F1 2023 testing: George Russell's Mercedes breaks down | Zhou Guanyu fastest on day two
The eight-time constructors’ champions had enjoyed a relativeꦉly positive start to testing after reporting their W14 had “no bouncing” issues on a smooth opening day, but things took a turn on Friday.
Russell ground to a halt 💝with an hour and a half remꦚaining on the clock, causing only the second red flag interruption of what has otherwise been a relatively uneventful test.
Russell was 💃initially crawling around and stuck in fourth gear before being told to park up at Turn 10, with Mercedes confirming a hydraulic failure had🍃 led to his stoppage.
The issue prevented Mercedes ꦡfrom completing any further running on Friday and meant the team missed an opportunity for some crucial data gatheringꦰ when track conditions were at their best.
Seven-time world champion168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton did not have an entirely trouble-free run in the morning, having lost some bodywork from his W14 and reported balance🌌 i𝔍ssues.
Russell ended the day 13th and two seconds off th🌳e pace, three-tenths clear of 15th-placed Hamilton.
Zhou fastest on day two
Alfa Romeo’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Zhou Guanyu left it late to shoot to the top of the order as he prevented 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen from setting the pace for a✤ second consecutive day.
Reigning world champion Verstappen had led the way for most of the afternoon before Zhou strapped on a set🌃 of soft tyres to grab the headlines in the closing stages, displacing the Red Bull driver by 0.040s.
But Vers🍸tappen and Red Bull still appear to be the team to beat heading into next weekend's season-opener.
Third place went the way of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso, who finished half 🎃a second off the pace and logged a strong 130 laps as he continued Aston Martin’s impressive start to testing.
AlphaTauri’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nyck de Vries was fourth-fastest, ahead of Haas’ 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg and the Ferrari of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz.
F1 rookie168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Logan Sargeant topped the milea🌌ge charts with 154 laps as he conducted a full day of running for Williams and finished seventh.
Closing out the top-10 were Ferrari’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc, McLaren’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri and new Alpine recruit 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly.
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