In the second practice session of the French Grand Prix, the Scuderia also determines what happens to the clear lead.
Ferrari is back on top again with the Scuderia also posting the best time in the second free practice session of Formula One before the French Grand Prix - this time the Spaniard Carlos Sainz was unbeaten with a time of 1:32.527 minutes. In contrast to the first session on Friday afternoon, world champion Max Verstappen (Netherlands) failed to keep pace with Red Bull's Ferrari.
Although he finished third, his gap of 0.550 seconds was already evident. Sainz's team-mate Charles Leclerc (Monaco/0.101 seconds behind) was second, the closest pursuer of the world champion in the drivers' standings, 38 points behind Verstappen and his best time of the first practice session. It's a good time to assess all the odds and bet online at the best Danish provider https://betting-sider.net/.
A bad day for the Germans
The third force, but not remotely near the top, is Mercedes with record world champion Lewis Hamilton. The 37-year-old was fifth (0.990), his British compatriot and teammate George Russell (0.764) fourth.
Heppenheim Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel (1.893) in 13th place and Mick Schumacher (Haas/2.668) in 19th did not have a successful practice day, they will have to improve to finish in the points.
Hamilton paused in the first practice session and left his cockpit to young driver Nick de Freese. On Sunday Hamilton will complete his 300th Grand Prix in the premier class, he is only the sixth driver to reach that milestone. Saturday will see one more free practice session (1pm) and qualifying (4pm).
The twelfth with a total of 22 races of the season will take place at Le Castell, while next weekend's turbulent July concludes with a total of four races in Hungary. Then there's the summer break for the top class.
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