Crashes disrupt training – good Alfa-Saubers: 8 minutes left – Sainz nonsense again

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In the pits, his father Carlos (two-time world rally champion) grimaced. A week ago, Sainz left the window after eight minutes while driving over a manhole cover in Las Vegas! Also with a destroyed Ferrari.

Russell before Drugovich

At the time, the red car had to be rebuilt. And because a third battery also had to be replaced, the Spaniard was given a penalty of tenth place on the starting grid. Which still gives rise to discussions today.

At the time of the red flag, Russell was in the lead in the Mercedes. The Brit crashed the party at the children’s birthday party. The five best talents: Drugovich (2nd – Aston Martin, who rejected Sauber as a driver), Shwartzman (8th – Ferrari), Vesti (Mercedes – 12th), Doohan (Alpine – 13th) and Pourchaire (Alfa-Sauber – 14th).

The fifth serious Ferrari accident

For Ferrari, third in the World Cup, it was the fifth serious accident in 2023, making the budget upper limit (approximately $150 million) difficult to achieve. Leclerc was hit three times and Sainz twice.

After 27 minutes it continued for the last 25 minutes – the time has not been made up for several years.

Hülkenberg also crashed

But as soon as the drivers were back on the 5.821 km route, there was another crash. After the first corner, Hülkenberg crashed the Haas-Ferrari into the crash barriers – immediately red again – and the night has still not fallen over the desert track.

What’s happening there? The Kehraus Festival makes drivers forget everything. It continued at 5:44 p.m. And both Alfa-Saubers were immediately at the top with a new front wing.

4. Bottas – 7. Zhou

The Hinwil team took advantage of this moment for once: only 26 minutes of training! Or 4. Bottas, 7. Zhou. But Saturday will be the day of truth, when qualifying starts at 6:00 PM local time (3:00 PM CET, TV live). It is still too early to make predictions. Let’s not forget: Alfa-Sauber needs to score six points on Sunday to catch Alpha Tauri-Honda in 8th place. Of course, only if Ricciardo and Tsunoda come away empty-handed.

McLaren: at Mercedes until 2030

The news of the day: McLaren and Mercedes extend the engine contract until the end of 2030. The two partners were together from 1995 to 2014 (two world titles for Häkkinen and one for Hamilton). They then moved to Honda and Renault for three years each. Since 2021, Mercedes has been on its way up again.

Results of the 2nd training

Results of the 1st training

Source : Blick