2021 Emilia Romagna Formula 1 GP - Practice 3 | Dro’s Commentary

Kimi Raikkonen - the very first driver on the Imola Race Track - 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Saturday | Image: Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN |

The very first driver on the race track was Kimi Raikkonen who recorded something like 1:18…. But he was out of the track at Turn 9 so that the Race Control deleted his time.

 

 

It happened that the Schumacher also has got out of the track at Turn 9 and his time also was deleted by the Race Control. 

 

 

If you are not familiar with the Free Practices for Formula One these events are made so that the drivers and the teams to try out different settings of the cars so that to be able to set the best time during the Qualification.

 

Pirelli Tyres Gap White Hard C2 +1.2s, Yellow Medium C3 +0.7s, Red Soft C4 Fastest for the 2021 Emilia Romagna Formula One GP | Illustration: Pirelli |

Valtteri Bottas got out on 39:20. He used soft tires Lewis Hamilton got out on 36:41 he is also on soft tires. 

Valtteri Bottas on soft tire set during - 2021 Emilia Romagna Formula One GP - Saturday
| Image: Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team |

Max Verstappen is still in the box. He gets out on 35:40 

Max Verstappen during 2021 Emilia Romagna Formula One GP Free Practice at Imola Race Track 
| Image:  Red Bull Racing Honda |

At 34:59 all drivers are on the race track. 

 

Bottas recorded 1:16.402 around 34:30. Just after that Perez recorded 1:16.642 and set new the best time. 

 

At the same time… Nicholas Latifi getting out of the track hits the wall. This is followed by a yellow flag and right after the red flag was waved. Thus Practice 3 was suspended for a while. All drivers are going home.

 

31:41 Race Control: Track Clear.

 

 

28:44 we are following Bottas for his best lap time. He is on brand new tires. S1 - yellow. S2 - yellow. At the same time Hamilton is driving S1 Green, S2 Green S3 green. 

 

27:00 Verstappen S1 green S2 Purple. 1;16.200 P1. He is on soft tires. 

 

26:23 Bottas S1 green; S2 purple S3 purple. 1:1 5.984

A lot of lap times are deleted due to getting out of the track.

 

24:10 Verstappen drove through the curb on Turn 13. The car was shaken badly. He’s going to in the box to check out for damages.

 

20:42 Verstappen 1:15.895 P1 on soft tires.

 

 

Now we have 20 minutes left.

 

19”36 Pier Gasly Made 1:15.890 P1 on medium tires

 

19:03 Leclerc made 1:15.738 for p1 on soft tires.

 

15:30 Hamilton 1:15:515 on soft tires P1

 

14:39 Lando Norris +0.022 P2 Leclerc +0.223 P3 Gasly +0.375 >> 13.59

Latifi S1 green S2 Yellow S3 Green 1:16.680 P14

Tsunonada getting nervous about the traffic.

 

12:22 Norris 1:15.414 S1 Green S2 purple S3 purple P1. Hamilton is +0.101.

 

10:59 Sector 3 Yellow Flag Kimi Raikkonen gets out of the track on Turn 17.

 

 

9:05 We’re following Max Verstappen S1 Green; S2 purple;  S3 purple 1.15.958 P1 on soft tires. Hamilton is +0.5. The first 4 drivers are on soft tires. Verstappen, Norris, Hamilton and Leclerc.

 

There aren’t drivers on hard tires on 6:33. Verstappen is getting home.

 

5:59 Lewis Hamilton is in the box.

5:28 Vettel made P12 +1.431.

4:.. Antonio Gioinavatzzi gets out of the track – Yellow Flag Sector 1. Alfa Romeo drivers are struggling to stay on the race track. They get out several times during the FP 3 of the 2021 Emilia Romagna GP of Formula 1.

 

2:16 Hamilton from the pit stop gets out.

 

 

2 minutes to go.

 

0:43 Norris gets out from the pit lane.

Lando Norris set the best time for P2 during 2021 Emilia Romagna Formula One GP Free Practice at Imola Race Track | Image: McLaren F1 Team |

End

 

 

Verstappen 1:14.958 P1

Norris +0.456 P2;

Hammilton +0.557 P3.