We’ve remembered to bring the suncream for this one; after all, it’s ‘scorchio’ outside for FP1, with nary a ‘nimbo cumulos’ in sight. Protected by the power of Factor 30, we begin our trackside musings for the year at Turn 11. After all, this writer had spent some time observing the cars during testing here, at least on occasions when the drain cover had not persistently refused to stay in its moorings.
You can tell who’s pushing straight out of the gate, depending on who brushes over the kerbs on the right-hand side the most before hooking the steering wheel left. Nico Hulkenberg is first on the scene, but he’s not going all-out as Haas spends the session focusing on its longer runs. Lando Norris, however, is going for it right…
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Autosport (Digital) - 1 Issue, 07/03/24