F1: Pierre Gasly sets pace in 1st practice at Bahrain GP, Max Verstappen 5th
- Lewis Hamilton, seven-time world champion, finished behind his Mercedes teammate George Russell
- Pierre Gasly was on soft tires as he recorded 1m 34.193s
- Charles Leclerc came second and his Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz third
Pierre Gasly of AlphaTauri set pace in the first practice session in the new era of Formula 1 as reigning world champion Max Verstappen came fifth at Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday.
Gasly was on soft tires as he recorded 1m 34.193s. He was 0.364s clear of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who on medium tyres had a 360-degree before recovering. The Monaco driver’s team mate Carlos Sainz came third.
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Lewis Hamilton, seven-time world champion, finished behind his Mercedes teammate George Russell. The 37-year-old was the seventh quickest as Russell, who replaced Valtteri Bottas, came fourth.
Verstappen was .549 behind Gasly with Hamilton .75 back from Gasly’s time. The practice session was interrupted by a red flag when some bodywork came off Esteban Ocon’s Alpine car and spread debris on the track.
Sebastian Vettel’s replacement at Aston Martin, German driver Nico Hulkenberg, rolled over the debris.
A second practice session is scheduled later Friday under floodlights at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir.
Here are the standings:
Pierre Gasly ALPHATAURI RBPT 1:34.193 23
Charles Leclerc FERRARI 1:34.557 +0.364s 22
Carlos Sainz FERRARI 1:34.611 +0.418s 23
George Russell MERCEDES 1:34.629 +0.436s 23
Max Verstappen RED BULL RACING RBPT 1:34.742 +0.549s 22
Lance Stroll ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 1:34.814 +0.621s 22
Lewis Hamilton MERCEDES 1:34.943 +0.750s 17
Fernando Alonso ALPINE RENAULT 1:35.000 +0.807s 14
Yuki Tsunoda ALPHATAURI RBPT 1:35.028 +0.835s 20
Sergio Perez RED BULL RACING RBPT 1:35.050 +0.857s 23
Zhou Guanyu ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 1:35.053 +0.860s 20
Esteban Ocon ALPINE RENAULT 1:35.151 +0.958s 15
Nicholas Latifi WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:35.644 +1.451s 15
Nico Hulkenberg ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 1:35.815 +1.622s 23
Alexander Albon WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:35.923 +1.730s 17
Lando Norris MCLAREN MERCEDES 1:36.304 +2.111s 22
Daniel Ricciardo MCLAREN MERCEDES 1:36.402 +2.209s 20
Mick Schumacher HAAS FERRARI 1:36.536 +2.343s 23
Kevin Magnussen HAAS FERRARI 1:36.804 +2.611s 21
Valtteri Bottas ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 2
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