Formula 1 world championship leader Sebastian Vettel laid down a strong marker for the rest of the Monaco weekend as he finished nearly half a second clear of nearest rival Daniel Ricciardo in second free practice on Thursday afternoon. But as the Ferrari driver set a new outright lap record for this configuration of the famous street track, Mercedes dropped back, with FP1 pacesetter Lewis Hamilton only eighth and Valtteri Bottas tenth, clearly keeping their powder dry for when it matters. Kimi Raikkonen made it a Ferrari one-three as he lapped half a second slower than Vettel, while Toro Rosso continued their excellent form as Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz finished fourth and fifth...
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