Valtteri Bottas closed the series of free training sessions on the first day by locking positions as the fastest racers in FP1 and FP2. This is a satisfying result for the Mercedes team because in these two sessions Bottas and Lewis Hamilton were able to maintain their consistency by being ranked one and two.
In this FP2, Bottas recorded the fastest time of 1 minute 27,785 seconds. He was 0.100 seconds ahead of teammate Hamilton, who trailed in second.
This position is similar to in FP1 when the Mercedes team duo occupies places one and two in the first free practice session. The less fortunate fate felt by Ferrari racers, Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel.
In FP1, Vettel and Leclerc were able to perform well by finishing third and fourth. But the achievement was not able to be maintained in FP2 when the Ferrari duo was only able to perch at number four and fifth.
Following FP1 and FP2 Results:
FP1
1. Valtteri Bottas – Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m28.731s
2. Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport + 0.076s
3. Sebastian Vettel – Scuderia Ferrari + 0.989s
4. Charles Leclerc – Scuderia Ferrari + 1,181 s
5. Max Verstappen – Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Honda + 1,315s
6. Alexander Albon – Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Honda + 1,644s
7. Carlos Sainz – McLaren F1 Team + 1,971s
8. Sergio Perez – SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team + 2,079s
9. Lance Stroll – Sport Point F1 Racing Team + 2,288s
10. Lando Norris – McLaren F1 Team + 2,270s
11. Romain Grosjean – Haas F1 Team + 2,552s
12. Kimi Raikkonen – Alfa Romeo Racing + 2,576s
13. Nico Hulkenberg – Renault F1 Team + 2,695s
14. Daniel Ricciardo – Renault F1 Team + 2,832s
15. Kevin Magnussen – Haas F1 Team + 3,054s
16. Daniil Kvyat – Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda + 3,189s
17. Naoki Yamamoto – Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda + 3,287s
18. George Russell – ROKiT Williams Racing + 4,069s
19. Robert Kubica – ROKiT Williams Racing + 4,753s
20. Antonio Giovinazzi – Alfa Romeo Racing + 8,156s
FP2 Results
1. Valtteri Bottas – Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m27 .785s
2. Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport + 0.100s
3. Max Verstappen – Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Honda + 0.281s
4. Charles Leclerc – Scuderia Ferrari + 0.356s
5. Sebastian Vettel – Scuderia Ferrari + 0.591s
6. Alexander Albon – Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Honda + 0.617s
7. Carlos Sainz – McLaren F1 Team + 1,266s
8. Sergio Perez – SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team + 1,514s
9. Pierre Gasly – Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda + 1,569s
10. Lando Norris – McLaren F1 Team + 1,573s
11. Kimi Raikkonen – Alfa Romeo Racing + 1,692s
12. Daniil Kvyat – Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda + 1,727s
13. Romain Grosjean – Haas F1 Team + 1,768s
14. Lance Stroll – SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team + 1,812s
15. Antonio Giovinazzi – Alfa Romeo Racing + 1,866s
16. Kevin Magnussen – Haas F1 Team + 1,964s
17. Daniel Ricciardo – Renault F1 Team + 2,074s
18. Nico Hulkenberg – Renault F1 Team + 2,549s
19. Robert Kubica – ROKiT Williams Racing + 3,131s
20. George Russell – ROKiT Williams Racing + 3,286s
