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<strong>FP2</strong>: Vettel keeps Ferrari clear of Mercedes

FP2: Vettel keeps Ferrari clear of Mercedes

Published on 29 Mar 2019 17:30
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By: Fergal Walsh

Sebastian Vettel has kept Ferrari at the top of the timesheets after the second practice session in Bahrain, as the Maranello squad complete a clean sweep on Friday.

Ferrari headed FP1 in the afternoon, with Charles Leclerc posting a 1:30.354. As darkness fell around the circuit, Vettel managed a 1:28.846 to keep the Italian outfit well clear of Mercedes.

The Silver Arrows were six-tenths behind, with Lewis Hamilton leading his teammate Valtteri Bottas, reversing their positions from the afternoon.

Ferrari didn't enjoy a seamless session, as Vettel spun late on at Turn 2, which also caught out his former teammate Kimi Raikkonen not long after the green lights were shown.

Red Bull didn't find itself directly behind Mercedes, as Nico Hulkenberg sneaked his Renault into 5th place ahead of Max Verstappen. Pierre Gasly failed to finish inside the top ten, ending up in 12th.

Haas found both of its cars finishing inside the top half of the timesheets, with Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean ending up in 7th and 9th respectively.

Lando Norris split the two American cars, while Daniil Kvyat rounded out the top ten in the Toro Rosso.

It was a tough session for Alfa Romeo, who missed out on a chunk of running due to a water leak on both cars. They ended the day towards the bottom of the field, but ahead of Williams.

Sergio Perez was 14th, ahead of his teammate Lance Stroll and the second Renault of Daniel Ricciardo, who was 15th.

F1Grand Prix Bahrain - Free practice 2

Bahrain International Circuit - 29 March 2019

Driver

Team

Time

Difference

#
1

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

1:28.846

32
2

Charles Leclerc

Ferrari

1:28.881

+0.035

32
3

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

1:29.449

+0.603

33
4

Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes

1:29.557

+0.711

36
5

Nico Hülkenberg

Renault

1:29.669

+0.823

32
6

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

1:29.725

+0.879

34
7

Kevin Magnussen

Haas F1

1:30.000

+1.154

33
8

Lando Norris

McLaren

1:30.017

+1.171

25
9

Romain Grosjean

Haas F1

1:30.068

+1.222

34
10

Daniil Kvyat

Toro Rosso

1:30.093

+1.247

36
11

Carlos Sainz jr

McLaren

1:30.192

+1.346

33
12

Pierre Gasly

Red Bull Racing

1:30.429

+1.583

31
13

Alexander Albon

Toro Rosso

1:30.458

+1.612

36
14

Sergio Perez

Racing Point

1:30.716

+1.870

32
15

Daniel Ricciardo

Renault

1:30.848

+2.002

30
16

Kimi Räikkönen

Alfa Romeo Racing

1:31.088

+2.242

6
17

Lance Stroll

Racing Point

1:31.129

+2.283

31
18

Antonio Giovinazzi

Alfa Romeo Racing

1:31.144

+2.298

10
19

George Russell

Williams

1:31.904

+3.058

32
20

Robert Kubica

Williams

1:32.932

+4.086

37

Kean

Posts: 692

RIC, GAS & KUB need to raise their game against their team mates.

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Mar 29 2019 - 20:54

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Replies (8)

abhidbgt

Posts: 283
Is it the effect of Mission Winnow? :D
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- Mar 29 2019 - 18:15
- Ram Samartha
  
  Posts: 1,172
  Yep, those tiger stripes are good for about .5 of a sec.
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  Mar 29 2019 - 20:41
Patentprutser

Posts: 390
What is Ricciardo doing? He is fully of pace, difference with Hulkenberg is huge!
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- Mar 29 2019 - 18:20
- siggy74
  
  Posts: 194
  Sand bagging as usual, would you expect a renault to be .11 of second behind mercedes ;p
  
  Tight mid field .8 seperating 7th to 15th
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  Mar 29 2019 - 19:58
- Ram Samartha
  
  Posts: 1,172
  Kvyat faster than Gasly and Danny RIC. Big pressure on both to step up this weekend.
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  Mar 29 2019 - 20:41
- Kean
  
  Posts: 692
  RIC, GAS & KUB need to raise their game against their team mates.
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  Mar 29 2019 - 20:54
calle.itw

Posts: 8,527
Kvyat seem to do really well in that STR, considering the kinda car he is up against. And McLaren look fairly handy this weekend.
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- Mar 29 2019 - 21:21
mcbhargav

Posts: 1,332
Leclerc, Norris, and Russell really are living up to their hype.
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- Mar 29 2019 - 22:08