Verstappen clocked third fastest time in Barcelona | Motorsport

sport">Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time on the Circuit de Catalunya: 1.16.785. He was 39 thousandths of a second faster than teammate Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen conceded almost a second to Bottas. His teammate Alexander Albon (eighth) complained about a lack of power during the first training session, but was able to return to the asphalt shortly afterwards. Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel, who drives a new chassis, were fourth and fifth fastest.

sport">Verstappen first tested the hardest tire available this weekend for some time. He recorded his fastest time on the softest possible compound. This also applied to the Mercedes drivers. They suffered a lot of wear and tear during the race at Silverstone last week. Unlike Verstappen, who won his first race of the season there. Supplier Pirelli has again taken the three hardest possible tire compounds to the warm Barcelona.

sport">In addition to his fastest time, Bottas also provided a striking moment. The Finn announced on the radio that he had hit a bird while driving.

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