Marko Hanželic
Max Verstappen in Yuki tsunoda had technical problems, Sergio Perez had an accident, only Pierre Gasly spent Friday in Imola according to his wishes. Or better yet, as he also earned praise Lewis Hamilton.
“AlphaTauri did a great job. They look extremely fast and I'm very happy that Pierre has a car that can prove itself, ” is a seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton noticed the good form of the team from Faenza.
gasly ended the day with the third best time, but in the first free practice he was also very convincing, as he took fifth place. All in all, it is especially important minimal difference to both Mercedes and it is in its fast lap with soft tires Gasly managed to lag behind Hamilton by less than a tenth.
French he said after both workouts. “This is one of our best Fridays so far. I know this may not be a completely realistic picture for qualifying and Sunday's race, but we did a good job and we can concentrate on our work and try to be away from our main competition, which I see mainly in Ferrari, McLaren and Alpine. ”
