Brazilian GP: Free Practice #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

BRAZILIAN GP - FREE PRACTICE #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Max Verstappen topped the times of the first practice session of the Brazilian GP weekend. The Dutch driver set a 1:09.011, just ahead of Vettel in the Ferrari, who came remarkably close with a 1:09.060.

    Hamilton was next in the order, finishing with a 1:09.107. Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Raikkonen finished 4th and 5th, respectively, completing the top 5.

    Antonio Giovinazzi was a part of the session as he replaced Ericsson at Sauber. The Italian driver, who joins the team full-time in 2019, finished in 13th with a 1:10.685. Leclerc, in the other Sauber, finished in 9th with a 1:10.346.

    Lando Norris was also in the session, in place of Fernando Alonso. The young F1 driver finished in 16th with a 1:11.013. Latifi was the last Friday driver to be in the session, taking over for Sergio Perez at Force India. Latifi was last with a 1:11.493.

    Bottas, Grosjean, Magnussen and Ocon were the other four to finish in the top 10.

TIMES:

1. Max Verstappen - 1:09.011 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

2. Sebastian Vettel - 1:09.060 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

3. Lewis Hamilton - 1:09.107 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

4. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:09.395 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia

5. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:09.573 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

6. Valtteri Bottas - 1:09.679 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

7. Romain Grosjean - 1:09.922 / Haas-Ferrari / France

8. Kevin Magnussen - 1:10.236 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

9. Charles Leclerc - 1:10.346 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

10. Esteban Ocon - 1:10.361 / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / France

11. Carlos Sainz - 1:10.662 / Renault-Renault / Spain

12. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:10.679 / Renault-Renault / Germany

13. Antonio Giovinazzi - 1:10.685 / Sauber-Ferrari / Italy*

14. Lance Stroll - 1:10.799 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

15. Pierre Gasly - 1:10.934 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France

16. Lando Norris - 1:11.013 / McLaren-Renault / Great Britain*

17. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:11.037 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

18. Brendon Hartley - 1:11.176 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand

19. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:11.452 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

20. Nicholas Latifi - 1:11.493 / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / Canada*

* - Notes drivers participating in FP1 only

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