Lando Norris was the driving force to beat in second follow for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as he topped the second one-hour session, beating his team-mate Oscar Piastri and the reigning champion Max Verstappen. F1Technical’s senior author Balazs Szabo reviews on Free Follow 2.
Having ended up second behind the Alpine of Pierre Gasly within the opening session, McLaren’s Lando Norris set the benchmark within the Friday night’s second follow session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The championship chief moved his benchmark greatest all the way down to a 1m 28.267s, whereas his team-mate Oscar Piastri completed 0.163s in arrears with reigning champion Max Verstappen an extra tenth behind.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set the benchmark on Pirelli’s mediums, however he struggled to extract every part from the tender tyres, and ended up fourth quickest. His former team-mate Carlos Sainz took fifth following a powerful exhibiting on the opening day.
Yuki Tsunoda seemed sturdy all by way of Friday, however he completed the session within the barrier on the remaining flip after clipping the wall on the within, breaking his suspension which despatched him into the barrier on the exit.
George Russell had a quiet day to finish up seventh, with Alpine’s Gasly, Kick Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg and Albon rounding out the highest 10.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli seemed sturdy on the medium, however he completed down in eleventh almost a second behind, and his day ended prematurely as he made contact with the wall on the exit of the ultimate flip.
The Racing Bulls Isack Hadjar completed twelfth, whereas Lewis Hamilton, who gained the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in 2021, endured a tough session, setting solely the twelfth quickest lap.
Ferrari’s seven-time F1 champion was follwed by Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, the Haas of Oliver Bearman and Alpine’s Jack Doohan.
Lance Stroll completed 18th having had a high-speed, 360-degree spin at Flip 1 within the opening phases, as he completed forward of the second Haas of Esteban Ocon.
Reigning F2 champion and rookie F1 driver Gabriel Bortoleto suffered a gasoline leak on his automotive, which meant that he spent your entire session in Sauber’s storage.
