Mexican GP: Free Practice #2 - Re-Cap & Times

MEXICAN GP - FREE PRACTICE #2 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Daniel Ricciardo topped the times in free practice two as his Renault colleagues struggled with their power units.

    Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly, Brendon Hartley, and Carlos Sainz all appeared to have problems with their engines throughout the session, including an oil consumption problem that ended Verstappen’s session 15 minutes early.

    When the Renault engine was working, it worked well. Ricciardo’s 1m17.801s lap was more than a tenth of a second faster than Hamilton and 0.023s than Bottas’ FP1 time. Team-mate Verstappen managed third fastest, putting him ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen. Valtteri Bottas could only manage sixth fastest, half a second slower than Ricciardo.

    Red flags were brought out five minutes into the session after Romain Grosjean sprayed rubber and carbon fibre along the pit straight. The Haas driver span at the final corner, but was able to continue. He sped down the pit straight, causing his tyre to delaminate.

    When the track was cleared, Stoffel Vandoorne was one of the first on track. The McLaren driver had been forced to miss FP1 due to a loose wheel, but had managed a handful of laps before the red flag. The problems returned when the track was cleared, as he reported engine problems down the pit lane and was told to stop on the pit straight.

    He claimed 15th fastest with 32 laps, 1.3s slower than Fernando Alonso in seventh.

    Sergio Perez beat former team-mate Nico Hulkenberg to take eighth fastest in front of his home crowds. He was just a tenth of a second faster than team-mate Esteban Ocon in 10th.

    Despite problems with the engine, Sainz managed 11th quickest, ahead of Felipe Massa, Brendon Hartley, and Lance Stroll.

    Pascal Wehrlein in the Sauber was 16th fastest, quicker than both Haas drivers, Marcus Ericsson, and Pierre Gasly.

TIMES:

1. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:17.801 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia
2. Lewis Hamilton - 1:17.932 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
3. Max Verstappen - 1:17.964 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands
4. Sebastian Vettel - 1:18.051 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
5. Kimi Raikkonen – 1:18.142 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
6. Valtteri Bottas - 1:18.299 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
7. Fernando Alonso – 1:18.508 / McLaren-Honda / Spain
8. Sergio Perez - 1:18.728 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
9. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:18.775 / Renault-Renault / Germany
10. Esteban Ocon - 1:18.822 / Force India-Mercedes / France
11. Carlos Sainz - 1:19.060 / Renault-Renault / Spain
12. Felipe Massa - 1:19.206 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil
13. Brendon Hartley - 1:19.423 / Toro Rosso-Renault / New Zealand 
14. Lance Stroll - 1:19.524 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
15. Stoffel Vandoorne – 1:19.844 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium
16. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:20.306 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
17. Kevin Magnussen - 1:20.318 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
18. Marcus Ericsson - 1:20.362 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
19. Pierre Gasly - 1:21.745 / Toro Rosso-Renault / France
20. Romain Grosjean - 1:25.526 / Haas-Ferrari / France

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