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Mexican pilot Sergio Czech Perez (Red BullSelect the best time for the first free training session at Grand Prix in Monaco He was ahead of Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), while Fernando Alonso (Alps) was hit by a wall, which was able to stabilize without serious consequences.
Fifth round of the World Cup Formula 1 Red Bull and Ferrari confirmed the good news, and the two teams overtook Mercedes, who regularly dominated free training sessions throughout the season.
Perez, in need of an acquittal after his erratic start at Red Bull, Stopwatch stopped at 1: 12.487 To lead 119 ppt to Sainz, who once again felt comfortable on Monegasque asphalt, always managing to score his five precedents in F1.
The Madrileni, who came to smash his car against the wall at the start of the Third Sector, starred in a spectacular duel in the tunnel with his old teammate. Max Verstappen (Red Bull), who had to settle for third place, suffices to reassert the strength of the Austrian team this weekend.
Fourth place went to Pierre Gasly (Alpha Revolutionary), who allowed himself “the luxury” to finish the race ahead of the Mercedes drivers. Thus, Lewis Hamilton was in fifth place, already losing more than half a second compared to Perez, followed by teammate Valtteri Bottas. They closed the “Top Ten” listings by Lando Norris (McLaren), Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin), Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Revolutionary) and Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo).
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In the victims’ class, it was Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), who was barely able to shoot in his home race due to a gearbox problem, and Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard damaged the Alpine front wing after hitting a wall at low speed in the last corner of the ring. After a quarter of an hour in the pits, he managed to get back on track and score the thirteenth fastest time, 1.7 seconds behind the leader.
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