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George Russell quickest on Day 1

George Russell quickest on Day 1
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BRITON LEADS THE WAY AT ESTORIL

George Russell set the fastest time of the first day of pre-season testing at Circuito do Estoril during this afternoon’s session, stopping the clock at 1:27.606, less than a tenth ahead of teammate Nirei Fukuzumi and Raoul Hyman, with the Campos tester taking top honours in a wet morning session.

The pitlane opened in wet and windy conditions as the cars fed onto the track. After the traditional installation laps, Santino Ferrucci topped the timing sheets. Halfway through the session, most drivers had set a laptime with Steijn Schothorst the quickest man on track in a 1:43.764.

The rain intensified forcing the cars back into the pits to wait for more lenient weather. As the sun made a timid comeback, the proceedings resumed. With one hour left on the clock, Russell went top ahead of Fukuzumi. Their teammate Jack Aitken pipped the Japanese driver to move up to P2, with Anthoine Hubert in P4 making it an all ART top four. But as the clock ticked down, Niko Kari went quickest with a laptime 0.6s quicker than Russell.

In the final stages, on an improving track, the Briton reclaimed the top spot but Alessio Lorandi dipped under 1m38s to take top honours ahead of Schothorst. As all other drivers remained on wet weather tyres, and the top spot kept changing hands, Hyman judged the track to be dry enough for slicks. Just before the flag dropped, he blew past Niko Kari setting a laptime 5.3s better than the Finn.

The track was dry as the afternoon session started. Fukuzumi set the early pace but it was Leonardo Pulcini who sat pretty at the top of the timesheets as the proceedings were briefly halted on the 50 minute mark after Russell stopped at Turn 2.

At the restart the session was very busy, with the teams and the drivers getting to grips with the newly added DRS device: Alessio Lorandi claimed the top spot before Arjun Maini pipped him with one hour left on the clock. Fukuzumi was the first man to dip under 1m28s, but so did Russell who lapped the Portuguese track 0.079s faster than the Japanese ace.

At the chequered flag, Russell led Fukuzumi and Hyman. Hubert, Maini, Giuliano Alesi, Dorian Boccolacci, Aitken, Kari and Ferrucci rounded out the top ten.

Day 2 will start at 9am, local time.

Day 1 Morning results

Driver Team Laptime Laps
1. Raoul Hyman Campos Racing 1:31.539 36
2. Niko Kari Arden International 1:36.908 27
3. Santino Ferrucci DAMS 1:36.930 31
4. Giuliano Alesi Trident 1:36.960 33
5. Leonardo Pulcini Arden International 1:37.127 22
6. Steijn Schothorst Arden International 1:37.233 26
7. Marcos Siebert Campos Racing 1:37.530 36
8. Ryan Tveter Trident 1:37.764 34
9. Alessio Lorandi Jenzer Motorsport 1:37.948 27
10. Bruno Baptista DAMS 1:38.014 34
11. Arjun Maini Jenzer Motorsport 1:38.017 38
12. Dorian Boccolacci Trident 1:38.602 27
13. Tatiana Calderon DAMS 1:38.633 23
14. George Russell ART Grand Prix 1:39.217 24
15. Julien Falchero Campos Racing 1:39.601 31
16. Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 1:39.648 20
17. Anthoine Hubert ART Grand Prix 1:39.681 24
18. Kevin Jörg Trident 1:40.483 29
19. Jack Aitken ART Grand Prix 1:40.710 20

Day 1 Afternoon results

Driver Team Laptime Laps
1. George Russell ART Grand Prix 1:27.606 41
2. Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix 1:27.685 47
3. Raoul Hyman Campos Racing 1:27.705 35
4. Anthoine Hubert ART Grand Prix 1:28.113 44
5. Arjun Maini Jenzer Motorsport 1:28.147 41
6. Giuliano Alesi Trident 1:28.152 31
7. Dorian Boccolacci Trident 1:28.185 36
8. Jack Aitken ART Grand Prix 1:28.211 46
9. Niko Kari Arden International 1:28.478 44
10. Santino Ferrucci DAMS 1:28.489 34
11. Leonardo Pulcini Arden International 1:28.602 34
12. Steijn Schothorst Arden International 1:28.641 36
13. Alessio Lorandi Jenzer Motorsport 1:28.781 51
14. Kevin Jörg Trident 1:28.820 31
15. Bruno Baptista DAMS 1:28.841 42
16. Marcos Siebert Campos Racing 1:28.892 35
17. Tatiana Calderon DAMS 1:29.084 41
18. Julien Falchero Campos Racing 1:29.504 38
19. Ryan Tveter Trident

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