Imola, Italy /
the pilots Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton they got by Mercedes the first two positions in the first free practice session of the Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna of formula. Meanwhile, the Mexican Sergio “Checo” Pérez of Red Bull he had to leave due to a crash with Esteban Ocon, which ended in red flag.
With a time of 1: 16.564, Valtteri Bottas settled at the top of the standings, with a margin of 41 thousandths over his teammate and World Cup leader, Lewis Hamilton.
the Dutch Max Verstappen (Red Bull) was third, 0.058 seconds behind Bottas.
the Monegasque Charles Leclerc, the French Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), Spanish Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and his compatriot Fernando Alonso (Alpine) shared fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh place, respectively, in a session marked by two incidents.
Clash of Czech and Ocon
With 22 minutes to go, the Free 1s were temporarily suspended after an accident involving the Frenchman. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) and the Mexican Sergio Pérez (Red Bull).
With the time trial already at zero, there was, in turn, the departure of the Russian Nikita Mazepin. The Haas rider went against the wall after stepping on the clay in the pit lane entrance area.
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