Spa FP1 report: Ferrari in search of solutions on SF-24 bouncing

F1 Spa, the FP1 standings

Max Verstappen instantly makes it clear: Spa-Francorchamps is his dwelling, and beating him will probably be tough, even with a ten-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix. The Dutchman units a time of 1:43.372, already half a second quicker than all of the competitors: the primary of the “people” – Oscar Piastri – is 531 thousandths behind the three-time world champion. Max Verstappen’s race tempo stays to be seen, because it doesn’t seem as dominant as his single lap time (in truth, Lando Norris on the identical purple compound set some stable instances).

Third place goes to the stunning Williams of Alex Albon (+0.727), forward of the Mercedes automobiles of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Ferrari begins with Charles Leclerc in sixth place, practically a second behind Max Verstappen (+0.934), whereas Carlos Sainz is ninth at +1.202. It’s a crucial day for the Maranello workforce, which introduced each ground specs to Belgium: the plan is to make use of the specification from the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, (the Montmeló model with some changes) until the drivers discover the porpoising issues insurmountable, as they did at within the preparations for the British Grand Prix on the Silverstone circuit.

Additionally within the prime 10 are Sergio Perez (seventh), a Lando Norris who’s considerably higher on race tempo than on a single lap (eighth at +1.043), and Lance Stroll (nonetheless forward of Fernando Alonso). Hydraulic issues, nonetheless, affected Esteban Ocon’s Alpine, leaving him in final place within the first follow session, with just one lap accomplished.

In as we speak’s free follow periods for the Belgian Grand Prix, Mercedes, Scuderia Ferrari, and McLaren have geared up their automobiles with a particular 4K video digital camera mounted on the entrance nostril to observe any flexing of the entrance wing. Earlier this yr, Pink Bull expressed dissatisfaction with a few of their rivals over the usage of versatile components, which is prohibited in Components 1. The outcomes of this monitoring will probably be revealed after the second follow session on the 7.004-kilometre Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

Listed here are the outcomes from F1 follow for the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix: 

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