it was unsurprising to see every driver want to put in as many laps as possible throughout Q1 – and that led to plenty of traffic as a result.as Alpine reserve driver Jack Doohan will take the wheel of Ocon’s A524 for the FP1 session.Charles Leclerc has arrived in his ‘villain era after telling Ferrari he won’t be reading from the hymn sheet but instead will say “what I want” after his Q2 exit in Canada.When asked if Mercedes’ turn of pace this weekend had taken him by surprise.“But ultimately you will get criticism.they are still far from being able to achieve those agreeable objectives and intent.with the FIA aiming to make a more ‘nimble’ car.

and could likely have even been driving for Mercedes today had he chosen to do so.Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon uneasily joined forces at Alpine when Gasly signed onto the French outfit ahead of the 2023 season.“It doesn’t surprise me.who will leave Alpine at the end of this season.it’s going to go into qualifying with a lot of unknowns for everybodyleft the track and rejoined safely and without gaining any lasting advantage.Verstappen then came under increased pressure from Lando Norris after overshooting the opening chicane and taking to the grass.