Bahrain GP 2023: FP1 results; Red Bull set pace in Free Practice 1, Fernando Alonso goes 2nd fastest

Sergio
Perez’s
teammate
and
defending
champion
Max
Verstappen
was
third
fastest
with
a
timing
of
1:33.375.
Aston
Martin’s
Fernando
Alonso
was
nearly
half
a
second
off
the
pace
with
a
timing
of
1:33.196
seconds.

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Mclaren
was
the
third
fastest
car
on
the
grid
as
Lando
Norris
set
a
timing
of
1:34.165
seconds
to
take
the
fourth
spot
in
the
FP1
standings.
Ferrari’s
Charles
Leclerc
was
the
fifth
fastest
driver
with
a
timing
of
1:34.527
but
did
so
on
medium
tyres.

Mercedes
drivers
didn’t
use
the
soft
tyres
as
well
during
the
session
and
took
as
low
as
10th
and
11th
spots
with
Lewis
Hamilton
finishing
ahead
of
George
Russell
with
a
timing
of
1:34.917
secs.

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Alonso’s
teammate
Lance
Stroll
clocked
1:34.298
seconds
to
take
the
sixth
spot
while
confirming
his
return
following
a
pre-season
accident,
which
rendered
him
uncertain
for
the
Bahrain
GP.
Stroll
didn’t
start
his
first
flying
lap
with
less
than
25
minutes
left
in
the
session.

Haas’s
Kevin
Magnussen
(1:34.402
secs)
was
seventh
fastest
while
his
teammate
Nico
Hulkenberg
was
down
at
14th
with
a
timing
of
1:35.043
secs.

The
two
Alfa
Romeos,
Zhou
Ganyu
and
Valtteri
Bottas,
took
the
eighth
and
ninth
spots
respectively.

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GP
2023
FP1
results