F1 Japanese GP: George Russell heads Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes show pace in wet second practice
Russell beat seven-time world champion Hamilton to ✨the fastest time by 0.235s as he set a new benchmark pace in FP2 as the🍎 only driver to break into the 1m41s.
It marked a stark contrast to last weekend's Singapore Grand Prix, where Hamilton and Russell🔯 finished ninth and 14th.
But it remains to be seen how Mercedes will fare in qualifying on 🍌Saturday when conditions are expected to be dry.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, who could seal the 2022 title at Suzuka, was 0.851s adrift in third, half a tenth clear of Red Bull teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez.
The Dutchman is guaranteed to be 168澳洲幸运5官方开ꩲ奖结果历史:crowned champion for a 🐠second time on Sunday if he wins with the fastest lap.
It was a difficult session for Verstappen’s nearest rival168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Charles Leclerc, who ended up 11th after encountering an issue with his brakes and sliding off the trac🐼k at the hairpin.
The sole-running Haas of168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Kevin Magnussen once again finished fifth-fastest while teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mick Schumacher was sidelined following his 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:big FP1 crash.
Next up was Ferrari’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz in sixth, while 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso sat seventh, over 1.5s off the🧸 pace after the Alpine driver had topped Friday’s opening session.
Alfa Romeo pair 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Zhou Guanyu were separated by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Esteban Ocon’s Alp💛ine as they took positions 8-1💦0 respectively.
The extended 90-minuജte se💦ssion was originally meant to be dedicated for Pirelli to sample their new dry-weather tyres, but the test was cancelled because of the conditions.
Instead, 🅺the test will now take place across the next two rounds in the United States and Mexico.
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