Alpine did announce he’d sit out the opening practice session at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve so that reserve driver Jack Doohan could tick off one of the team’s two rookie FP1 slots.
They’ve had some mistakes and just struggled a little bit more for whatever reason.
Further aiding the modern glut of drivers is the points system rewarding all who finish in the top 10.
Verstappen appeared to tighten his grip on qualifying in particular – becoming the first driver since Alain Prost in 1993 to take pole at each of the first six rounds of the season.
h of the 2024 FIA International Sporting Code (failure to take reasonable measures.