Hamilton tops F1 Bahrain GP FP2 disrupted by Albon shunt and stray dog
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton eꦇnded Friday practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix with the fastest time in an FP2 session that was disrupted by a massive accident for Alex Al💙bon and a stray dog on track.
The second 90-minute session, which was held in the most representative conditions of the three practices, was interrupted by two red flags - the firs🅰t of which was caused when Albon lost control of his Red 🎀Bull and slammed into the barriers at high-speed.
Having been unable to catch a big wobble at the exit of the final corner, Albon speared into the wall rearwards. The impact caused✨ signifi﷽cant to the right-hand side of his RB16, particularly the front-right suspension and rear-end, leaving Red Bull with a big repair job on its hands.
It acted as the latest blow for the under-pressure Thai racer, who has just thr♕ee races remaining to secure the second 💝seat at Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen for 2021 as the team continues to weigh up its options.
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Session is halted after Alex Albon hits the barriers hard
Albon reports on team radio that he's ok
No sooner had practice got bac🔥k underway and the red flag was flown once again when a stray dog found its way onto the circuit at Turn 1, leading to a second, albeit much shorter st𓂃oppage.
The interruptions compromised at least half of the grid’s fast lap simulation runs in conditions that will best replicate the scenar🐓io drivers will face during qualifying o✃n Saturday evening.
Newly-crowned seven-time world cha𒊎mpion Hamilton had not been able to get in a flying lap prior to the session twice being halted, before completing his qualifying simulation run much later than most others.
The Mercedes driver turned in a 1m28.971s on Pirelli’s softest tyre to end FP2 0.347s clear of Verstappen, who had spent the majority of the session at the top of the timesheet💃s in his Red Bull prior to Hamilton’s late flyer.
Valtteri Bottas was just 0.018s behind Verstappen, with Racing 💧Point’s Sergio Perez fourth and within half a second of Hamilton’s benchmark 🌸having ended the morning third-quickest.
Daniel Ricciardo rounded out the top five for Renault, a𝔉head of AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly, McLaren’s Lando Norris, Lance Stroll’s Racingꩵ Point, Daniil Kvyat and Albon - with positions 6-10 split by half a second.
FULL SECOND PRACTICE RESULTS FOR THE F1 2020 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX.
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