F1 French GP: Carlos Sainz heads Ferrari 1-2 as Lewis Hamilton returns in second practice

Carlos Sainz led F1 teammate Charles Leclerc in a Ferrari 1-2 as Lewis Hamilton returned to action for Mercedes in second practice at the French Grand Prix. 
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP), Scuderia Ferrari
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP), Scuderia Ferrari

Sainz, who is168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: carrying a minimum 10-place grid penal𓃲ty into Sunday’s race for exceeding power unit comp൩onents, lowered the pace in FP2 with a 1m32.527s to outpace Leclerc by 0.101s. 

Max Versꦰtappen, who holds a 38-point advantage over Leclerc in the championship, was half a second adrift in third place for Red Bull. 

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The reigning world champion only completed a single push lap on Pirelli’s fastest soft tyre and comp⛄lain𝔉ed about struggling with understeer in his RB18 through the first sector. 

George Russell was 0.764s off the pace in fourth, two tenths clear of Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, who 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:returned to action af🧜ter sitting out of FP1 so that Nyck de Vries c𝐆ould complete one of Mercedes’ mandatory rookie practice outings for this se🤪ason. 

Lando Norris once again finished asꦦ the fastest McLaren🎀 driver in sixth, ahead of AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly, who fumed over team radio after encountering traffic early in the session. 

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, French Grand Prix, Paul Ricard, France,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, French Grand Prix,…

“Who th﷽e f*** was that guy, is it his first day driving?” Gasly said in reference to Williams driver Alex Albon. 

Haas’ Kevin Magnussen was an encouraging eighth, with Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez completing the rest of the top-10 order for McL💞aren and Red Bull respectively. 

Perez curi🀅ously ended up some 1.5s off the pace and a full second behind Red Bull teammate Verstappen, and only comple🎃ted 16 laps during the hour-long session. 

Mick Schumacher avoided a potentially&nbs🎉p;big crash in his Haas after a high-speed spin at Turn 11, having nar🧸rowly avoided the barriers. 

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