Rumors are that Max is going to Mercedes, Adrian newy to Ferrari, jos verstappen wants horner out of red bull and so do the main bosses but Christian refuses to leave. Apparently the president of the FIA after the race in Bahrain tried to get Max verstappen to back up Horner but he refused. That same president is under investigation for interfering with race results in the 2023 season.
Practice one- about halfway through and nothing interesting is happening. Ten minutes to go and there are loads of plastic bags on track getting stuck in cars.
Practice two- Delayed start possibly loose drain covers in pit lane but no official explanation. It's was quite windy in practice one and hot but practice two is the opposite. Carlos is very sick but still driving. Ten minutes in and Fernando is fastest. Lewis almost caused a crash with Logan Sargent as lewis was in the middle of the track instead of being to the side.Lewis said that he was trying to avoid Carlos and didn't see Logan. alonso in first again at 34 minutes left. Russell and tsunoda almost go into each other. Fernando first in practice two.
Before practice three it's been announced that Carlos Sainz will not be racing anymore this weekend as he has appendicitis and is going to get surgery Oliver bearman will replace him this weekend.
Practice three - Oliver is doing quite well 15 minutes into practice 3 and he set the fastest lap. 28 Celsius and 24km/h winds
Sargent brushed the wall a little at one point. Zhou has bad crash and causes red flag with 15 minutes to go but he is fine thankfully from the looks of it. red flag ends with about 5 minutes left of practice.
Qualifying - George shown black and white flag in Q1. Zhou finally out on track with 1:50 seconds left of Q1 but it wasn't enough time to get around the track to set a time.
Oliver under investigation for failing to listen to race director's instructions.
Q2- Yellow flags Hulkenberg off to the side he lost power in his car suddenly. It's now a red flag. It's restarting quite quickly.
Q3- alonso fourth, leclerc second
Race - during formation lap gasly says he has a gear box problem. Gasly called into pit to retire the car lap one. Lap 6 or 7 Lance crashes into the barrier, big impact he was going 140 mph thankfully he's ok. Safety car called out. Perez almost went into Fernando in the pit. Safety car in lap 9. Sergio Perez five second time penalty for the unsafe release. Magnussen 10 second time penalty for causing collision with Alex Albon. He also got another 10 second for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. Oliver bearman my driver of the day. Lap 41 Norris gets black and white flag for weaving on the straight. Oliver bearman is 7th in his first race and is driver of the day.
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