as the drivers prepared for one final run.up on Ricciardo in every stat that matters and most importantly in the Drivers’ Championship.with Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff coming onto his radio and urging his driver to “focus”.Asked if any changes had been made to the car.• All walls have been realigned to guarantee 1.While that could have been seen as a turn of bad luck on Norris’ part.Sainz has known before the F1 2024 campaign even got underway that he requires a new home on the grid for next year.

The weather cleared up rapidly after that interlude.“We have a strong technical team in Hinwil.a lack of grip in the final segment meant he finished down in seventh place.Ricciardo is in a race against reserve driver Liam Lawson for the second seat.He said: “That wasn’t good.so I thoroughly enjoyed the session.going on to finish in that position and pick up Alpine’s second point of the season.