Leclerc set an early blistering pace on th✅e mediums but returned to the top of the timesheets ahead of reigning F1 champion Max Verstappen o𓃲n the soft tyre runs.

The Monegasque's 1m30.074s put him over a tenth clear at the top of the timesh💫eets but it wasn't an entirely smooth session for the Ferrari driver.

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• F1 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (2)

Leclerc brushed the barriers at Turn 4, damaging the front-left of his car as he cruised back roun♐d to the pit lane with just over 15 minutes on the clock.

It does mean Leclerc has missed out on crucial race preparation ahead of Sunday's grand prix🐽.

Second practice in Jeddah was delayed by 15 minutes after F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali called🔜 a meeting with th🌠e drivers and team principals to discuss the ongoing issue surrounding a missile strike nearby.

The session went ahead as pla😼nned and the rest of the F1 wee🤡kend in Saudi Arabia is set to go ahead as scheduled.

In terms of 🌜the track action, Verstappen ended the d🌄ay in second, 0.140s behind Leclerc's top time.

Carlos Sainz completed the ♌top three and continued to struggle to match Leclerc's lightning pace, particularly at the start of the session.

The Spaniard took three laps to get within a tenth on the medium tyre at the start of FP2 before ending the d♋ay 0.246s off after both drivers completed their soft tyre laps.

Sainz also hit th🌊e barrier, this time at Turn 13, as he was forced to sit out the final portion of𓆉 the session with just 12 laps to his name.

Sergio Perez was once again ⛎competitive in the second Red Bull, 0.286s off Leclerc🍰.

Next up was the two Mercedes d🐎rivers, Lewis Hamilton𒁃 ahead of George Russell, with the eight-time champions still struggling with porpoising on the straights.

Lando Norris was seventh 💫overall making it a positive day for McLaren after a disappointing race in Bahrain.

🐻Esteban Ocon, Valtteri Bottas and Yuki Tsunoda rounded out the t𓂃op 10.

Atღ the close of the s💯ession, Tsunoda was forced to stop out on track.

It was another difficult session for Kevin Magnussen after his ওsession ended early after a power unit issue forced him to stop on track and resulted in a brief Virtual Safety Car period.