Valtteri Bottas was the fastest man in Free Practice 2 for Formula 1‘s French Grand Prix, as Mercedes AMG Motorsport completed another 1-2 standing. Bottas' best effort, set on the softest C2 tyres, was a lap time of 1:30.937 and marked the first sub-1:31.000 lap of the weekend at Circuit Paul Ricard. Contrarily to the 0.069 seconds gap between morning pacesetter Lewis Hamilton and Bottas in Free Practice 1, Bottas enjoyed a 0.424s advantage over the Brit on a hot afternoon in the south of France – although Hamilton's fastest time was on the medium tyres. Mercedes did have one issue during Practice 2, an incident between Hamilton and Red Bull Racing‘s Max Verstappen will...
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