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FP2: Raikkonen leads Hamilton after second practice

Published on 14 Sep 2018 15:59
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By: Fergal Walsh

Kimi Raikkonen has topped the second practice session in Singapore, beating Lewis Hamilton to the fastest time by just 0.011s. The Finn's fastest lap was a 1:38.699, with the gap to the Red Bull's behind indicating that it will be a two-horse fight this weekend between Ferrari and Mercedes.

The Red Bull duo finished in third and fourth, with Max Verstappen leading Daniel Ricciardo. Verstappen was over half a second down on Raikkonen, which will disappoint the energy drink squad, as it was hoping to be closer than usual this weekend to Ferrari and Mercedes.

Valtteri Bottas was fifth, while Sebastian Vettel didn't complete his qualifying simulation lap. The German hit the wall at Turn 21 and immediately returned to the pitlane, where Ferrari found a radiator leak that put an end to his session.

Vettel finished in ninth place, behind Carlos Sainz, Romain Grosjean and Fernando Alonso, who all finished in sixth, seventh and eighth respectively. Nico Hulkenberg made it two Renault's inside the top ten, after setting the tenth fastest time.

Sergio Perez failed to get inside the top ten, missing out by just a tenth of a second. He was ahead of Marcus Ericsson and teammate Esteban Ocon. After crashing in FP1, Charles Leclerc had a smoother session and ended in fourteenth.

Kevin Magnussen couldn't match the pace of his teammate Grosjean as he could only manage fifteenth. Stoffel Vandoorne found some pace after being the slowest driver in the opening practice session and ended in sixteenth.

The two Toro Rosso's followed with Brendon Hartley going one-tenth quicker than teammate Pierre Gasly. Williams rounded out the time sheets and look to be in for another tricky weekend, with Lance Stroll heading teammate Sergey Sirotkin.

F1Grand Prix Singapore - Free practice 2

Marina Bay Street Circuit - 14 September 2018

Driver

Team

Time

Difference

#
1

Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari

1:38.699

35
2

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

1:38.710

+0.011

20
3

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

1:39.221

+0.522

28
4

Daniel Ricciardo

Red Bull Racing

1:39.309

+0.610

33
5

Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes

1:39.368

+0.669

33
6

Carlos Sainz jr

Renault

1:40.274

+1.575

36
7

Romain Grosjean

Haas F1

1:40.384

+1.685

33
8

Fernando Alonso

McLaren

1:40.459

+1.760

31
9

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

1:40.633

+1.934

12
10

Nico Hülkenberg

Renault

1:40.668

+1.969

35
11

Sergio Perez

Racing Point

1:40.774

+2.075

30
12

Marcus Ericsson

Sauber

1:40.812

+2.113

37
13

Esteban Ocon

Racing Point

1:40.870

+2.171

33
14

Charles Leclerc

Sauber

1:41.062

+2.363

37
15

Kevin Magnussen

Haas F1

1:41.154

+2.455

32
16

Stoffel Vandoorne

McLaren

1:41.164

+2.465

32
17

Brendon Hartley

Toro Rosso

1:41.542

+2.843

38
18

Pierre Gasly

Toro Rosso

1:41.615

+2.916

36
19

Lance Stroll

Williams

1:42.141

+3.442

17
20

Sergey Sirotkin

Williams

1:42.181

+3.482

36

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