Mercedes then had another run on the softs with a 1:34.475 from Russell and 1:34.341 from Lewis Hamilton. The second practice restored the 1-2 formation from the earlier weekend as the time approached the 1 minute, 33.825 second benchmark.
Meanwhile, Verstappen’s problems continued, with the Dutchman reporting that his car was “getting worse” and “undriveable”. Referring to the use of harder tires and the problematic left front, he added: “I can’t drive. “I’m going to fall.”
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But if you go to the Red Bull garage and change to softer rubber, it will be better. But Verstappen was back on the track, clocking 1m 34.137s and ahead of the Mercedes driver who switched positions thanks to more Russell. gain.
Verstappen’s “better by a mile” lap opened up another string of smooth efforts, but the action came to a halt with about seven minutes left on the clock thanks to Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin losing power and coming to a halt on the side of the track.
Considering there wasn’t enough time to do more flying laps after emptying Stroll’s car, only a handful of drivers completed their second runs on softs, leading to Russell (1:33.570), Piatri, Sainz, Norris and Verstappen. failed to finish sixth with FP1 and FP2 frontrunner Hamilton.
