Spa FP1 report: Ferrari on the lookout for solutions on SF-24 bouncing

F1 Spa, the FP1 standings

Max Verstappen instantly makes it clear: Spa-Francorchamps is his house, and beating him will likely 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 reality, Lando Norris on the identical purple compound set some strong occasions).

Third place goes to the shocking Williams of Alex Albon (+0.727), forward of the Mercedes vehicles 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 essential day for the Maranello staff, which introduced each flooring 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, nevertheless, affected Esteban Ocon’s Alpine, leaving him in final place within the first follow session, with just one lap accomplished.

In right now’s free follow classes for the Belgian Grand Prix, Mercedes, Scuderia Ferrari, and McLaren have outfitted their vehicles with a particular 4K video digicam mounted on the entrance nostril to watch any flexing of the entrance wing. Earlier this 12 months, Pink Bull expressed dissatisfaction with a few of their opponents over using versatile components, which is prohibited in Formulation 1. The outcomes of this monitoring will likely be revealed after the second follow session on the 7.004-kilometre Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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

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