McLaren one-two in Jeddah FP2, Leclerc fourth. Late night for Hamilton
After Pierre Gasly’s exploit in FP1, the McLaren are back on top in FP2 at the Jeddah GP. Lando Norris, in fact, set the fastest time of 1:28.267 ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri by just 163 thousandths. Completing the top 3 is Max Verstappen, who pays only 280 thousandths from the top.
Good fourth place for the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc, who precedes former teammate Carlos Sainz’s former teammate Carlos Sainz. Sixth place for the’other Red Bull of Yuki Tsunoda, who, in the final minutes, made a mistake on corner entry by crashing into the wall, thus causing the red flag.
Complete the top 10: George Russell (Mercedes), Pierre Gasly (Alpine), Nico Hulkenberg (Kick Sauber) and Alexander Albon (Williams).
Session to forget, on the other hand, for Lewis Hamilton, who does not go beyond 13th place more than a second behind Lando Norris.
Jeddah GP FP2 rankings
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1 Lando NorrisMcLaren 1:28.267
2 Oscar PiastriMcLaren +0.163
3 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing +0.280
4 Charles LeclercFerrari +0.482
5 Carlos SainzWilliams +0.675
6 Yuki TsunodaRed Bull Racing – –
7 George RussellMercedes +0.706
8 Pierre GaslyAlpine +0.839
9 Nico HulkenbergKick Sauber +0.926
10 Alexander AlbonWilliams +0.953
11 Kimi AntonelliMercedes +0.975
12 Isack HadjarRacing Bulls +1.039
13 Lewis HamiltonFerrari +1.104
14 Liam LawsonRacing Bulls +1.221
15 Fernando AlonsoAston Martin +1.395
16 Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team +1.487
17 Jack DoohanAlpine +1.645
18 Lance StrollAston Martin +1.740
19 Esteban OconHaas F1 Team +1.752
20 Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber – – 0
