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It wasn’t smooth sailing for some. Sergio Perez – who is set to serve a three-place grid penalty on Saturday – reported issues with his throttle pedal, prompting his engineer to inform him that it would be discussed in the garage. Over at Ferrari, Charles Leclerc stated: “The car is horrendous for now.”
Verstappen had put himself at the top of the timesheets as the session reached its halfway point, with the Red Bull setting a lap of 1m 15.424s. The times rapidly started to tumble from there, before the action was brought to a halt to allow for a piece of debris from the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso to be retrieved from the track.
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Following that brief red flag period, there were traffic problems for some as the majority of the field were on circuit, with Leclerc complaining about the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll being in the “middle of the corner as always”.
It was Norris who stayed on top as the chequered flag fell, having gone fastest of all on a 1m 14.228s in the McLaren, putting him 0.024s clear of Verstappen in second – despite the Dutchman experiencing issues with his clutch in the latter stages – while Sainz slotted his Ferrari into third.
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