Free Practices 1 Spanish Grand Prix 2018 Formula 1

Here is a summary with the highlights of the Free Practice 1 Spanish GP 2018 Formula 1 led by the two Mercedes and escorted by the Ferraris, the RedBulls and the surprising McLarens who are showing good signs of improvement with the new MCL33-B. 

Mercedes at the head of the Free Practice 1 GP Spain 2018 Formula 1

The Finnish driver, Valtteri Bottas, with a time of 1:18.148 set the pace for the Free Practice 1 Spanish GP 2018 Formula 1, escorted by his British team-mate Lewis Hamilton, giving a small sign of improvement to the "Silver Arrows" for his team aspirations this weekend. 

Ferrari and RedBull a bit behind the times.

The German Ferrari driver, Sebastian Vettel, set the third fastest time with 1:19.098, which gives him, a priori, hope of approaching Mercedes over the course of the weekend, with a track that is expected to improve as the track gets busy, with respect to the dirt on the asphalt, but also waiting for a weather change, especially in terms of the wind that has marked this session as somewhat uneven, with mistakes by drivers like Bottas, Vettel, Raikkonen, Perez, Alonso, Hartley, Grosjean, Ericsson and Ricciardo. 

McLaren approaches thanks to the new MCL33-B and Haas manifests itself again, while Force India, Renault and Williams disappoint.

Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne's team have done an excellent job with the introduction of this great new aerodynamic package in the team's car based in Woking, UK, momentarily placing their two drivers with a Q3 option for qualifying. 

Haas looks threatening again this weekend in the middle of the table if they keep up not only the sensations of the first free practice session, but also the results and motivation of the Winter Test at this same Catalan circuit. On the other hand, the Renault team has had serious problems with the adjustment of the car's set-up for this race, and although they are already working on solving the situation, the Spanish driver Carlos Sainz Jr. of the yellow team has a chance to gain attention and win something that will impact the rest of the season. Why not? of his career. 

The good news is not enough for the Williams team, who are making an official debut on track of their star reserve driver, the Polish Robert Kubica, who had not participated in an official F1 session since the beginning of the decade, after a terrible accident in 2011 that left him with a series of injuries that he is now making clear that they are a thing of the past.