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What happened in Friday practice at the F1 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Friday practice at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit which hosts the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is over.
After missing media day on Thursday through illness, Max Verstappen went fastest in FP1 and FP2.
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17 Mar 2023
14:33
Full results
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A late improvement from Max
A minor improvement on his best lap - a 1m29.617s for Verstappen.
14:29
Chequered flag
Verstappen on top ahead of Perez, Alonso, Stroll and Russell.
14:27
Stroll improves
Stroll moves up to fourth in the Aston Martin to make it a 3-4 for the team.
14:26
Into the final five minutes
Gasly moves into seventh for Alpine, 1.1s down on Verstappen.
14:20
Verstappen improves again
Verstappen now sets a 1m29.790s, 0.5s clear of the nearest car which is Alonso.
14:16
Top 10
Verstappen, Alonso, Perez, Russell, Hamilton, Sainz, Albon, Leclerc, Stroll and de Vries.
14:12
Hamilton struggling
"Struggling for grip. How much time are people finding?"
14:09
Current top 10
Verstappen, Alonso, Perez, Russell, Hamilton, Sainz, Albon, Leclerc, Hulkenberg and Magnussen.
14:05
Verstappen improves again
The reigning world champion extends his advantage to 0.6s.
14:03
Another improvement from Max
He's now 0.4s clear of Alonso at the top of the timesheets.
The Red Bull looks too strong again.
14:02
As we reach the halfway point of FP1, Red Bull Racing's @Max33Verstappen is in P1
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13:56
Verstappen takes to the top
1m30.494s for Verstappen on his second timed lap of the session.
13:54
More engine changes for Ferrari
13:53
Alonso is cooking again
Alonso sets a 1m30.509s - less than a tenth ahead of Perez at the top of the timesheets.
13:52
Verstappen's first lap
Verstappen goes third with his first lap of the session, 0.9s off Perez.
13:50
Current top 10
With 20 minutes gone: Perez, Alonso, Leclerc, Albon, Hamilton, Sainz, de Vries, Gasly, Russell and Norris.
13:46
Alonso goes quickest again
It's a 1m32.262s for Alonso on the softs, 0.2s clear of Perez.
Albon continues to impress with fourth, 0.7s off the pace.
13:44
Ferraris improve on the hards
Leclerc and Sainz keep circulating on the hards - 0.5s and 0.6s off Perez's top time on the softs.
No sign of Verstappen so far.
13:42
Perez goes 1.1s clear
A strong early lap from Perez to go 1.1s clear of Hamilton at the top of the timesheets.
Albon slots into second now, 1.0s off.
13:40
Hamilton on top
Hamilton beats Alonso's benchmark by a tenth.
13:39
Alonso takes to the top
It's a 1m32.838s for Alonso on the softs, 0.1s ahead of Perez.
Both Ferraris set their first times on the hards.
13:38
Current top 10
Perez, Leclerc, Sainz, Tsunoda, Norris, Sargeant, Magnussen, Bottas, Hulkenberg and Russell.
13:35
Perez goes P1
Perez makes the most of the softs to smash the current benchmark by 1.4s.