Austrian GP: Free Practice 2 - Re-Cap & Times

AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX - FREE PRACTICE #2

    The second practice session got underway a few hours after FP1 and the weather had changed quite a bit. It was windy and rain was looming in the clouds. Part of the session was dry, but within minutes it changed and a storm rolled in with heavy rain, bucketing down on to the circuit.

    Mercedes led the session with Rosberg at the top of the time sheets again. Hamilton finished close behind in 2nd, but it wasn't Vettel who was in 3rd this time. It was Nico Hulkenberg in the Force India. His team-mate, Perez, was back in his own car after Alfonso Celis filled in for him in FP1. Perez finished the session in 14th.

    Sebastian Vettel had a huge spin, although not too much damage done to the Ferrari. Despite the spin, he still finished in 4th. Team-mate, Raikkonen, finished in 8th. Vettel will take a 5-Place-Grid-Penalty following Qualifying due to a gearbox change.

TIMES:

1. Nico Rosberg - 1:07.967 / Mercedes-Mercedes

2. Lewis Hamilton - 1:07.986 / Mercedes-Mercedes

3. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:08.580 / Force India-Mercedes

4. Sebastian Vettel - 1:08.589 / Ferrari-Ferrari

5. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:08.649 / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER

6. Carlos Sainz - 1:08.713 / Toro Rosso-Ferrari

7. Max Verstappen - 1:08.761 / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER

8. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:08.820 / Ferrari-Ferrari

9. Valtteri Bottas - 1:08.941 / Williams-Mercedes

10. Jenson Button - 1:08.994 / McLaren-Honda

11. Fernando Alonso - 1:09.075 / McLaren-Honda

12. Felipe Massa - 1:09.184 / Williams-Mercedes

13. Daniil Kvyat - 1:09.207 / Toro Rosso-Ferrari

14. Sergio Perez - 1:09.226 / Force India-Mercedes

15. Kevin Magnussen - 1:09.525 / Renault-Renault

16. Jolyon Palmer - 1:10.020 / Renault-Renault

17. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:10.034 / Manor-Mercedes

18. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:10.138 / Haas-Ferrari

19. Marcus Ericsson - 1:10.140 / Sauber-Ferrari

20. Romain Grosjean - 1:10.400 / Haas-Ferrari

21. Felipe Nasr - 1:10.444 / Sauber-Ferrari

22. Rio Haryanto - 1:11.328 / Manor-Mercedes

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