Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton set the benchmark within the second follow session for the Spanish Grand Prix, fractionally beating dwelling hero Carlos Sainz.
Mercedes continued to impress within the second one-hour follow on the Spanish Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton setting the benchmark with a time of 1m13.264s.
His team-mate George Russell additionally appeared aggressive, however he was fractionally off the tempo within the center sector on his qualifying simulation lap which noticed him find yourself solely eighth quickest, 4 tenths of a second off Hamilton’s benchmark.
Though Ferrari appeared barely off the tempo dictated by Pink Bull, McLaren and Mercedes in Free Follow 1, Carlos Sainz bounced again in second follow to take second, solely 22 1000’s of a second off the quickest lap.
His team-mate Charles Leclerc known as the behaviour of his SF-24 “horrendous” within the opening session, however he appeared extra snug in his automotive and ended up sixth quickest.
McLaren’s Lando Norris was lower than a tenth off, and set the third quickest lap. His team-mate Oscar Piastri was barely off the tempo all day lengthy and set the seventh quickest lap for McLaren.
Pierre Gasly delivered a sensational fourth-quickest lap in second follow along with his time solely underneath two tenths of a second adrift of Hamilton’s benchmark. His team-mate Esteban Ocon took a powerful ninth spot, suggesting that Alpine has managed to discover a higher steadiness with its newest upgrades.
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Outcomes
Pos.No.DriverCarTimeGapLaps144Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:13.26428255Carlos SainzFerrari1:13.286+0.022s3034Lando NorrisMclaren Mercedes1:13.319+0.055s31410Pierre GaslyAlpine Renault1:13.443+0.179s2751Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing Honda Rbpt1:13.504+0.240s29616Charles LeclercFerrari1:13.597+0.333s22781Oscar PiastriMclaren Mercedes1:13.622+0.358s28863George RussellMercedes1:13.722+0.458s28931Esteban OconAlpine Renault1:13.766+0.502s301077Valtteri BottasKick Sauber Ferrari1:13.924+0.660s301120Kevin MagnussenHaas Ferrari1:14.021+0.757s321227Nico HulkenbergHaas Ferrari1:14.053+0.789s291311Sergio PerezRed Bull Racing Honda Rbpt1:14.081+0.817s231414Fernando AlonsoAston Martin Aramco Mercedes1:14.091+0.827s281522Yuki TsunodaRb Honda Rbpt1:14.211+0.947s31163Daniel RicciardoRb Honda Rbpt1:14.257+0.993s291724Zhou GuanyuKick Sauber Ferrari1:14.345+1.081s211818Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco Mercedes1:14.402+1.138s281923Alexander AlbonWilliams Mercedes1:14.807+1.543s34202Logan SargeantWilliams Mercedes1:15.070+1.806s33
F1: Free follow 2GP Spain
