Scruffy Lewis Hamilton second to Valtteri Bottas after mistakes: British GP FP2 Results

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Scruffy Hamilton second to Bottas after mistakes: British GP FP2 Results

The Finn kept it tidiest in FP2!

Matthew Scott

Friday 12 July 2019 16:30

Valtteri Bottas emerged from a blustery second practice session for the British Grand Prix as the fastest man on-track, as several drivers – including Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton – struggled to keep to the track limits.

Hamilton ran off-track at Chapel when he looked set to better Bottas' top time.

Having topped the timesheets in FP1, Pierre Gasly once again went quicker than Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen, who also struggled to get the softs switched on. The Frenchman was fifth, behind the Ferrari's of Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel.

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McLaren once again assumed 'best of the rest' status, with Lando Norris in sixth ahead of Verstappen – a solid response after his comical trip into the gravel during a show run in a McLaren super car on Thursday.

British GP FP2 results

1. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 1:26.732
2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:26.801
3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1.26.929
4. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 1:27.180
5. Pierre Gasly (Red Bull) 1:27.249
6. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:27.546
7. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:27.562
8. Carlos Sainz (McLaren) 1:27.987
9. Alexander Albon (Toro Rosso) 1:27.997
10. Sergio Perez (Racing Point) 1:28.002
11. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) 1:28.008
12. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1:28.059
13. Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) 1:28.126
14. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) 1:28.128
15. Nico Hulkenberg (Renault) 1:28.217
16. Lance Stroll (Racing Point) 1:28.240
17. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) 1:28.294
18. Romain Grosjean (Haas) 1:28.906
19. Robert Kubica (Williams) 1:29.935
20. George Russell (Williams)1:30.514