Track limits at turn one and turn seventeen will be closely observed for the rest of the weekend, with penalties to come for those that exceed them.
After Sebastien Buemi crashed heavily at Silverstone after a failure at the left-rear corner of his Red Bull, Pirelli continues to investigate the cause, which happened at high speed heading into turn one.
McLaren were moderately quick on Friday but expect the weather to spice the action up on Saturday and Sunday for the German Grand Prix.
Both Daniil Kyvat and Alexander Albon aim to break into the top ten in Hockenheim
The soft, medium and hard compounds all responded well to the extremely hot track conditions at the Hockenheimring on Friday, much to the delight of Pirelli’s Head of F1 and Car Racing, Mario Isola.
Williams have brought their first major upgrade package of the season to the 2019 German Grand Prix, but is it enough to lift them from the bottom of the time-sheets? Friday’s practice sessions suggests not.
It was a positive day for Racing Point on Friday at the Hockenheimring, with Lance Stroll in particularly looking strong as he finished inside the top ten in both free practice sessions.
Both Renault F1 Team drivers Nico Hülkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo ran with comprimised set-ups during Friday’s practice sessions for the 2019 German Grand Prix as wet weather threatens qualifying and the race.
Both Alfa Romeo drivers feel they can have competitive weekend’s in Germany but know they need to adapt to whatever conditions may come their way to maximise their potential.
Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc set the pace for Ferrari in Free Practices 1 and 2 respectively at Hockenheim in very hot conditions.
Two different spec cars lead to two different experiences for Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen in Hockenheim on Friday with the Frenchman coming out on top.
Max Verstappen says that Red Bull has the potential to challenge Ferrari and Red Bull at the German Grand Prix.
Mercedes cooling issues cost them time on Friday as both drivers finished behind the two Ferrari’s in practice
Charles Leclerc registered the fastest time in Free Practice 2 for the German Grand Prix, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc
Sebastian Vettel ended the first practice session of the weekend fastest for the German Grand Prix.
Despite having finished in the points for the last few races this season, Alfa Romeo Racing Team Principal Frédéric Vassuer is conscious that consistency is the key to achieving results.
Toro Rosso’s Alex Albon is hopeful the team will bring home a result in Germany after they were more competitive last time out at Silverstone.
