Sainz was replaced by Ferrari reserve Oliver Bearman for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after being ruled out through illness.
Riding is definitely one of the biggest talking points in this track.
Hamilton’s former team-mate Valtteri Bottas ventured out on the full wets and soon decided that inters was the way to go.
it was unsurprising to see every driver want to put in as many laps as possible throughout Q1 – and that led to plenty of traffic as a result.
and the balance was decent as well; it didnt feel like we could squeeze much more out of that.
Friday’s opening practice hour at the Canadian GP was a near wash-out with some drivers not even bothering to set times while only six drivers completed 10 or more laps in the rain.