After Lando Norris' first place in the FP1, is Lewis Hamilton the fastest in free practice 2 of Spanish GP. Carlos closes behind him Sainz and Lando Norris, while Leclerc does not go beyond sixth place. Fifth and 13th position for the Red Bulls Verstappen e Perez. Let's find out everything that happened in these 60 minute session.
Where were we? The point on FP1
In the first free practice session, Norris preceded Verstappen e Sainz. With the number 4 (but also with Piastri in sixth position) the McLaren seems to have an excellent pace in Barcelona, while the competitiveness of Red Bull remains unknown for now. As for Ferrari, Leclerc he had a difficult hour, complaining about the car, while Sainz he seemed more at ease. However, it must be kept in mind that number 16 did not have any upgrades, which were instead mounted on the Spaniard's SF-24.
Free practice 2 Spanish GP: the report
After the differentiated work in FP1, the two Ferraris of Leclerc and Sainz should have a much more similar set-up. After the first timed laps, Norris confirms himself as the fastest, ahead of the two Mercedes and the two Ferraris. After about a quarter of an hour, Verstappen puts himself ahead of the Ferraris in fourth position, while Russell rises to command.
Halfway through the session, the two Ferrari drivers take to the track with red tires to start a qualifying simulation: first half for Sainz and third for Leclerc. A few minutes later, Hamilton it gets into your head: it will stay there until the end. Mercedes seeks to repeat Canada's good performance and get as close as possible to the top three teams.
With twenty minutes to go, Sainz the race pace simulation begins. On his home weekend, the Spaniard is very happy with the set-up of his car. The same cannot be said for the companion Leclerc, who returns to the pits to make some changes to his Ferrari again: race pace simulation delayed for him.
Among the other teams stands out, for now, Alpine. The French team, on the weekend ofhiring of Flavio Briatore, It is currently room e no no within gasly e Or with respectively a quarter of an hour from the end of free practice 2.
Let's go back to Red Bull. Verstappen, fifth, complains about the understeer of his car, while Perez in the qualifying simulation he didn't go beyond 13th place. Is the fourth elimination in Q1 or Q2 in a row coming for him? We will only find out in qualifying, scheduled for tomorrow at 16pm.
Free practice 2 Spanish GP: the ranking
Hamilton remains the fastest in this free practice session. They complete the “podium” Sainz e Norris, still in the top 3 after FP1. The other Ferrari of Leclerc he is in sixth position, while surprising gasly in fourth grade. Fifth time for Verstappen, while the companion Perez remains in 13th place. Below is the complete ranking.
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1:13.264
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) +0.022
- Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.055
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +0.179
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.240
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.333
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.358
- George Russell (Mercedes) +0.458
- Esteban Ocon (Alpine) +0.502
- Valtteri Bottas (Stake) +0.660
- Kevin Magnussen (Haas) +0.757
- Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) +0.789
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull) +0.817
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +0.827
- Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls) +0.947
- Daniel Ricciardo (Racing Bulls) +0.993
- Guanyu Zhou (Stake) +1.081
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +1.138
- Alex Albon (Williams) +1.543
- Logan Sargeant (Williams) +1.806
