Max Verstappen has topped the second practice session ahead of this weekend’s Formula 1 Grand Prix. The Dutchman will start the race on pole, should Saturday’s qualifying session be cancelled due to the forecast heavy rain. If that’s the case, Valtteri Bottas will start 2nd while Racing Point lock-out the second row of the grid.
The weather forecast often dictates how Formula 1 teams operate and that created a frantic second practice session this afternoon. Heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow, and the classification from FP2 will form the grid should qualifying be cancelled.
It was another difficult practice session for Scuderia Ferrari, despite the fact that the Maranello team tried a few updates which did not seem to improve the overall performance of the SF1000. Charles Leclerc finished P9, more than one second from the best time, while Sebastian Vettel could only manage P16, struggling to control the car and keep it on track.
Here are the complete results from the second practice (FP2) session at the Red Bull Ring in Austria.
Results (Classification):
Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:03.660
Valtteri Bottas Mercedes +0.043
Sergio Perez Racing Point +0.217
Lance Stroll Racing Point +0.581
Carlos Sainz McLaren +0.673
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.688
Alex Albon Red Bull Racing +0.777
Lando Norris McLaren +0.881
Charles Leclerc Ferrari +1.046
Esteban Ocon Renault +1.086
Pierre Gasly Alpha Tauri +1.097
Daniil Kvyat Alpha Tauri +1.390
Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo +1.492
Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo +1.705
George Russell Williams +1.928
Sebastian Vettel Ferrari +1.953
Nicholas Latifi Williams +1.995
Kevin Magnussen Haas +2.130
Romain Grosjean Haas +2.436
Daniel Ricciardo Renault No time
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