Lando Norris dominated the free practice of the Netherlands GP on Friday (29).
The McLaren pilot led both the first and the second session, both interrupted by accidents and red flags.
Oscar Piostri, Norris teammate and championship leader, was, but lost his position to Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso on TL2.
The three recorded laps less than one tenth.
In the title dispute, the two McLaren riders are separated by nine points leaving ten races for the end of the season. George Russell of Mercedes was fourth.
The local idol was the fastest sixth in the TL1 and climbed fifth on TL2.
The second workout began with light drizzle, without the need for rain tires.
Beats and Surprises
The session was interrupted after Lance Stroll, who had been the third fastest on TL1, losing control in the contour of curve three and hitting the wall. The Canadian said it was “a small braking mistake.”
In the pits, Pastri almost crashed into Russell while trying to get around Norris. The race directed applied a fine of 5,000 euros to McLaren.
“It scared a little, because on the way out of Pit we didn’t expect it,” said Russell.
Lewis Hamilton rode twice, but managed to recover control and ended in sixth.
Charles Leclerc, his companion at Ferrari, was eighth after the two were only 14 and 15th in the first training.
Alex Albon also caused a red flag on the TL2 after locking the wheel and hit his Williams on curve one. James Vowles, the team’s head, quoted the strong wind as a factor for the mistakes.
Mercedes’s Kimi Antonelli had substantial problems in curve nine and was arrested in the gravel, ending his participation in an early way. The Italian ended only 12th.
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