F1 Australian GP: Fernando Alonso tops rain-hit second practice from Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen
Alonso went quickest amid a busy start to FP2 as the dri🎶vers headed 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 champ🧸ionship-leader Verstappen, who was 0.615s adrift in his Red Bull.
George Russell was fourth-fastest, 0.785s off theꦫ pace, while Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton was only 13th.
The seven-time world champion was unhappy with the balance of his W14 and carried out further set-up chan𝓀ges as he looks to get on top of his early struggles with Mercedes’ 2023 challenger.
Ferrari’s C꧅arlos 🎀Sainz was fifth, ahead of Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez, who was blocked on both of his dry-tyre runs.
Lando Norris, Nico Hulkenberg and Pierre Gasly completed the ෴rest o🐼f the top-10 order for McLaren, Haas and AlphaTauri respectively.
Electrical issues at Williams restricted F1 rookie💟 L💫ogan Sargeant to his garage for the entire session.
The rain prevented any represent𝔍ative running and also meant teams were unable to complete🥀 any race simulations on dry tyres.
As🙈ide from a couple of trips over the grass at Turn 1 for the likes of Verstappen an💜d Norris, the drivers avoided any dramas in the greasy conditions.
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