F1 FP1 Results: Mercedes Drivers fastest, Romain Grosjean came 6th at F1 free practice 1 | Formula 1 2020 Spanish Grand Prix

Subham Jindal | 14/08/2020
F1 FP1 Results: Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton fastest at free practice 1 | Formula 1 2020 Spanish Grand Prix

F1 FP1 Results of the Spanish Grand Prix have gone in favor of  the Mercedes, with Valtteri Bottas the fastest, and his teammate Lewis Hamilton in P2. 

The Formula One 2020 sixth race weekend is underway with the first Free Practice session at Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix. Mercedes have done a one-two yet again, with Bottas lapping the fastest time.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen had a solid session too, and finished third fastest. Right behind were the improved Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel, finishing P4 and P5 respectively. Max’s teammate Alex Alon was eighth fastest.

Racing Point’s returning driver Sergio Perez was P7, while teammate Lance Stroll was the 10th fastest. But the pleasant shock of the session is the American team Haas, with Romain Grosjean P6 and Kevin Magnussen P9. They have been faster than McLaren, Renault and AlphaTauri – an impressive achievement.

F1 FP1 Results

1 Valtteri Bottas MERCEDES 1:16.785
2 Lewis Hamilton MERCEDES 1:16.824
3 Max Verstappen RED BULL RACING HONDA 1:17.724
4 Charles Leclerc FERRARI 1:17.970
5 Sebastian Vettel FERRARI 1:17.981
6 Romain Grosjean HAAS FERRARI 1:18.291
7 Sergio Perez RACING POINT BWT MERCEDES 1:18.471
8 Alexander Albon RED BULL RACING HONDA 1:18.606
9 Kevin Magnussen HAAS FERRARI 1:18.620
10 Lance Stroll RACING POINT BWT MERCEDES 1:18.643
11 Carlos Sainz MCLAREN RENAULT 1:18.733
12 Esteban Ocon RENAULT 1:18.736
13 Lando Norris MCLAREN RENAULT 1:18.744
14 Pierre Gasly ALPHATAURI HONDA 1:18.888
15 Antonio Giovinazzi ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI 1:18.917
16 Kimi Räikkönen ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI 1:18.981
17 Daniil Kvyat ALPHATAURI HONDA 1:19.145
18 Daniel Ricciardo RENAULT 1:19.230
19 Nicholas Latifi WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:20.334
20 Roy Nissany WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:20.664

What to look forward to this weekend at the Spanish GP?

It should be quite an intriguing battle between Hamilton, Bottas and Verstappen for the win, with all three looking solid so far this season. Ferrari are hopeful of putting in a better all-round performance, implying Sebastian Vettel does not have a disappointing race yet again.

Further down, McLaren, Racing Point look set to battle it out for the Top 10 spots. More than anymore, homeboy McLaren’s Carlos Sainz would be looking to impress and show his worthiness of the seat with Ferrari next season. And with Haas doing what they did in this season, it would be incredible if they can get away with points this Sunday. The qualifying sessions take place tomorrow, with the Final Race on Sunday at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Post Edited By: Jatin Hasija

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Subham Jindal

A Red - be it Manchester United or Ferrari. Hails from the hills of Kalimpong, Darjeeling. Aspiring to become a respected Sports Management professional.

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