Austrian GP: Free Practice #2 - RE-CAP & TIMES

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

    It was another Mercedes-topped session with Lewis Hamilton once again leading the way in Austria. 

    Hamilton's fastest time was a 1:04.579, ahead of team-mate Bottas, who put in a 1:04.755.

    Next on the order was Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo. Ricciardo set a 1:05.031, ahead of Max Verstappen who rounded up the top 5. Verstappen also ran into issues with the floor of his car which was suspected to have sustained damage from the kerbing.

    Pierre Gasly also ended up with car damage from the kerbs. His front suspension completely snapped during the session. However, he was able to get back out and finish the session, which he ended in 9th with a 1:05.758. Team-mate, Hartley, finished down in 17th.

    Force India found themselves struggling with pace again. Ocon's time placed him in 13th while Perez was down in 18th with a 1:06.354, ahead of Alonso and Stroll.

    Raikkonen, Grosjean, Magnussen and Vandoorne were the other four drivers that finished the session in the top 10.

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:04.579 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Valtteri Bottas - 1:04.755 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

3. Sebastian Vettel - 1:04.815 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

4. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:05.031 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia

5. Max Verstappen - 1:05.125 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

6. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:05.265 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

7. Romain Grosjean - 1:05.429 / Haas-Ferrari / France

8. Kevin Magnussen - 1:05.559 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

9. Pierre Gasly - 1:05.758 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France

10. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:05.930 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

11. Carlos Sainz - 1:05.999 / Renault-Renault / Spain

12. Charles Leclerc - 1:06.096 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

13. Esteban Ocon - 1:06.133 / Force India-Mercedes / France

14. Marcus Ericsson - 1:06.199 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

15. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:06.273 / Renault-Renault / Germany

16. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:06.326 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

17. Brendon Hartley - 1:06.332 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand

18. Sergio Perez - 1:06.354 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

19. Fernando Alonso - 1:06.429 / McLaren-Renault / Spain

20. Lance Stroll - 1:06.626 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

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