Gran Premio de Catar: Piastri lidera el entrenamiento
Despejado. Seco. Aire +26...25 °C, pista +34…33 °C
La etapa en Catar fue la segunda de una serie de tres carreras seguidas y la penúltima del calendario de 2025. La dura lucha por el título continuaba; todos querían mejorar su posición al final de la temporada, más aún porque un fin de semana con sprint el sábado ofrece dos oportunidades para sumar puntos. Solo hubo una sesión de entrenamientos el viernes, así que la pista no estuvo vacía.
Los equipos habían terminado hace tiempo de evolucionar los monoplazas, ajustando la configuración para el circuito del desierto, pero rodaron poco con los compuestos más duros C1, C2 y C3, sobre todo con el C1 —que todos montaron al inicio de la sesión.
El trazado de Catar se usa poco; al inicio del fin de semana el asfalto estaba cubierto de arena y los neumáticos Hard no tenían agarre: casi todos se salieron de la pista. Las amplias zonas de seguridad evitaron consecuencias, pero en la clasificación para el sprint, que se celebrará dentro de unas horas, esos giros serán anulados.
Verstappen se quejó de problemas en la rueda delantera izquierda, Leclerc del volante y del mal balance, y Russell de la alta temperatura en el cockpit.
A mitad de la sesión el ingeniero de repente le dijo a Tsunoda que le estaba alcanzando Bottas, repitiendo dos veces el apellido del finlandés. «Ni siquiera sabía que está corriendo ahora», respondió Yuki. El director de retransmisión mostró entonces a Valtteri sorprendido, observando lo que pasaba en los boxes de Mercedes. Fue divertido.
Durante la mayor parte de la sesión los equipos trabajaron con los neumáticos Hard; solo en los últimos 15 minutos los pilotos empezaron a cambiar a Soft para prepararse para la clasificación.
Con los Hard el más rápido fue Russell — 1:22.165; con los Soft aumentaron las velocidades y la pista se limpió un poco — el mejor tiempo lo marcó Piastri — 1:20.924.
Resultados del entrenamiento
Piloto
Equipo
Tiempo
Diferencia
Vueltas
1. O. Piastri
McLaren
1:20.924
-
29
2. L. Norris
McLaren
1:20.982
+0.058
28
3. F. Alonso
Aston Martin
1:21.310
+0.386
26
4. K. Sainz
Williams
1:21.404
+0.480
20
5. A. Hadjar
Racing Bulls
1:21.503
+0.579
30
6. M. Verstappen
Red Bull
1:21.504
+0.580
27
7. A. Albon
Williams
1:21.609
+0.685
29
8. C. Leclerc
Ferrari
1:21.668
+0.744
31
9. L. Stroll
Aston Martin
1:21.669
+0.745
26
10. K. Antonelli
Mercedes
1:21.698
+0.774
32
11. N. Hülkenberg
Sauber
1:21.783
+0.859
23
12. L. Hamilton
Ferrari
1:21.794
+0.870
28
13. Y. Tsunoda
Red Bull
1:21.796
+0.872
28
14. D. Russell
Mercedes
1:21.824
+0.900
33
15. O. Berman
Haas
1:21.926
+1.002
26
16. G. Bortoleto
Sauber
1:21.926
+1.002
29
17. E. Ocon
Haas
1:22.096
+1.172
30
18. P. Gasly
Alpine
1:22.424
+1.500
25
19. L. Lawson
Racing Bulls
1:22.562
+1.638
30
20. F. Colapinto
Alpine
1:23.529
+2.605
26
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Gran Premio de Catar: Piastri lidera el entrenamiento
Gran Premio de Catar: Piastri lidera el entrenamiento