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

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

    Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time of the second free practice session during the Italian GP Weekend. The Mercedes driver's quickest time was 1:21.406. Hamilton was close behind in 2nd with a 1:21.462, despite reporting his seat getting hot. Vettel, Raikkonen and Verstappen were the other drivers in the top 5.

    While September 1st was Carlos Sainz's birthday, there wasn't much to celebrate on track as his Toro Rosso stopped with and engine issue. Sainz finished the session in 11th with a 1:23.150. Team-mate, Kvyat, finished further down in 18th with a 1:24.253.

    Nico Hulkenberg missed the closing parts of the session due to a hydraulics issue but was still able to set the 12th fastest time: a 1:23.272. Jolyon Palmer was right behind in 13th with a 1:23.317.

    Kevin Magnussen had to stop during the session after going over kerbing that damaged his front suspension. He ended in 17th with a 1:23.650 while Grosjean was one place ahead with a 1:23.567.

TIMES:

1. Valtteri Bottas - 1:21.406 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
2. Lewis Hamilton - 1:21.462 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
3. Sebastian Vettel - 1:21.546 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
4. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:21.804 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
5. Max Verstappen - 1:22.409 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands
6. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:22.752 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia
7. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:22.947 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium
8. Fernando Alonso - 1:22.968 / McLaren-Honda / Spain
9. Esteban Ocon - 1:22.977 / Force India-Mercedes / France
10. Felipe Massa - 1:22.985 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil
11. Carlos Sainz - 1:23.150 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain
12. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:23.272 / Renault-Renault / Germany
13. Jolyon Palmer - 1:23.317 / Renault-Renault / Great Britain
14. Sergio Perez - 1:23.352 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
15. Lance Stroll - 1:23.403 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
16. Romain Grosjean - 1:23.567 / Haas-Ferrari / France
17. Kevin Magnussen - 1:23.650 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
18. Daniil Kvyat - 1:24.253 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia
19. Marcus Ericsson - 1:24.894 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
20. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:25.295 / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

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