu left it late to shoot to the top of the order as he prevented 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen from setting the pace for a﷽ second consecutive day.ꦯ
Reigning world champion Verstappen had led the way for most of the afternoon before Zhou strapped on a set of soft tyres to grab the headlines in the closing stages, 🐻displacing the Red Bull driver by 0.040s.
But Verstappen and Red Bull still appear to be the team to ꦐbeat heading into next weekend's season-opener.
Third place went the way of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso, who finished half a second off the pace and logged a strong 130 laps as he continued Aston Martin’s impressive sta𝐆rt to testing.&n🌺bsp;
AlphaTauri’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nyck de Vries was fourth-fastest, ahead of Haas’ 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nico Hulkenberg and the Ferrari of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz.
F1 rookie168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Logan Sargeant topped the mꦡileage charts with 154🐟 laps as he conducted a full day of running for Williams and finished seventh.
Closing out the top-10 were Ferrari’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc, McLaren’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri and new Alpine recruit 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly.
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