Lewis Hamilton stayed ahead of the pack after the second practice session at Monaco, as Mercedes stretched its gap over the rest of the field. Hamilton’s fastest time read a 1:11.118, with the second Silver Arrow of Valtteri Bottas only less than one-tenth of a second down on Hamilton’s lap. Hamilton was one of the drivers that took to the runoff area during the session, as he locked up into the first corner.
Mercedes’ gap to the rest of the pack read over seven-tenths of a second, as Sebastian Vettel was the next best car. His teammate Charles Leclerc was only tenth, 1.2 seconds down on Hamilton.
Scuderia Ferrari German driver Sebastian Vettel just avoided hit the barrier at Turn 1 towards the end of the session, as he locked up while turning him, however he just got the car stopped before hitting the wall with his front wing. Charles Leclerc rounded out the top ten, with the local favourite just under a tenth faster than Romain Grosjean and Lando Norris in 11th and 12th respectively.
Full results from second practice for the Monaco Grand Prix at the Circuit de Monaco, round six of the 2019 Formula 1 season.
1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m11.118s
2. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport + 0.081s
3. Sebastian Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari + 0.763s
4. Pierre Gasly FRA Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Honda + 0.820s
5. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda + 0.913s
6. Max Verstappen NED Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Honda + 0.934s
7. Kevin Magnussen DEN Rich Energy Haas F1 Team + 1.056s
8. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo Racing + 1.121s
9. Kimi Raikkonen ITA Alfa Romeo Racing + 1.224s
10. Charles Leclerc MON Scuderia Ferrari + 1.232s
11. Romain Grosjean FRA Rich Energy Haas F1 Team + 1.274s
12. Lando Norris GBR McLaren F1 Team + 1.275s
13. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren F1 Team + 1.301s
14. Daniil Kvyat RUS Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda + 1.459s
15. Sergio Perez MEX SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team + 1.634s
16. Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault F1 Team + 1.754s
17. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault F1 Team + 1.770s
18. Lance Stroll CAN SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team + 3.440s
19. George Russell GBR ROKiT Williams Racing + 3.934s
20. Robert Kubica POL ROKiT Williams Racing + 4.028s
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