Full results FP2 | Verstappen fastest man ahead of Russell and Leclerc

Verstappen fastest man in FP2

While Mercedes still ended the first free practice with a first and second time, both Russell and Lewis Hamilton could not match Verstappen's time in FP2. Russell came a good three-tenths short of the fastest time. He had Leclerc in his wake, who managed to split the Mercedes drivers. Hamilton closed in fourth place six tenths behind Verstappen.

FP2, however, was mainly about race simulations. Conditions were representative of Sunday's race, so there were many long runs. Both Red Bull Racing and Mercedes seemed to do well in that area, but Ferrari seemed to lag behind in the pace of the long runs.