At 17pm it got underway the second Free Practice session of Friday on the circuit Spa-Francorchamps. With 40% of possibility of rain during the FP2, the teams that want to clear up some doubts in view of the Belgian GP they are called to get on track before their plans are ruined by the weather conditions. So let's see what happened.
Ready to get back on track in Spa
in Free Trials 1 we witnessed the Max Verstappen's dominance who, in tomorrow's qualifying, will try to minimize the penalty he will have to pay on the grid. Red Bull has in fact replaced the ICE on the single-seater of the reigning World Champion, who will have 10 penalty positions on the starting grid. Yuki Tsunoda on the other hand will be forced to start from the back, as it has exceeded the maximum number of Power Units.
So pay attention to Fantasy manager who will choose to field the two drivers of the Red Bull family this weekend. Yuki and Max will not be a source of points earning during qualifying – regardless of how they place on Saturday. However, it must be taken into account possible comeback in the race and therefore of the different points up for grabs: it is a I dare to bet on them for this reason?
Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc have a different program than the other drivers for this FP2 session of the Belgian GP: they started with the simulation of the qualifying lap. However, the modification on the rear wing of car number #1 is evident. Unlike what was seen in the PL1 session, Max Verstappen he took to the track with aless loaded wing.
In FP2 of the Belgian GP it's still 1-2 for McLaren
In the second part of the afternoon session, the best time is marked by Oscar piastri, fresh from victory in last week's race on the Budapest circuit. The Australian also savors the new gravel, More aggressive and which could cause tire cuts during the weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. While Verstappen fails to beat Piastri's time, he manages to do so Lando Norris, which closes its round with 0.215 s advantage from his teammate.
With a few minutes left on the clock, Charles Leclerc - currently room – returns to the track with a set of soft tires used at the start of PL2. Same fate also for the other Ferrari driver, Carlos Sainz, who takes to the track with the reds and performs aexcellent race pace simulation. in last laps appears a lot slow, especially in the central sector, Max Verstappen. Alarm at Racing Bull with Daniel Ricciardo who requests a check on his car number #3, but everything appears to be under control from the garage.
Mercedes subdued which, after the victory in Austria, at Silverstone and the podium in Hungary, finds itself with both drivers outside the top 5. Esteban Ocon and Kevin Magnussen surprise, who closed the session in seventh and eighth position respectively
The top 10 in this session on the Belgian circuit
P1 Lando Norris 1:42.260
P2 Oscar Piastri +0.215
P3 Max Verstappen +0.217
P4 Charles Leclerc +0.577
P5 Carlos Sainz + 0.838
P6 George Russell +1.030
P7 Esteban Ocon +1.141
P8 Kevin Magnussen +1.225
P9 Sergio Perez +1.244
P10 Lewis Hamilton +1.259
