Max Verstappen made it two from two on Friday by posting the fastest lap time in FP2, completing a very promising day for Red Bull. The Dutchman's lap time of 1.30.847 saw him just under a tenth clear of Lando Norris for McLaren, with Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in third more than two tenths back. With the evening conditions most similar to those in which the drivers will qualify on Saturday, the teams spent the early part of the session running low-fuel, soft-tyre qualifying simulations. The reduced session time, from 90 minutes to one hour, meant the track was much busier than in past FP2 sessions, and the contenders spent the last 30 minutes of the day conducting their long runs. On...
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