F1 Spanish GP: George Russell tops FP1 as Lewis Hamilton impedes several drivers
Mercedes’ George Russell was fastest in the first-ever Formula 1 session at the brand-new Madring track – Free Practice 1 for the Spanish Grand Prix. Twenty out of 22 cars took to the brand-new track within the first 100 seconds of the session, with Nico Hulkenberg and Franco Colapinto emerging some time later. The very first flying laps were somewhat tentative with most drivers in the ... Keep…
George Russell was fastest in the first free practice session at the Madring circuit with a time of 1:34.077. Kimi Antonelli finished second and Charles Leclerc third.
Behind Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton finished fourth, with Max Verstappen fifth, more than six tenths of a second behind Russell. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished sixth and eighth respectively.
The session, the first at the new Madring track, passed without major incident, although there were instances of impeding, including by Lewis Hamilton, according to Yahoo Sports.
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