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

ITALIAN GRAND PRIX - FREE PRACTICE #2

    Mercedes was back at the top for session 2, but this time it was Lewis Hamilton who had the fastest time. Hamilton clocked a 1:22.801, while Rosberg finished 2nd with a 1:22.994.

    More mechanical issues for Massa, along with a clutch problem for Alonso. Both drivers missed parts of the session. Esteban Ocon was also suffering more car troubles when his Manor stopped on track. Despite this, Ocon still finished 18th, ahead of both Renault drivers, Kvyat and Nasr.

    Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren had their drivers finish inside the top 10. Ferrari were close behind Mercedes and Vettel finished the session in 3rd with a 1:23.254. Bottas and Grosjean also set times within the top 10 and could be looking towards Q3 entry.

    Nico Hulkenberg returned to his car after making way for Celis Jr. in FP1. Hulkenberg reported issues with the balance of the car and finished the session in 12, just ahead of team-mate, Perez.

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:22.801 / Mercedes-Mercedes

2. Nico Rosberg - 1:22.994 / Mercedes-Mercedes

3. Sebastian Vettel - 1:23.254 / Ferrari-Ferrari

4. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:23.427 / Ferrari-Ferrari

5. Max Verstappen - 1:23.732 / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER

6. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:24.003 / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER

7. Fernando Alonso - 1:24.259 / McLaren-Honda

8. Valtteri Bottas - 1:24.299 / Williams-Mercedes

9. Romain Grosjean - 1:24.516 / Haas-Ferrari 

10. Jenson Button - 1:24.549 / McLaren-Honda

11. Felipe Massa - 1:24.556 / Williams-Mercedes

12. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:24.587 / Force India-Mercedes

13. Sergio Perez - 1:24.653 / Force India-Mercedes

14. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:24.674 / Haas-Ferrari

15. Marcus Ericsson - 1:24.981 / Sauber-Ferrari

16. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:25.083 / Manor-Mercedes

17. Carlos Sainz - 1:25.240 / Toro Rosso-Ferrari

18. Esteban Ocon - 1:25.275 / Manor-Mercedes

19. Kevin Magnussen - 1:25.555 / Renault-Renault

20. Daniil Kvyat - 1:25.614 / Toro Rosso-Ferrari

21. Felipe Nasr - 1:25.643 / Sauber-Ferrari

22. Jolyon Palmer - 1:25.833 / Renault-Renault

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