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

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

    Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 in the second free practice session ahead of qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix.

    The championship leader managed a 1m33.385s around the Sochi circuit, finishing 0.2s ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas.

    Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo finished third and fourth quickest, roughly 0.45s off Hamilton’s best time.

    Sebastian Vettel set the pace early in the session, but fell down the order as others found improvements. The Ferrari driver managed a 1m33.928s lap before spinning under braking 20 minutes before the chequered flag. He ended FP2 fifth quickest, half a second quicker than team-mate Kimi Raikkonen.

    Sergio Perez claimed the best of the rest spot in sixth, ahead of Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, with Marcus Ericsson completing the top 10.

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:33.385 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
2. Valtteri Bottas - 1:33.584 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
3. Max Verstappen - 1:33.827 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands
4. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:33.844 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia
5. Sebastian Vettel - 1:33.928 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
6. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:34.388 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
7. Sergio Perez - 1:35.122 / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
8. Pierre Gasly - 1:35.137 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France
9. Esteban Ocon - 1:35.147 / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / France
10. Marcus Ericsson - 1:35.295 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
11. Kevin Magnussen - 1:35.331 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
12. Carlos Sainz - 1:35.341 / Renault-Renault / Spain
13. Charles Leclerc - 1:35.432 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco
14. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:35.568 / Renault-Renault / Germany
15. Romain Grosjean - 1:35.911 / Haas-Ferrari / France
16. Brendon Hartley - 1:36.024 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand
17. Fernando Alonso - 1:36.074 / McLaren-Renault / Spain
18. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:36.617 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium
19. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:36.861 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia
20. Lance Stroll - 1:37.001 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

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