FP2 of the Dutch GP is also now in the archives. Lando Norris, who, as he did this morning, set the fastest time, was the one to put his stamp on it. Behind him, a strong Fernando Alonso, confirming Aston Martin's excellent form. His teammate, Stroll, was less fortunate, having hit the barriers at Turn 3 early in the session. Finally, Ferrari, on its soft tires, proved to be far from the top spots.
FP2 begins for the Dutch GP: Stroll hits the wall and the red flag comes out.
Clouds and a gray sky greeted the drivers for this second free practice session of the Dutch GP. Just before the green light, there's already been a little rain shower. For this reason, the teams are quickly sending their drivers out on track, to ensure that, at least for a few laps, they are able to complete a few laps on slick tyres. Lando Norris scored the first half goal on medium tires. Faster than the Englishman, however, is Carlos Sainz on hard tires. But his lead is short-lived, as he is first overtaken by the two Aston Martins, on medium tires, and then, a few minutes later, Norris takes over, after a faster second attempt.
Given the impending rain, with a few drops of rain already hitting the pit lane and paddock at Zandvoort, some drivers are trying to set a flying lap on the soft tyre. Bearman sets the fastest time of the session so far, while Bortoleto and Hulkenberg are in third and fourth place. Antonelli, on the other hand, is in eleventh place. Twelve minutes into FP2 at the Dutch GP, however, Lance Stroll arrives too aggressively at Turn 3 and crashes into the wall where the banking ends. The Canadian driver is OK, but his car is completely destroyed. His car, a bit like what happened to Antonelli this morning, he lost directionality while entering the curve, thus hitting the barriers.
Track action resumes: Hamilton spins again
After moving Stroll's car with the help of a crane positioned on the inside of Turn Four, the first to return to the track was home driver Max Verstappen. While the Dutchman was completing his lap on the hard tyre, Hadjar's car stops at the edge of the track due to problems with its power unit. Fortunately, the Racing Bull is very close to an escape route at Turn 8, which does not necessitate a second red flag, but only a virtual safety carHalf an hour from the end of FP2 at the Dutch GP, the green flag is waved. However, it is difficult to decipher the activity on the track, as many drivers are on such different programs, among other things, partially distributed across all three compounds. An attitude, as seen, dictated by the imminent arrival of rain.
He also takes to the track on soft tyres Lewis Hamilton: the first sector is very fast, but he suffers a dangerous spin exiting Turn 9. With the left rear the Englishman touched the grass outside the asphalt, running into the second dizziness of the day. However, the one taking the lead in the ranking is Fernando Alonso, which, with the same compound, is too fast even for George Russell's Mercedes. The Spaniard's lead doesn't last long, as Lando Norris reclaims the top spot. The Englishman, just like last year, seems to be very comfortable with himself ease among the dunes of Zandvoort.
The rain doesn't arrive and Norris takes home FP2
Le Classic Ferrari for sale finally manage to complete some timed laps on soft tyres. Both, however, they are located almost a second away from the time set by Lando Norris. Oscar Piastri However, he struggled a bit more than his teammate. His time only earned him third place, failing to overtake Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin. With 20 minutes to go, however, another red flag came out. Alexander albon, on Williams, as he sets out for his lap on the soft tyre arrives at the block at the Tarzan curve. Number 23 crashed into the wall, damaging his front wing, and then got stuck in the gravel. Meanwhile, as the drivers returned to the pit lane, slight contact between Russell and Piastri, with the Australian imprecisely positioning himself in front of his garage. The two thus ended up under investigation.
FP2 resumes, for the umpteenth time, with fifteen minutes to go. Meanwhile, the rain, much predicted at the start of the session, is not arriving. In fact, the sky opened up on the Dutch circuit, allowing the track activities to proceed smoothly, despite the numerous interruptions that occurred. In the last minutes available, some teams they are engaging in short race pace simulations. This leads to a freeze in the timesheets, with Norris maintaining the lead ahead of Alonso and Piastri. Ferrari is only sixth with Hamilton and eighth with Leclerc. In between the two, with a good performance, there is Yuki Tsunoda. Who knows if the Japanese will be able to maintain this competitiveness on Saturday too.
