F1 Barcelona GP: Russell tops first practice from Piastri

George Russell aims to rebound from disappointing Monaco weekend as he tops FP1 at the Barcelona Grand Prix

George Russell, Mercedes

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Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has topped first practice at the Barcelona Grand Prix, heading McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc at Montmelo.

On a hot Friday afternoon, Russell set a best time of 1m16.363s to head Piastri by two tenths. In a heavily upgraded Ferrari SF-26, Leclerc was 0.520s behind in third, followed by Red Bull's Max Verstappen and McLaren FP1 driver Leonardo Fornaroli.

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F1 Barcelona GP - FP1 results

1'16.363

+0.203

1'16.566

+0.520

1'16.883

+0.684

1'17.047

+0.853

1'17.216

+0.958

1'17.321

+1.109

1'17.472

+1.415

1'17.778

+1.441

1'17.804

+1.530

1'17.893

+1.809

1'18.172

+1.846

1'18.209

+1.930

1'18.293

+1.935

1'18.298

+2.002

1'18.365

+2.009

1'18.372

+2.145

1'18.508

+2.551

1'18.914

+3.704

1'20.067

+3.955

1'20.318

+4.334

1'20.697

 

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