Lewis Hamilton Leads Fp2, Close Competition Among Top Drivers

Lewis Hamilton the fastest in Fp2. The British multi-champion of Mercedes, soon to be a Ferrari driver, finishes just 3 thousandths ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris. There are five drivers within a tenth and a half, among them Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in third and Charles Leclerc in fifth, sandwiching Oscar Piastri. And Max Verstappen? First of all, the session was affected by the red flag at the half-hour mark due to Kevin Magnussen’s crash. Upon returning, the Dutchman of Red Bull only tried a race simulation without pushing the pedal and wearing out a soft compound for the time attack. It should be noted that in race pace, all the top teams suffered from graining, which will be improved but will be the main topic to decide whether to make one or two stops in the race. See you tomorrow at 12:30 for Fp3, and then at 16:00 the serious business starts with the qualifying. Free Practice 2 Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes 1:20.738 Lando Norris, McLaren +0.003 Carlos Sainz, Ferrari +0.103 Oscar Piastri, McLaren +0.120 Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +0.154 George Russell, Mercedes +0.348 Nico Hulkenberg, Haas +0.402 Daniel Ricciardo, Racing Bulls +0.562 Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +0.578 Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +0.625 Valtteri Bottas, Sauber +0.723 Kevin Magnussen, Haas +0.761 Alexander Albon, Williams +0.854 Max Verstappen, Red Bull +0.872 Sergio Perez, Red Bull +0.940 Yuki Tsunoda, Racing Bulls +0.997 Franco Colapinto, Williams +1.046 Pierre Gasly, Alpine +1.081 Esteban Ocon, Alpine +1.129 Guanyu Zhou, Sauber +1.485