Vers🀅tappen enjoyed a comfortable 0.4s margin over his form𝓡er F1 title rival in a busy FP1 session.

Traffic was an issue t🌜hroughout the first 40 minutes of action, with a number of teams complaining over team radio to their drivers about 🐎having no GPS data.

The session was redꦍ-flagged with 20 minutes to go after the FIA announced that the GPS issue was impacting all of the teams.

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The FIA said: "There is a GPS issue and the red f꧃lag is necessary for safety reasons with teams not being able to monitor car position and closing speed." 

Once the issue was fixed, the session got back up and runn♏ing with 13 minutes on the clock.

Before that, the Dutchman dominated the timesheets, running on the soft tyre during both of his runs, while teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez opted for the mediums💫 before swi🔯tching to the stickier rubber.

It wasn’t an entirely smooth session🧸 for Verstappen, who had a latꦿe spin at Turn 4.

He managed to keep it out of the barriers although♚ his softs were comple𒆙tely destroyed.

Hamilton was onꦐe of the few drivers to improve following the red flag, slotting into second at a track he’s historically performed at well.

The session was cut short by four minutes due to a late stop for168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Logan Sargeant, who came to a halt on the exit of Turn 11.

The𓃲 FIA decided that 🧜the session wouldn’t resume, ensuring Verstappen would top FP1 ahead of Hamilton.

Perez wꦯas third overall, with the Mexican running off track at Turn 3 during the middle of the ses🌳sion.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso maintained Aston Martin’s impressive form ahead of Ferrari duo 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris was seventh for McLaren, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lance Stroll rounding out the top 10.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Yuki Tsunoda was lucky to keep 𓄧it out of ♍the barriers after losing the rear of his AlphaTauri at Turn 1.