F1 Australian GP: Fernando Alonso tops rain-hit second practice from Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen
Alonsoꦑ went quickest amid a busy start to FP2 as the drivers he𓆏aded out on track to make the most of the dry conditions and complete some running before the rain hit.
The 41-year-old Spaniard ended up 0.445s clear 💮of Ferrari’s Leclerc and early championship-leader Verstappen, who was 0.615s a🌳drift in his Red Bull.
George Russell was fourth-fastest, 0.785s off the pace, while Mercedes te🏅ammate Lewis Hamilton was only 13th.
The seven-time world champion was unhappy with the balance of his W14 and carried out further set-up changes as he looks to get on top of his early struggles w꧃ith M✱ercedes’ 2023 challenger.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was fifth, ahead of Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez, who was blocked on both of his dry-⭕tyr🐼e runs.
Lando Norris, Nico Hulke🌜nberg and Pierreꦦ Gasly completed the rest of the top-10 order for McLaren, Haas and AlphaTauri respectively.
Electrical issues at Williams restrict𒉰ed F1 rookie Logan Sargeant to his garage for the entire session.
The rain prevented any representative running and also meant teams were unable to complete any race simulations on dry tyres.&nb🍸sp;
Aside from a couple of trips over the grass at 🔯Turn 1 for the likes of Verstappen and Norris, the drivers avoided any dramas in the greasy conditions.
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