Hamilton, Verstappen skip wet session as Albon crashes after fastest: Brazilian GP FP1 Results

Brazilian GP

Hamilton, Verstappen skip wet session as Albon crashes after fastest: Brazilian GP FP1 Results

The weather having a say at Interlagos.

Matthew Scott

Friday 15 November 2019 16:30 Updated: 16:35

Alex Albon set the pace in a wet first practice session at the Brazilian Grand Prix, but a late-session rush for soft tyres ended with the Red Bull man in the wall.

Albon's team-mate Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton barely completed a lap between them as teams undertook wet-tyre running throughout FP1.

As the track dried, most drivers rushed to fit slicks for the final five minutes, incuding Verstappen and Hamilton.

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While Verstappen spun at the Senna esses, avoiding contact with the barriers, Albon was not so lucky, skidding front-first into the wall at Juncao.

Albon was able to walk away seemingly unscathed, although the impact was strong enough to prompt the medical car's deployment.

Brazilian GP FP1 results

1. Alexander Albon (Red Bull) 1:16.142
2. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 1:16.693
3. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 1:17.041
4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:17.285
5. Carlos Sainz (McLaren) 1:17.786
6. Nico Hulkenberg (Renault) 1:17.899
7. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) 1:17.985
8. Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso) 1:18.100
9. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) 1:18.274
10. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:18.559
11. George Russell (Williams) 1:18.779
12. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1:19.247
13. Lance Stroll (Racing Point) 1:19.414
14. Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) 1:19.532
15. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) 1:19.600
16. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) 1:20.010
17. Sergio Perez (Racing Point) NO TIME
18. Romain Grosjean (Haas) NO TIME
19. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) NO TIME
20. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) NO TIME