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In ten minutes, the second Formula 1 practice in Madrid will begin and we will shift the action back to our session ticker for now. So there is a short break here, after the end of the practice it will continue here as usual with the voices from Friday.

And if you want to know how to watch Formula 1 live during the Spain weekend, you can find out here!

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This is more or less what some feared before the weekend. Formula 2 managed to produce three red flags in their just 30-minute qualifying in Madrid. Also, Cadillac’s Colton Herta crashed at the very end.

Fortunately, no one was injured and the pole ultimately went to Ferrari junior Dino Beganovic. Oliver Goethe only ended up in P15.

It is still unclear whether Formula 1 can race in Qatar and Abu Dhabi at the end of the season. “At the moment we are planning to travel there,” emphasizes Permane. After all, the two races are still currently on the calendar.

If that changes, then plans will have to be adjusted, says the Racing Bulls team principal, who clarifies that they are currently not under time pressure to make a decision.

Krack also emphasizes that Formula 1 has already proven several times that it is “flexible.” “You always need a plan B,” he knows. But currently, he also sees the situation quite relaxed.

Thus, today’s press conference ends without major topics or points of contention.

It is still open who will drive for the team in 2027. Will it continue with Arvid Lindblad and Liam Lawson? Permane says in the press conference that it is still “too early” for a decision. The Racing Bulls traditionally announce their pairing a bit later in the year.

Ultimately, it is a luxury problem anyway, emphasizes Permane. They also have Nikola Tsolov, currently leading the Formula 2 championship, in reserve.

In Formula 1, everything went smoothly in FP1, but in Formula 2 there was another red flag in qualifying. That makes the third of the day in the two junior series.

Off track in Madrid, the press conference of the team representatives will continue in ten minutes. The following participants are present today:

Mike Krack (Aston Martin)
Marcin Budkowski (Cadillac)
Alan Permane (Racing Bulls)

If there are exciting statements there, you will read them here as usual.

Both could face trouble after FP1 because they each rejoined the track improperly after going off at turn 6. They now have to answer to the race stewards.

It will probably be a warning, but we will keep an eye on it.

Laurent Mekies just revealed on Sky that it was an easy decision to again forgo Isack Hadjar here. “He felt he was not 100 percent fit, and that is the only criterion we follow,” explains the team principal.

Accordingly, it is still unclear when the Frenchman will return to the cockpit. “We have always said that it is a priority for us that he returns 100 percent fit. It makes no sense to send him to a track like today’s if he doesn’t feel well,” says Mekies.

“We still have some time until Baku. Honestly, his recovery is going smoothly, everything is going according to plan. Some things take time, and we will take the time before Baku to assess the situation and put him in the simulator,” he announces.

FP1 went (unlike in Formula 3 and Formula 2) without a red flag. Expert Martin Brundle praises on Sky: “I think all drivers drove sensibly because it makes no sense to wreck your car and miss FP2.”

Colleague and ex-Formula 1 driver Anthony Davidson also emphasizes: “I am really impressed by how they tackled this brand-new race track.”

Let’s see if that remains the case in the second practice later.

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Cadillac has to pay twice. Sergio Perez was too fast twice in the pit lane during FP1. Once he was clocked at 86.7 km/h, then again at 96.7. The limit is only 80.

That makes 700 euros once and the maximum penalty of 1,000 euros for the team. In the race, such an offense is known to result in a sporting penalty.

After the end of FP1, there was a small incident. Fernando Alonso rolled back on the way to the pits after previously reporting a problem with the car. A bit of work for the Aston mechanics before FP2 in the evening.

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