F1, Monte Carlo: Charles Leclerc sends another clear message, Lewis Hamilton climbs back up

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As happened in the first free practice session, FP2 in Monte Carlo is also in the sign of the’idol of the house, Charles Leclerc. As a matter of fact, the ferrari driver once again obtained the best time of the session, 1:11.355, although the gap to the second place (Max Verstappen in the morning practice, Oscar Piastri in the afternoon practice) is definitely smaller, standing at 38 thousandths of a second.

Behind Leclerc and Piastri is a decidedly reinvigorated Lewis Hamilton compared to the ninth position a few hours earlier: in fact, the British champion set the third fastest time of the session, 105 thousandths behind his teammate. It is not only Leclerc, therefore, who is sending another clear message to the competition: the seven-time world champion is also aiming to take advantage of the particular conformation of the Monte Carlo track to fight in the top positions.

Closing out the Top 5 were Lando Norris on the’other McLaren and a surprising Liam Lawson, who at the wheel of his Racing Bulls scored the fifth fastest time, placing ahead of teammate Isack Hadjar. The two Racing Bulls drivers did better than both Red Bull bannermen, with Max Verstappen tenth and Yuki Tsunoda eleventh.

The two Racing Bulls drivers did better than both Red Bull bannermen, with Max Verstappen tenth and Yuki Tsunoda eleventh.

Still some difficulty in adapting for Kimi Antonelli, who does not go beyond ninth position.

The young Bolognese, however, managed to make up ground on the other Mercedes driver, George Russell, even managing to get a better time in FP2, with the Briton forced to move from sixth position in the morning (with Antonelli eleventh) to twelfth in the afternoon.

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