VERSTAPPEN LEADS RICCIARDO IN SECOND PRACTICE AT SPA

Red Bull Racing and Renault surprised at the end of the second free practice session of the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen topped the timesheets for Red Bull in second practice at Spa-Francorchamps, ahead of Daniel Ricciardo’s Renault and Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes.

Verstappen set a time of 1m43.744s to lead the way in the session, the first time he has topped a practice session since the Styrian Grand Prix in July.

Belgian GP – FP2 Result

Pos.	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
01	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1: 43.744	21
02	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1: 43.792	12
03	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1: 43.840	23
04	Alex Albon	Red Bull	1: 44.134	21
05	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	1: 44.137	23
06	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1: 44.162	27
07	Lando Norris	Mclaren	1: 44.168	22
08	Esteban Ocon	Renault	1: 44.208	23
09	Carlos Sainz	Mclaren	1: 44.474	23
10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1: 44.600	27
11	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1: 44.678	23
12	Daniil Kvyat	AlphaTauri	1: 44.826	26
13	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1: 44.861	29
14	Kimi Raikkonen	Alfa Romeo	1: 44.896	23
15	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1: 45.440	19
16	George Russell	Williams	1: 45.463	25
17	Sebastian vettel	Ferrari	1: 45.683	21
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1: 45.774	26
19	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1: 45.834	12
20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1: 46.242	12

Ricciardo had been enjoying a positive session and set a time that remained fast enough to stay second, but he was radioed to pull his car over due to a loss of hydraulic pressure, which subsequently caused a virtual safety car in the final half an hour as the Renault was recovered from its parking spot on the Kemmel Straight.

Hamilton was third for Mercedes, ahead of Alex Albon in the second Red Bull and Racing Point’s Sergio Perez.

Valtteri Bottas ended the session in sixth, with McLaren’s Lando Norris seventh ahead of Esteban Ocon.

Norris’ McLaren team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr was ninth, while AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly completed the top 10.

The Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel again languished down the order, this time in 15th and 17th respectively.

After failing to run at all in the morning’s first free practice session, both Haases managed to get out in the afternoon – ending the session 19th and 20th.

Romain Grosjean switched to the fresher engine he had introduced at the previous race while Kevin Magnussen took on a new combustion engine, turbocharger and MGU-H.

In the final 10 minutes of the session, advertising boards on the exit of La Source – which had been damaged earlier in the day during Formula 2 qualifying – came loose and littered the track, causing a brief red flag period.

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