Round 11 of 24 comes from the Red Bull Ring in Austria. FP2 has taken place at the Austrian GP, view the full report and results below.
George Russell topped FP1 from Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri. Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc sat out FP1. Both drivers returned for FP2 Austrian GP action.
Early Running in FP2 at the F1 Austrian GP
FP2 at the F1 Austrian GP began with Franco Colapinto leading the charge. He set the first benchmark lap of 1:08.158. Liam Lawson reported a steering wheel problem early on. He claimed on radio that if he “lets go of the steering it goes hard right.”
Mercedes showed early promise in the session. Antonelli and Russell held the top two positions initially. Their fast lap attempts put them ahead after five minutes.
Charles Leclerc went off track with 44 minutes remaining. He rejoined after turn 7 and immediately returned to the pits.
The stewards noted a small incident between Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli. Hamilton was on a slow lap. He wasn’t warned about Antonelli approaching on a fast lap. The young Italian took late avoiding action. He went past the Ferrari on the dirty run-off area.
Halfway point in FP2 at the F1 Austrian GP
With 30 minutes remaining, Lando Norris bolted on the softs. He topped the field with a 1:04.580 lap time. His teammate Oscar Piastri followed close behind with strong pace. Lance Stroll impressed on soft tyres climbing to P3.
Yuki Tsunoda impressed after bolting on the softs, moving up to P5, showing much better form this time out.
On six-lap-old soft tyres, Verstappen climbed to P3 and stayed close behind the McLarens, firmly in the fight on Red Bull’s home track.
Last 15 minutes of FP2 at the F1 Austrian GP
With the session almost at the end, teams began focusing on long run times. Teams gathered valuable data for Sunday’s race.
Bouncing was a big issue during the practice session. Alonso reported too much bouncing on radio. Kimi Antonelli bounced over the curb on turn 1. The Williams duo also complained about their balance. The teams have some work to do.
Late into the session Gasly reported something being broken with the car. FP2 drew to a close with the chequered flag ending Friday running.
Norris finished on top, making up for time lost by sitting out FP1. Piastri chased him hard in second place. Verstappen finished not too far back in third position.
Full results and classification from FP2 at the F1 Austrian GP
- L. Norris – 1:04.580
- O. Piastri – 1:04.737
- M. Verstappen – 1:04.898
- L. Stroll – 1:05.022
- C. Leclerc – 1:05.190
- G. Russell – 1:05.229
- Y. Tsunoda – 1:05.292
- G. Bortoleto – 1:05.411
- F. Alonso – 1:05.457
- L. Hamilton – 1:05.511
- K. Antonelli – 1:05.537
- L. Lawson – 1:05.543
- I. Hadjar – 1:05.547
- P. Gasly – 1:05.613
- E. Ocon – 1:05.698
- A. Albon – 1:05.765
- C. Sainz – 1:05.814
- O. Bearman – 1:05.835
- N. Hülkenberg – 1:05.918
- F. Colapinto – 1:06.176
