English Lando Norris, from McLaren, was fastest this Friday in practice 2 of the Dutch Grand Prix, the thirteenth round of the Formula 1 World Cup; where is dutch Max Verstappenfrom Red Bull, the outstanding leader of the championship, set the second half in a session in which his teammate, the Mexican Sergio Perezsigned the seventh.
Norris, in the best of his 29 laps, covered the 4259 meters of the Dutch circuit in one minute, eleven seconds and 330 thousandths, just 23 less than Verstappen, who completed 26 laps in front of his fans; in an essay in which Thai Alex Albonfor Williams, installed a third time, like the previous ones, with soft compound tires.
Czeko, second in the drivers’ championship, 125 points behind Verstappen, finished seventh, 487 thousandths behind Norris in the best of his 29 laps; in a session interrupted for about a quarter of an hour, with a red flag due to the almost successive crashes of the Australians Oscar Piastrifrom McLaren and Daniel Riccardofrom Alpha Tauri.
An unpleasant moment for our Australian couple in the second FP.
Daniel Ricciardo being examined at a local hospital after a collision#DutchGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/RXdiSBLbtx
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Fernando Alonso, third overall, 165 points behind Mad Max, who signed for the tenth time. The two-time world champion repeated the Dutch course 31 times and was half a second behind Norris in his best attempt.
Free practice will end this Saturday, hours before qualifying, which will determine the starting grid for Sunday’s 72-lap race over a 306.5 kilometer course.
(according to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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