WEC-Imola: Fuoco tops Thursday free practices
3 Ferrari works drivers within top 5
It was a Ferrari 1-2 at Imola during this morning free practice with Yifei Ye setting the pace in the #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P ahead of Antonio Fuoco with #50 Ferrari 499P. During the late afternoon session, Antonio Fuoco, Kevin Estre (Porsche #6) and Robert Schwartzman (Ferrari #83) did beat Ye’s morning Benchmark.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Monza. Fuoco recorded a best lap of 1:30.957 in the #50 Ferrari 499P during FP2, being the first driver of the weekend to break the 1:31 barrier.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Monza. Kevin Estre was second-fastest in 1:31.299 with the #6 Penske Porsche 963.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Monza. Both Robert Schwartsman and Yfei Ye with AF Corse Ferrari #83 did set the third and fourth fastest lap of the day in 1:31.331 and 1:31. 347 respectively.
Brendon Hartley with Toyota #8 was the fifth best of the day and last one within 1 second of Fuoco fast lap.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Monza. Brendon Hartley’s best lap was 1:31.729 with #8 Toyota GR010-Hybrid.
6 Ferrari works drivers are among the top 10 of the day
Mikkel Jensen slotted into third with #93 Peugeot 9X8 during the morning session and Mirko Bortolotti who was fourth with the #63 Lamborghini SC63. They become respectively 6th and 7th of the day.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Monza. Mikkel Jensen with #93 Peugeot 9X8 was 6th of the day in 1:31.964, just 0.007 seconds above the second mark on top of Fuoco’s benchmark.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Monza. Mirko Bortolotti fastest lap of 1:32.015 set during the morning session with #63 Lamborghini SC63 is the 7th fastest lap of the day.
Three Ferrari works drivers are next in the top 10 performers of the day with Antonio Giovinazzi (Ferrari #51) 8th, Miguel Molina (Ferrari #50) 9th and Alessandro Pier Guidi (Ferrari #51) 10th.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Monza. Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi with their Ferrari 499P #51 did set respectively the 8th and 10th performance of the day in 1:32.065 and 1:32.240.
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