F1 British GP: Norris beats Leclerc and Hamilton to…

F1 British GP: Norris beats Leclerc and Hamilton to top FP2

Lando Norris went fastest in a gusty Formula 1 British Grand Prix FP2 session, where the McLaren driver eclipsed the two Ferraris with a healthy margin to close out Friday practice.

Ambient temperatures had risen marginally in the break between FP1 and FP2, rising by around 2C, although the track remained stable at around 38C. As such, the Ferraris demonstrated a continuation of their FP1 pace in the early phases of the second session.

Lewis Hamilton had led the way amid the opening runs on mediums, setting a 1m26.592s on the C3 tyres to conclude the first 20 minutes of the session on top.

But the order changed when the qualifying simulation laps began to trickle in on the C4 soft tyre, kicked off by the two Mercedes drivers. George Russell opened the flying laps but found less than a tenth on Hamilton's lap, before Andrea Kimi Antonelli put almost 0.2s on his team-mate - losing with a snap through Club.

Charles Leclerc then turned up the wick with a 1m26.202s, although reported an issue with the front-left that he felt had cost him time. This opened the gates for Norris to post a 1m25.816s to fly to the top of the order with four-tenths in hand over Leclerc.

Charles Leclerc, Ferrari (Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / LAT Images via Getty Images)

Hamilton had backed out of his initial soft-tyre run, but went again to set a time 0.3s short of Norris; Leclerc responded to close the gap, but was unable to join Norris in the 1m25s.

Oscar Piastri was fourth, 0.47s down on his team-mate, just under 0.03s quicker than a late effort from Max Verstappen - who reported that his front end was struggling to bite in the high-speed turns.

Antonelli was sixth ahead of Lance Stroll, while Russell's earlier soft-tyre effort washed out in eighth place, just 0.001s clear of Isack Hadjar and 0.101s better than Liam Lawson as the Racing Bulls completed the top 10.

Carlos Sainz suffered a spin after the opening 15 minutes of FP2, which was put down to a 20kph gust on the exit of Luffield. In that moment, he came close the rear of Hamilton's car, then was placed under investigation for rejoining unsafely in front of Nico Hulkenberg.

F1 British GP – FP2 results

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Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Interval	Tyres	km/h
1	L. Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	26	1'25.816		S	247.128
2	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	29	+0.222 1'26.038	0.222	S	246.491
3	L. Hamilton Ferrari	44	Ferrari	Ferrari	29	+0.301 1'26.117	0.079	S	246.264
4	O. Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	27	+0.470 1'26.286	0.169	S	245.782
5	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	23	+0.498 1'26.314	0.028	S	245.702
6	A. Antonelli Mercedes	12	Mercedes	Mercedes	28	+0.567 1'26.383	0.069	S	245.506
7	L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18	Aston Martin	Mercedes	24	+0.614 1'26.430	0.047	S	245.373
8	G. Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	27	+0.707 1'26.523	0.093	S	245.109
9	I. Hadjar RB	6	RB	Honda	27	+0.708 1'26.524	0.001	S	245.106
10	L. Lawson RB	30	RB	Honda	28	+0.808 1'26.624	0.100	S	244.823
11	A. Albon Williams	23	Williams	Mercedes	30	+1.024 1'26.840	0.216	S	244.214
12	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	24	+1.060 1'26.876	0.036	S	244.113
13	G. Bortoleto Sauber	5	Sauber	Ferrari	27	+1.088 1'26.904	0.028	S	244.034
14	E. Ocon Haas F1 Team	31	Haas	Ferrari	26	+1.125 1'26.941	0.037	S	243.930
15	Y. Tsunoda Red Bull Racing	22	Red Bull	Red Bull	25	+1.164 1'26.980	0.039	S	243.821
16	C. Sainz Williams	55	Williams	Mercedes	27	+1.343 1'27.159	0.179	S	243.320
17	N. Hulkenberg Sauber	27	Sauber	Ferrari	29	+1.349 1'27.165	0.006	S	243.304
18	P. Gasly Alpine	10	Alpine	Renault	24	+1.358 1'27.174	0.009	S	243.278
19	O. Bearman Haas F1 Team	87	Haas	Ferrari	27	+1.410 1'27.226	0.052	S	243.133
20	F. Colapinto Alpine	43	Alpine	Renault	29	+1.473 1'27.289	0.063	S	242.958
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