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Formula 1, Monaco GP: Charles Leclerc felt comfortable in the second test
The Monaco dominance continued in the second phase of free practice at the Monaco GP.
With a best time of 1:12.656, Charles Leclerc was the commander in the second free test, this time with Pirelli soft tires on his Ferrari.
Behind him and only 44 milliseconds behind was his teammate. Carlos Saint completed Ferrari’s lead, leaving the third year to Sergio Perez, who was again quicker than Max Ferstappen.
The Mexican was less than four tenths of a second slower but 68 millimeters faster than the F1 world champion.
The fifth year belongs to Lando Norris, who slightly gilded the pill from Daniel Ricciardo’s accident. This week is a fiendish week for the Australian who lost the rear of the McLaren and hit the barriers on his first attempt in the pool section, forcing organizers to raise red flags and temporarily suspend FP2.
A tenth behind was George Russell with a car that Toto Wolff described as ‘unlead’ after FP1! FP2 was significantly worse for Lewis Hamilton, who made it in his 12th year in his Mercedes, 1.611s behind Leclerc.
Pierre Gusli again showed a very good picture with AlphaTauri in year 7, ahead of Fernando Alonso’s Alpine and Sebastian Vettel’s Aston Martin. Vettel also had a very scary moment in the corners of the pool but the German managed to regain control and dodge the barriers.
The top ten was chosen by Yuki Chunonda, with Kevin Magnussen’s Haas between Alpha Tauri and Hamilton.
The next free tests are scheduled for tomorrow Saturday at 14:00 Greek time.
Source: sport 24
Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.