Los Free Practice 3 of the British Grand Prix apparently served no purpose, but considering the weather forecast for the rest of the weekend, it might become vital. The prediction indicates that there might be wet moments during qualifying (4 PM in Spain), but especially for the race on Sunday (4:00 p.m.), where the probability of precipitation exceeds 60%.
So things have all had one valuable session with the intermediate tires (Pirelli green band), to assess the car. As in Canada, Mercedes and McLaren have shown strong performance in these conditions (between 10 and 12 degrees ambient and regarding 15 on the ground) and humidity while Ferrari and Aston are limited and Red Bull, with Verstappen aiming for victory, as they do in dry, hot or any weather.
George Russell beat Lewis Hamilton by just 0.035 and Lando Norris by 0.185, in what seems to be the trio of favorites for a pole position that will likely be taken by Max, as it often is in these conditions.
The three-time champion made a spectacular spin a few minutes following the session started. He finished fifth, 0.8 seconds behind Russell. The rain gave him the chance to achieve his second pole position and his second victory of the season this Sunday.
Sainz, fourth
Carlos Sainz was the best of the two Ferraris in these difficult conditions and finished fourth, 0.6 seconds behind the Mercedes, while Leclerc was sixth, almost a second behind. They don’t seem like pole contenders with such low temperatures, but with Ferrari, anything is possible, even for themselves.
As for Fernando Alonso, he was able to get into the top 10, which seems to be the main goal in qualifying this weekend. Reaching Q3 once more and scoring points on Sunday. And that wouldn’t be bad at all, considering where we’ve come from.
Free Practice 3. 2024 British GP
1º G. Russell Mercedes 1’37″529 20
2º L. Hamilton Mercedes 1’37″564 +00″035 24
3º L. Norris McLaren 1’37″714 +00″185 17
4th Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1’38″139 +00″610 18
5º M. Verstappen Red Bull 1’38″393 +00″864 16
6º C. Leclerc Ferrari 1’38″454 +00″925 21
7th O. Piastri McLaren 1’38″654 +01″125 23
8º S. Perez Red Bull 1’39″284 +01″755 15
9º N. Hulkenberg Haas 1’39″340 +01″811 13
10th Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1’39″579 +02″050 17
11º A. Albon Williams 1’39″603 +02″074 20
12º L Sargeant Williams 1’39″702 +02″173 19
13º Y. Tsunoda RB 1’39″820 +02″291 22
14º L. Stroll Aston Martin 1’39″868 +02″339 19
15º V. Bottas Stake 1’40″242 +02″713 19
16º E. Ocon Alpine 1’40″430 +02″901 22
17º K. Magnussen Haas 1’40″539 +03″010 18
18º D. Ricciardo RB 1’41″166 +03″637 24
19º G. Zhou Stake 1’41″785 +04″256 20
20th P. Gasly Alpine, no time
Gasly red flag
Only 8 minutes following the start, Pierre Gasly lost control of the car on a wet track and went into the gravel at Turn 16, which ended his session, although the car did not seem to be heavily damaged. The Frenchman was unable to take part in Friday’s FP1 because he was replaced by Jack Doohan and now he missed almost the entire FP3.
Los Free Practice 3 of the British Grand Prix They have apparently served no purpose, but seeing the weather forecast for the rest of the weekend, can become vital. The prediction indicates that there might be wet moments in qualifying (16.00 in Spain), but above all for the carrera Sunday (4:00 p.m.), where the probability exceeds 60% of precipitation.
So things have all had one valuable session with the intermediate tyres rain (Pirelli green band), with which to assess the car- And as happened in Canada, Mercedes and McLaren rise many points under these conditions cold (between 10 and 12 degrees ambient and regarding 15 on the ground) and humiditywhile Ferrari and Aston are limited and Red Bull, with Verstappen will fight for everything, as it also does in dry, hot or whatever weather.
George Russell has beaten Lewis Hamilton by just 0.035 and Lando Norris by 0.185, in what seems to be the trio of favourites for a pole that will end up being taken by Max, as is most of the time in these conditions.
The three-time champion made a spectacular spin a few minutes following the session started and it’s over quintoa 0.8 seconds from Russell The rain gave him the chance to achieve his second pole position and his second victory of the season this Sunday.
Sainz, fourth
Carlos Sainz was the best of the two Ferraris in these difficult conditions and was fourth, at 0.6 seconds of the Mercedes, while Leclerc was sixth, almost a second behindThey don’t seem like pole contenders with such low temperatures, but With Ferrari everything is always an unknown, even for themselves.
As to Fernando Alonso was able to get into the top 10 and that seems to be the big goal in qualifying this weekend. Getting into Q3 once more and getting into the points on Sunday. And that wouldn’t be bad at all, considering where we’ve come from.
Free Practice 3. 2024 British GP
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Russell | Mercedes | 1’37″529 | 20 | |
| 2 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’37″564 | +00″035 | 24 |
| 3 | L. Norris | McLaren | 1’37″714 | +00″185 | 17 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1’38″139 | +00″610 | 18 |
| 5 | M. Verstappen | Red Bull | 1’38″393 | +00″864 | 16 |
| 6 | C. Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’38″454 | +00″925 | 21 |
| 7 | O. Piastri | McLaren | 1’38″654 | +01″125 | 23 |
| 8 | S. Perez | Red Bull | 1’39″284 | +01″755 | 15 |
| 9 | N. Hulkenberg | Haas | 1’39″340 | +01″811 | 13 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1’39″579 | +02″050 | 17 |
| 11 | A. Albon | Williams | 1’39″603 | +02″074 | 20 |
| 12 | L Sargeant | Williams | 1’39″702 | +02″173 | 19 |
| 13 | Y. Tsunoda | RB | 1’39″820 | +02″291 | 22 |
| 14 | L. Stroll | Aston Martin | 1’39″868 | +02″339 | 19 |
| 15 | V. Bottas | Stake | 1’40″242 | +02″713 | 19 |
| 16 | E. Ocon | Alpine | 1’40″430 | +02″901 | 22 |
| 17 | K. Magnussen | Haas | 1’40″539 | +03″010 | 18 |
| 18 | D. Ricciardo | RB | 1’41″166 | +03″637 | 24 |
| 19 | G. Zhou | Stake | 1’41″785 | +04″256 | 20 |
| 20 | P. Gasly | Alpine | No Time |
Gasly red flag
Only 8 minutes following starting, Pierre Gasly He lost the car on a wet track and went to the gravel at Turn 16, which put him out of the session, although without much apparent damage to the car. The Frenchman was unable to take part in Friday’s FP1 because he was given his place by Jack Doohan and now he missed almost the entire FP3.
