F1 Japanese GP: George Russell heads Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes show pace in wet second practice
Russell beꦫat seven-time world champion Hamilton to the fastest time by 0.235s as he set a new benchmark pace in FP2 as the only driver to break into the 1m41s.
It marked a stark contras🐻t to last weekend's Singapore Grand Prix, where Hamilton and Russell finished ninth and 1ꦍ4th.
But it remains to be seen ho🃏w Mercedes will fare inღ qualifying on Saturday when conditions are expected to be dry.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen, who could seal the 2022 title at Suzuka, was 0.851s adrift in third, half a tenth clear of Red Bull teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez.
The Dutchman is guaranteed to be 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:crowned champion for a second time on Sunday if he wins with the fastest lap.
It was a difficult session for Verstappen’s nearest rival168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Charles Leclerc🐬, who ended up 11th after encountering an issue with his brakes and sliding off the track at the hairpin.
The sole-running Haas of168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Kevin Magnussen once again finished fifth-fastest while teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mick Schumacher was sidelined following his 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:big FP1 crash.
Next up was Ferrari’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz in sixth, while 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso sat sevenᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚth, over 1.5s off the pace after the Alpine driver had topped Friday’s opening session.
Alfa Romeo pair 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valtteri Bottas and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Zhou Guanyu were separated by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Esteban Ocon’s Alpine as they took positions 8-10 resp꧅ectively.&꧟nbsp;
The extended 90-minute session was originally meant to be dedicated for Pirelli to sample their new dry-weath🌳er tyres, but the test was cancelled because of the conditions.
Instead, the t💟est will now take place across the next two rounds in the United States and Mexico.
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