[F1] – Good afternoon dear readers of FormulaPassion.it and welcome back with the appointment dedicated to the direct written session of the first free practice session on Gran Premio at Sakhir. After the great scare experienced last Sunday with Romain Grosjean, Formula 1 is back on track in Bahrain on a completely new layout, short and very fast, which represents a real challenge for teams and drivers. Many news on the track, from George Russell driving the Mercedes instead of Lewis Hamilton (stopped by Covid) to the debut of Pietro Fittipaldi with Haas and Jack Aitken with Williams.
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14.35 – Carlos Sainz stops the clock on 56″631.
14.30 – Green light at the end of the pit lane, the first free practice session begins.
14.20 – Simone Resta from 2021 will be a Haas man leaving Ferrari.
14.10 – It will be a weekend full of traffic, Race Director Michael Masi has stated that he will not let his guard down on the issue.
14.00 – Mercedes can dream of another record with Russell this weekend.
13.50 – It was the year 1994: 26 years ago the leader of the World Championship was replaced as happens this weekend with Russell in place of Hamilton.
F1 | Portugal 1994: the last replacement of a World Cup leader
13.45 – Speaking of rookies, the Fittipaldi-Aitken couple evokes the Yoong-Enge one in Monza in 2001.
13.40 – George Russell is the portrait of happiness.
Let’s get out there ???? pic.twitter.com/xnXET1Qm2L
— George Russell (@GeorgeRussell63) December 4, 2020
13.35 – Romain Grosjean detailed the 28 seconds that passed from impact to salvation.
Grosjean recounts the 28 seconds from the accident to salvation
13.30 – After the Grosjean accident, the FIA and the event organizers added tire barriers in front of the guardrail at the exit of Turn 3
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