Hamilton tops second practice at Monaco Grand Prix

Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton has topped the second hour of practice at the Monaco Grand Prix, ahead of his teammate Charles Leclerc, rounding out a clean sweep for the Italian squad.

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Ferrari completed Friday’s action around the streets of Monaco with the fastest laps across the two hours of practice, as Hamilton sealed the fastest lap time of FP2 with a 1m 13.026s lap. It gave the Italian squad a clean sweep of fastest laps as Leclerc topped the opening hour of practice during FP1.

It also marked the second consecutive session of the weekend where the iconic red team took a one-two position, on the timing boards, across both FP1 and FP2.

Red Bull Racing’s four-time world champion, Max Verstappen, completed the top three, nearly two-tenths behind the seven-time world champion’s best time.

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However, like the opening hour of practice, the session wasn’t without issues.

Current reigning world champion, McLaren’s Lando Norris, brought out the Virtual Safety Car during the session after his car seemed to suffer technical problems coming out of the tunnel. He managed to stop his car on the run-off area at the Nouvelle Chicane, of which the Marshals quickly worked to get his car off the track.

In the dying moments of the session, Cadillac’s Sergio Perez had his own fiery problem on the run up to Beau Rivage as smoke was shown to be coming from the front of his car.

The Mexican pulled off to the side of the track at Casino, where his front right brake erupted into flames. When the car was secure for Perez to get out, the marshals managed to quickly extinguish the flame.

Charles Leclerc leads Ferrari 1-2 at Monaco Grand Prix practice

So, who finished where at the end of FP2 around the streets of Monaco?

Free Practice 2 results:

1. Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari – 1m 13.026s
2. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +0.111s
3. Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing +0.168s
4. George Russell, Mercedes +0.379s
5. Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes +0.503s
6. Isack Hadjar, Red Bull Racing +1.061s
7. Oscar Piastri, McLaren +1.062s
8. Nico Hulkenberg, Audi +1.068s
9. Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi +1.333s
10. Oliver Bearman, Haas +1.43s
11. Pierre Gasly, Alpine +1.471s
12. Carlos Sainz, Williams +1.486s
13. Alexander Albon, Williams +1.574s
14. Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls +1.722s
15. Franco Colapinto, Alpine +1.732s
16. Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls +1.759s
17. Esteban Ocon, Haas +1.819s
18. Sergio Perez, Cadillac +2.090s
19. Lando Norris, McLaren +2.248s
20. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +2.268s
21. Valtteri Bottas, Cadillac +2.733s
22. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +3.148s

Read more Formula 1 here:

• Charles Leclerc leads Ferrari 1-2 at Monaco Grand Prix practice
• Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc summoned to stewards ahead of Monaco GP
• Why the Monaco Grand Prix Two-Stop mandate failed
• Charles Leclerc extends contract with Ferrari ahead of Monaco GP
• Fernando Alonso urges more “top F1 drivers” to compete in other series
• From heartbreak to glory: Ricciardo’s iconic Monaco win
• Albon says bad luck struck again in Canada

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