Lando Norris tops Las Vegas FP2 after red flag end due to maintenance

McLaren’s Lando Norris topped the timing boards in the second practice session of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which ended under red flag conditions due to emergency track maintenance. 

Feature image credit: McLaren Racing

The sunlight had made way to darkness, following on from the first practice session, and no one was eager to head straight out onto the Las Vegas track. However, the two Alpine’s and Mercedes’ George Russell were the first to head out onto the track after six minutes had elapsed on the clock.

Mediums were the preferred tyre once more for the opening stints of the session, with everyone bar Kick Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto using the yellow-walled tyre. Bortoleto was the only driver to use the hard tyre for the opening stint. 

A handful of drivers had suffered problems at the end of the Las Vegas Strip as Haas’ Oliver Bearman, McLaren’s Lando Norris and Racing Bull’s Isack Hadjar all locked up and had to take to the run off at the end of the iconic stretch of tarmac. 

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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc had his own moment, heading into the second half of the session, up at turn nine as the Monegasque locked up and stopped before he nose-dived into the barrier. 

With 20 minutes on the clock, the session was red-flagged due to a problem with a manhole cover out on the track, reported by the marshals. The session was stopped as a precaution. With six minutes left on the clock, the session was resumed.  

However, minutes later, the session was red-flagged again due to track maintenance, and the session ended under those conditions.

Additionally, there were problems for Leclerc, who retired on track after being ordered not to shift gears.

So, who finished where after the second hour of practice in Las Vegas?

1. Lando Norris, McLaren
2. Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
3. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
4. Nico Hulkenberg, Kick Sauber
5. Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls
6. Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls
7. George Russell, Mercedes
8. Alexander Albon, Williams
9. Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
10. Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
11. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
12. Pierre Gasly, Alpine
13. Carlos Sainz, Williams
14. Oscar Piastri, McLaren
15. Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull Racing
16. Franco Colapinto, Alpine
17. Oliver Bearman, Haas
18. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
19. Esteban Ocon, Haas
20. Gabriel Bortoleto, Kick Sauber

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Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.