German GP: Free Practice #2 - RE-CAP & TIMES

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

    While Daniel Ricciardo had topped the first practice session, this time around it was his younger team-mate, Max Verstappen.

    The Dutch driver set a fastest time of 1:13.085, breaking the track's lap record. He was followed by Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, who are both freshly re-signed to Mercedes. 

    Sebastian Vettel was once again 4th, with a 1:13.310. Raikkonen followed right behind with a 1:13.427.

    Max Verstappen may have been up in front, but Ricciardo was down in 13th, setting a 1:14.682. Ricciardo will start the race from the back, due to multiple engine component changes. The Australian also avoided a huge collision with Sergey Sirotkin during the session.

    Haas was once again in the top 10 thanks to both drivers. Grosjean finished in 6th with a 1:13.973 and Magnussen in 7th with a 1:14.189. There's no word on who will be driving for the American team in 2019, but Haas has confirmed that they will not be taking part in the test set to take place after next week's Hungarian Grand Prix.

    Stoffel Vandoorne has so-far had a frustrating weekend, finishing both sessions down in 20th. His quickest time was a 1:15.454. Team-mate, Alonso, was only a few spaces ahead in 17th with a 1:14.836.

    After missing the opening session for reserve drivers, Marcus Ericsson and Esteban Ocon returned to their cars to drive on the circuit for the first time this weekend. Ericsson, in the Sauber, grabbed the 14th quickest time while Ocon in the pink Force India, finished in 10th, one space ahead of his team-mate, Perez, who was 11th quickest with a 1:14.552.

    Leclerc was once again in the top 10, this time in 8th with a 1:14.374. The young Monegasque driver continues to impress the Swiss team and other teams as well. While Leclerc could move to Ferrari in 2019, it is also rumoured that he might stay at Sauber for another year and partner Italian driver, Antonio Giovinazzi.

    Gasly and Hartley, the Toro Rosso duo, finished 15th and 16th respectively, putting in better times than in the first session. Gasly put in a 1:14.793 while Hartley was close with a 1:14.830.

TIMES: 

1. Max Verstappen - 1:13.085 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

2. Lewis Hamilton - 1:13.111 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

3. Valtteri Bottas - 1:13.190 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

4. Sebastian Vettel - 1:13.310 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

5. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:13.427 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

6. Romain Grosjean - 1:13.973 / Haas-Ferrari / France

7. Kevin Magnussen - 1:14.189 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

8. Charles Leclerc - 1:14.374 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

9. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:14.496 / Renault-Renault / Germany

10. Esteban Ocon - 1:14.508 / Force India-Mercedes / France

11. Sergio Perez - 1:14.552 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

12. Carlos Sainz - 1:14.592 / Renault-Renault / Spain

13. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:14.682 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia

14. Marcus Ericsson - 1:14.783 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

15. Pierre Gasly - 1:14.793 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France

16. Brendon Hartley - 1:14.830 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand

17. Fernando Alonso - 1:14.836 / McLaren-Renault / Spain

18. Lance Stroll - 1:15.269 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

19. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:15.408 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

20. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:15.454 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

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