After rain had fallen during the Formula 3 qualifying session shortly before F1’s second practice got underway at Spa, the 90 minutes took place in dry conditions.
The damp track early in the session meant it was a while before any running took place, but by the end of the session Verstappen led the way, with neither Mercedes troubling the top of the times in the first and third sectors, suggesting their power units were turned down.
Scuderia Ferrari endured a Friday to forget on one of F1’s most power-sensitive tracks.
Last year’s Belgian GP winner Charles Leclerc finished down in 15th for Ferrari, with George Russell putting his Williams ahead of Sebastian Vettel, as the Scuderia’s power struggles appeared to be even more brutally exposed in Spa’s lengthy accelerating zones. As it stands it seems that Scuderia Ferrari will be fighting to make it out of Q1 on Saturday. All six Ferrari-powered cars featured among the bottom eight positions, with the works Scuderia squad behind Alfa Romeo.
Here are the complete results from the second practice (FP2) session at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium.
Results (Classification):
Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
Daniel Ricciardo Renault
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Alex Albon Red Bull Racing
Sergio Perez Racing Point
Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
Lando Norris McLaren
Esteban Ocon Renault
Carlos Sainz McLaren
Pierre Gasly Alpha Tauri
Lance Stroll Racing Point
Daniil Kvyat Alpha Tauri
Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo
Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo
Charles Leclerc Ferrari
George Russell Williams
Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
Nicholas Latifi Williams
Romain Grosjean Haas
Kevin Magnussen Haas
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