2021 Austrian GP, Ferrari second practice report: Carlos P13, Charles P16. Ferrari second practice report.

Lewis Hamilton fronted a Mercedes 1-2 during second practice for Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix ahead of title leader Max Verstappen. Hamilton clocked a time of 1:04.523 to finish 0.189s clear of Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, with Verstappen able to slot in only to third, 0.217s behind the Briton.

Scuderia Ferrari posed the closest challenge to Red Bull and Max Verstappen earlier, with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz running second and third in the first free practice session at the Red Bull Ring. Ferrari were also quick in the race on Sunday, while they have had weekends this season where they have maximised their setup to run with the leading cars.

However, things did not go so well for the Maranello team in the second free practice session and it seems like the lower temperatues and the persistent drizzle did not help Ferrari, as the Italian side struggled to get the tyres up to the right operating temperature this afternoon.

No Ferrari car in the top 10 this time, with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz focusing on longer-run race simulations in the second part of FP2 at the Red Bull Ring circuit. Carlos Sainz finished the session in P13 and repeatedly complained over the radio about the behaviour of his SF21 car in several parts of the track. Charles Leclerc finished the session in P16, with a personal best lap time of 1:05.708, more than one second behind Lewis Hamilton’s best time of the afternoon session in Austria.

Saturday’s final practice session is scheduled for 12:00 local time

Results from the second practice session at the Austrian Grand Prix, Round 9 of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship.

2021 F1 AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX – FREE PRACTICE RESULTS (2)
POS	DRIVER	NAT.	TEAM	TIME
1	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team	1m04.523s
2	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team	1m04.712s
3	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	1m04.740s
4	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team	1m05.139s
5	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team	1m05.268s
6	Yuki Tsunoda	JPN	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda	1m05.356s
7	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda	1m05.379s
8	Fernando Alonso	CHI	Alpine F1 Team	1m05.393s
9	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren F1 Team	1m05.466s
10	Antonio Giovinazzi	GBR	Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen	1m05.511s
11	Sergio Perez	MEX	Red Bull Racing	1m05.516s
12	Esteban Ocon	FRA	Alpine F1 Team	1m05.527s
13	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Scuderia Ferrari	1m05.620s
14	Kimi Raikkonen	FIN	Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen	1m05.624s
15	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	McLaren F1 Team	1m05.698s
16	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari	1m05.708s
17	George Russell	ISR	Williams Racing	1m05.819s
18	Mick Schumacher	GER	Uralkali Haas F1 Team	1m05.911s
19	Nicholas Latifi	CAN	Williams Racing	1m06.014s
20	Nikita Mazepin	RUS	Uralkali Haas F1 Team	1m06.173s