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

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

    Ferrari are on target for a strong qualifying as the team takes a 1-2 from quali simulations in FP2. Sebastian Vettel topped the timing screens this time around, with team mate Kimi Raikkonen just a quarter of a second behind him.

    Raikkonen looked like he might have been able to match his FP1 position early in the session, beating Vettel after the first run by a tenth of a second. The German bounced back though, and took the top spot after the second runs.

    Mercedes played second best again, with Valtteri Bottas taking third with a lap time six tenths of a second slower than Vettel, and Lewis Hamilton fourth.

    The Red Bull duo took the best of the rest title again, Max Verstappen ahead of Daniel Ricciardo. It was a less than perfect day for Verstappen when the teenager lost power on track during the long runs. The car was quickly cleared, but that was the end of Verstappen’s session.

    A number of drivers span during the session, including Haas’ Roman Grosjean. Haas are testing a new brake manufacturer this weekend, having had brake problems since mid-way through last season. Judging by Grosjean’s less than positive feedback during the session, those problems haven’t quite been resolved just yet.

    It was a more trouble free session for McLaren. The team had to swap a component on Stoffel Vandoorne’s car after losing power in FP1, meaning he’ll face a 15 place grid penalty in the race. But there were no problems for either driver in FP2.

TIMES:

1. Sebastian Vettel - 1:34.120 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
2. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:34.383 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
3. Valtteri Bottas - 1:34.790 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
4. Lewis Hamilton - 1:34.829 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
5. Max Verstappen - 1:35.540 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands
6. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:35.910 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia
7. Felipe Massa - 1:36.261 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil
8. Nico Hulkenberg – 1:36.329 / Renault-Renault / Germany
9. Kevin Magnussen - 1:36.506 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
10. Sergio Perez - 1:36.600 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
11. Esteban Ocon - 1:36.654 / Force India-Mercedes / France
12. Fernando Alonso - 1:36.765 / McLaren-Honda / Spain
13. Jolyon Palmer - 1:36.771 / Renault-Renault / Great Britain
14. Romain Grosjean - 1:37.039 / Haas-Ferrari / France
15. Carlos Sainz - 1:37.083 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain
16. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:37.125 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium
17. Daniil Kvyat - 1:37.300 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia
18. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:37.441 / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany
19. Lance Stroll - 1:37.747 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
20. Marcus Ericsson - 1:37.819 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

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