Spanish Grand Prix: Leclerc dominated both Friday practice sessions, both Mercedes drivers in the top three – ŠPORT.SK

yesterday 18:50 | Charles Leclerc from Monaco was the fastest in the first training session at the Spanish Grand Prix Formula 1. The Ferrari driver reached a time of 1: 19.828 min on the Catalunya circuit. His teammate Carlos Sainz, for whom it is a home race, lagged behind him by 79,000ths of a second. The Italian team is testing new technical improvements at the sixth event of the season. They should get it ahead of the rival Red Bull, with whom the Dutchman Max Verstappen (+0.336) achieved the third best time on Friday. They all wore a soft compound of tires. Leclerc repeated his performance in the second practice, when he improved by 158 thousandths of a second (1: 19,670). However, both Mercedes drivers moved into the top three, presenting a restored floor in Catalonia. The British George Russell was 0.117 seconds behind the leader of the standings and his compatriot Lewis Hamilton lost 204 thousandths.