MOSCOW, Oct 21 Russian driver Robert Shwartzman makes his Formula 1 debut «as part of the Ferrari team.» On Friday, the Russian got behind the wheel of the Italian «stable» car in the first session of free practice of the 19th stage of the Formula 1 championship — the US Grand Prix, which takes place at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin ( Texas). The first place in the first practice was shown by another Ferrari pilot, the Spaniard Carlos Sainz (1.36.857), the second was the two-time world champion Dutchman Max Verstappen (+0.224) from Red Bull, the third was the seven-time British champion Lewis Hamilton ( +0.475) from Mercedes. Schwartzman finished 16th, 2.094 seconds behind Sainz. Schwartzman, 23, is the 2019 Formula 3 champion and 2021 Formula 2 silver medalist. In 2022, he became a test driver for Ferrari.
