Verstappen, Bottas crash in crazy session: Austrian GP FP2 Results

FP2 for the Austrian Grand Prix was twice red-flagged, as Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas damaged their cars, while Sebastian Vettel came close to doing the same in a wild session.

Charles Leclerc ended the session top of the timesheets, but teams' qualifying simulations were almost entirely wiped out by the trio of incidents, which came in a crazy 20-minute spell.

Verstappen spun off at Turn 10, ploughing his rear-end into the barriers, before Bottas was launched front-wing-first into the tyres at Turn 6 and Vettel went off at a similar spot to the Dutchman.

Lewis Hamilton ran slower than his team-mate, who missed most of the session, although the Brit's time was set on hard tyres, hinting at serious strength in his Mercedes.

Austrian GP FP2 results

1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:05.086
2. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 1:05.417
3. Pierre Gasly (Red Bull) 1:05.487
4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:05.529
5. Carlos Sainz (McLaren) 1:05.545
6. Romain Grosjean (Haas) 1:05.701
7. Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) 1:05.728
8. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 1:05.871
9. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:05.879
10. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:05.952
11. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1:05.960
12. Sergio Perez (Racing Point) 1:05.964
13. Alexander Albon (Toro Rosso) 1:06.064
14. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) 1:06.119
15. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) 1:06.148
16. Nico Hulkenberg (Renault) 1:06.249
17. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) 1:06.418
18. Lance Stroll (Racing Point) 1:06.829
19. George Russell (Williams) 1:07.217
20. Robert Kubica (Williams) 1:08.508

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