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Leclerc top as Ferrari outpace Mercedes again: German GP FP2 Results

Ferrari favourites in Hockenheim?

Matthew Scott

Friday 26 July 2019 16:30

Ferrari consolidated their one-lap advantage at the German Grand Prix as Charles Leclerc led Sebastian Vettel in the team's second one-two finish of the day at Hockenheim in FP2.

After Vettel led the way in FP1, it was Leclerc who went quickest in the afternoon session, although Lewis Hamilton was just a tenth down on the Monegasque in third.

Although FP2 is often an indicator for clues of the weekend ahead, this session may end up being barely representative of conditions in qualifying and the race, with rain and much lower temperatures forecast.

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But it appears that Ferrari and Mercedes are certainly evenly matched, while Max Verstappen may have more time to make up, having encountered a loss of power during his short runs, which left him more than half a second off Leclerc, with Valtteri Bottas on a similar time after making errors on his run.

Pierre Gasly's session was one to forget as he wrecked his Red Bull crashing at the last corner.

Romain Grosjean was sixth fastest for Haas, running their original spec for 2019, suggesting that the team's upgrades may have been anything but in 2019, with Kevin Magnussen way down the order.

One team's updates seemingly having the desire effect is Racing Point, with Lance Stroll seventh-fastest, and Sergio Perez taking top-10 finishes in both of Friday's sessions.

German GP FP2 Results

1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:13.449
2. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 1:13.573
3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:13.595
4. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 1:14.111
5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:14.133
6. Romain Grosjean (Haas) 1:14.179
7. Lance Stroll (Racing Point) 1:14.268
8. Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) 1:14.458
9. Nico Hulkenberg (Renault) 1:14.472
10. Sergio Perez (Racing Point) 1:14.518
11. Carlos Sainz (McLaren) 1:14.662
12. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) 1:14.800
13. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) 1:15.010
14. Alexander Albon (Toro Rosso) 1:15.062
15. Pierre Gasly (Red Bull) 1:15.089
16. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:15.247
17. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) 1:15.406
18. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1:15.470
19. George Russell (Williams) 1:16.900
20. Robert Kubica (Williams) 1:16.980