It was nice hearing Hamilton being cheerful on the onboard radio after P1. Well done !
Hamilton - Verstappen front row: interesting. But it will be difficult for both to keep the fast McLarens behind their backs.
Lawson
P20 in a Red Bull Racing car ?!? Also one of the drivers who exceeded the 1:54.0-time limit between the Safety Car lines. He blamed the tires instead of fully taking the blame. During practice he went through the gravel. Last week at Melbourne: eliminated in Q1 and crashed during the race. Helmut Marko takes notes. Lawson must pull off a decent result very soon or he'll be heading for a Lawson - Tsunoda swap later this Spring. Red Bull Racing won't allow Lawson to make them lose too many WCC points early this season.
This disgraceful Lawson-Perez encounter at the Mexico 2024 GP: not forgotten:
Free practice: