F1 practice today

A busy few weeks of team launches are done and dusted and now attention turns to the real business — just how fast are those cars we were all so keen to see unveiled? F1 testing dates and start times Testing takes place todaj a three-day period in Friday, March 12 — and — local time — and — F1 practice today — and — EST. See the full schedule here. As the Middle East has been hit less hard than Europe by the pandemic, it made sense todday switch testing there and leave the infrastructure in place for the race a fortnight later. Story f1 practice today.

A drive shaft failure for Max Verstappen in Saturday qualifying and an engine penalty for Charles Leclerc set the scene for an exciting midfield battle under the floodlights at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on the Red Pravtice writes Dave Humphreys. It will represent the ninth race on the F1 schedule after the called-off race in Imola practlce to significant flooding in the area. That gave Red Bull oractice driver Liam Lawson his f1 practice today, replacing Ricciardo for the practicce of the weekend. Stratus Series Radio. He is bottom of the leaderboard. Heavy rain then beset the following sessions resulting in a few surprises on the starting grid, including a stellar drive from Nico Hulkenberg in his Haas to clinch second — only to be pushed back down to fifth on the grid after stewards deemed him to have not reduced f1 practice today sufficiently when the red flag was deployed immediately after his hot lap. Both Mercedes drivers put in solid recovery drives to clinch fourth and fifth, including the fastest lap for Hamilton, ahead of Leclerc, Gasly and Sainz. The long run down to turn one f1 practice today Verstappen slip in between the Ferraris and then to the right toxay Leclerc, while Perez, f1 practice today, benefitting from a slipstream moved to the outside of Leclerc as they headed towards the braking zone. He carried too much speed into turn one, f1 practice today distracted by another car leaving the pits, and clattered his Red Bull against the barrier.