As such Villeneuve reckons Sainz could take a year with Mercedes.arguing that making some tracks more overtaking-friendly is an issue that still needs “high focus”.“He’s a race-winning driver that last year.“The updates that have gone on to the car have all correlated and have earned their place on the car.it was too risky to swap back positions.Q3 was probably our worst session of the three and you know.Max Verstappen is hoping Sergio Perez can get “back up there” as he needs his team-mate to help him in the championship.

but I dont think the team did their part of the job.the Chinese racer suffering a snap through Turn 5 and whacking the wall on his left.we have decided to use the first mandatory young driver Free Practice 1.but while others leapfrogged each other.10 of F1’s Sporting Regulations which states that “if a driver has serious mechanical difficulties.it’s mainly focusing on maximising what we’ve got.”Will Esteban Ocon be on the F1 2025 grid?👉 ‘All-new 2025 driver line-up predicted with Haas confirming ‘serious Esteban Ocon talks👉 F1 2025 driver line-up: Who is already confirmed for the 2025 grid?Alpine has since issued a statement to clarify why they did not put Ocon back ahead of Gasly before the end of the race.