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The Formula 1 teams also received favorable weather conditions during the second training session in Portimao: the drivers in the first half of practice Prototype tires designed for Pirelli 2021 could also be testedwhile, of course, they continued to prepare for the merits of the race weekend.
The fastest lap time was finally reached by Valtteri Bottas again: the Mercedes driver finished in the lead with 1 minute 17.940 seconds, almost 6 tenths of a second ahead of Max Verstappenand Lando Norris, who finished third in eighth place.
Verstappen’s training did not go well, the Dutch driver battled Lance Stroll down the stretch of the course in the final third of practice, and since neither of them wanted to let go of the other at Turn 1, the two racing cars collided at high speed.
Luckily it didn’t turn into a big accident, Verstappen was able to evict the box back, but Stroll’s car got stuck on the gravel pad and training was interrupted by red flags. The accident is being investigated by the judges.
It was not the only pause with a red flag in the hour and a half: before Pierre Gasly’s race car had to be interrupted due to a running race car.
The Ferraris performed well in the second training session: Charles Leclerc finished in fourth place while Sebastian Vettel finished the day with a sixth position, ahead of Gasly, who was forced to skip a significant part of training due to the aforementioned incident. Between the two Ferraris, Carlos Sainz finished fifth with McLaren.
Confident leader of the World Championship points race, Lewis Hamilton was only eighth fastest with a 1.3-second lead, ahead of Pierre Gasly.
In the top 10, Esteban Ocon and Alexander Albon remain closed.
Daniel Ricciardo finished only 13th, while Kimi Räikkönen drove the 15th fastest time. Antonio Giovinazzi closed the line with a 3.4-second lead.
The program of the Formula 1 Portuguese Grand Prix will continue with the third free practice on Saturday at noon, while the timer is organized from 3 pm
At F1World, of course, we report on every moment of your race weekend, and it’s worth a look at F1Világ Paddockba also where we provide up-to-the-minute information about events in Portimao.
The result of the second free practice:
