KIm Antonelli
George Russell and Kimi Antonelli topped the times in FP1 and FP2 respectively as F1 made its debut at the 5.414km, 22-turn Madring in Spain.
This weekend marks the sport’s first race in the Spanish capital since 1981 and the new circuit poses a fierce track for both car and driver.
The first hour of running was all about building understanding and confidence; after initial sighter laps, both George and Kimi put in strong lap times to lead the way as most of the field focused on single lap work.
With high tire degradation, the vast majority of the field opted for a second Medium tire in FP2, thus saving both sets of the Hard compound for Sunday’s race.
Despite a red flag interrupting the second hour of running, both Kimi and George completed a decent program across both low and high fuel work.
Kimi topped the times by virtue of his second effort on the Soft tire; George was P5 but only got one proper push lap in with his tires not fully ready at the start of the lap.
Both drivers completed a mini long-run on the Medium compound to end the day and provide useful data and learning ahead of Sunday’s 57-lap Grand Prix.
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