Lance Stroll (CDN) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah, Saudi
Lance Stroll (CDN) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR23. Formula 1 World…

What happened in Friday practice at the F1 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

17 Mar 2023
16:31
No new chassis for Merc in 2023

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George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah, Saudi
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…

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Full results

How FP1 shaped up in Jeddah

George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah, Saudi
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…

14:31
A late improvement from Max

A minor improvement on his best lap - a 1m29.617s for Verstappen.

14:29
Chequered flag

Verstappen on top ahead of Perez, Alonso, Stroll and Russell.

14:27
Stroll improves

Stroll moves up to fourth in the Aston Martin to make it a 3-4 for the team.

14:26
Into the final five minutes

Gasly moves into seventh for Alpine, 1.1s down on Verstappen.

14:20
Verstappen improves again

Verstappen now sets a 1m29.790s, 0.5s clear of the nearest car which is Alonso.

14:16
Top 10

Verstappen, Alonso, Perez, Russell, Hamilton, Sainz, Albon, Leclerc, Stroll and de Vries.

14:12
Hamilton struggling

"Struggling for grip. How much time are people finding?"

14:09
Current top 10

Verstappen, Alonso, Perez, Russell, Hamilton, Sainz, Albon, Leclerc, Hulkenberg and Magnussen.

14:05
Verstappen improves again

The reigning world champion extends his advantage to 0.6s.

14:03
Another improvement from Max

He's now 0.4s clear of Alonso at the top of the timesheets.

The Red Bull looks too strong again.

14:02
13:56
Verstappen takes to the top

1m30.494s for Verstappen on his second timed lap of the session.

13:54
More engine changes for Ferrari

13:53
Alonso is cooking again

Alonso sets a 1m30.509s - less than a tenth ahead of Perez at the top of the timesheets.

13:52
Verstappen's first lap

Verstappen goes third with his first lap of the session, 0.9s off Perez.

13:50
Current top 10

With 20 minutes gone: Perez, Alonso, Leclerc, Albon, Hamilton, Sainz, de Vries, Gasly, Russell and Norris.

13:46
Alonso goes quickest again

It's a 1m32.262s for Alonso on the softs, 0.2s clear of Perez.

Albon continues to impress with fourth, 0.7s off the pace.

13:44
Ferraris improve on the hards

Leclerc and Sainz keep circulating on the hards - 0.5s and 0.6s off Perez's top time on the softs.

No sign of Verstappen so far.

13:42
Perez goes 1.1s clear

A strong early lap from Perez to go 1.1s clear of Hamilton at the top of the timesheets.

Albon slots into second now, 1.0s off.

13:40
Hamilton on top

Hamilton beats Alonso's benchmark by a tenth.

13:39
Alonso takes to the top

It's a 1m32.838s for Alonso on the softs, 0.1s ahead of Perez.

Both Ferraris set their first times on the hards.

13:38
Current top 10

Perez, Leclerc, Sainz, Tsunoda, Norris, Sargeant, Magnussen, Bottas, Hulkenberg and Russell.

13:35
Perez goes P1

Perez makes the most of the softs to smash the current benchmark by 1.4s.

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