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

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

    Lewis Hamilton topped the second free practice session ahead of the Spanish GP. Mercedes were quickest in both the race and qualifying simulations, whilst Red Bull appeared to catch up with Ferrari.

    Mercedes’ aero-update appears to have moved the team out of Ferrari’s reach. Hamilton was less than a tenth of a second ahead of team mate Valtteri Bottas, but was three tenths of a second quicker than either Ferrari on the faster runs.

    Meanwhile, Max Verstappen was only two tenths of a second slower than Vettel, suggesting Ferrari may have to focus on keeping Red Bull at bay than competing against Mercedes at the front.

    Ferrari also seemed to run into trouble when Kimi Raikkonen was called into the pits. The team suggested he had an engine problem, but appeared to change their minds and sent the Finn straight back out.

    McLaren enjoyed a better session than the morning practice. After an engine failure, Fernando Alonso was late onto the track, but he did manage to complete a number of laps. He was the slowest man on track, and said that the car was slower than it had been before, but the engine did feel “good.”

    There was a brief red flag to clear debris from Carlos Sainz’s car. The Spaniard ran wide and onto the kerbs, sending a piece of his front wing flying and onto the racing line.

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:20.802 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
2. Valtteri Bottas - 1:20.892 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
3. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:21.112 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
4. Sebastian Vettel - 1:21.220 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
5. Max Verstappen - 1:21.438 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands
6. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:21.585 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia
7. Nico Hulkenberg – 1:21.687 / Renault-Renault / Germany
8. Jolyon Palmer - 1:21.992 / Renault-Renault / Great Britain
9. Felipe Massa - 1:22.015 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil
10. Carlos Sainz - 1:22.265 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain
11. Romain Grosjean - 1:22.371 / Haas-Ferrari / France
12. Esteban Ocon - 1:22.520 / Force India-Mercedes / France
13. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:22.693 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium
14. Sergio Perez - 1:22.722 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
15. Kevin Magnussen - 1:23.007 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
16. Marcus Ericsson - 1:23.082 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
17. Lance Stroll - 1:23.221 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
18. Daniil Kvyat - 1:23.236 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia
19. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:23.599 / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany
20. Fernando Alonso - 1:24.077 / McLaren-Honda / Spain

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