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STYRIA PRACTICE 2 MAX VERSTAPPEN LEADS

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3 years ago

10/07/2020

Max Verstappen was the fastest after the second free practice session of the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Styr

Max Verstappen has topped the second practice session from the Red Bull Ring, which saw Daniel Ricciardo make heavy contact with the barriers.

As he rounded the penultimate corner, the Australian lost the rear of the car and slid into the barriers, and was seen limping as he emerged from his wrecked R.S. 20.

However, he was cleared by the medical staff on site at the track and returned to the garage to see out the session.

Verstappen’s fastest lap was under half a tenth of a second faster than Valtteri Bottas, as teams remain cautious regarding potential rain for Saturday afternoon.

Tomorrow’s qualifying session is expected to be run in the rain, however if it is called off and F1 is unable to find a suitable slot to host the session on Sunday morning, the results from FP2 will form Sunday’s grid.

Rank.	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
01	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:03.660	27
02	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:03.703	36
03	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	1:03.877	43
04	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:04.241	43
05	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:04.333	45
06	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:04.348	27
07	Alex Albon	Red Bull	1:04.437	29
08	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:04.541	31
09	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:04.706	35
10	Esteban Ocon	Renault	1:04.746	32
11	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:04.757	37
12	Daniil Kvyat	AlphaTauri	1:05.050	34
13	Kimi Raikkonen	Alfa Romeo	1:05.152	23
14	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:05.365	36
15	George Russell	Williams	1:05.588	34
16	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:05.613	40
17	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:05.655	49
18	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:05.790	36
19	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:06.096	38
20	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault		2

The Racing Point duo of Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll were third and fourth respectively, with three and a half tenths separating the pair.

Carlos Sainz was fifth ahead of an unhappy Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes reported that the six-time world champion was not satisfied with his car during the session.

Alexander Albon endured a frustrating session, first spinning at Turn 3 before another high-speed spin at Turn 6, which saw him skate through the gravel and flat spot all four tyres.

Lando Norris was eighth while the first Ferrari-powered car was in ninth, with Charles Leclerc filling the slot. Esteban Ocon rounded out the top ten.

Sebastian Vettel struggled throughout the session and had a number of laps deleted for exceeding track limits – the four-time world champion was only 16th fastest at the chequered flag.

George Russell and Antonio Giovinazzi returned to their cars for the session after reserve drivers took over this morning.

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