Antonelli topped second Free Practice in Austria

Lando Norris was one of the first drivers to got on the track as he missed the majority of FP1 due to hydraulic problems on his car. Three minutes into the session Alexander Albon reported on the radio that he has no power and was told by Williams to box next lap.

By this time Norris topped the standings with time 1:08:000 seconds. His teammate Oscar Piastri lined up behind, many of the cars including the McLarens were on the medium tires.

After nine minutes Sergio Perez stopped his car in Turn 11 reporting that he has the same problem as he had in FP1. Virtual Safety Car was deployed and the cars returned into the boxes. After 10 minutes the practice was resumed.

With 22 minutes into the session there was a Yellow Flag for a minute as Norris spun in Turn 3. Despite that he was still on top of the standings with Antonelli, Piastri and Russell behind.

In the middle of the session Valtteri Bottas’ Cadillac had technical problems as there was a smoke in the cockpit and was driving slowly. He eventually made it into the boxes so the session wasn’t interrupted at all. By this time Kimi Antonelli set new fastest time of 1:07:657 seconds ahead of both McLarens and teammate George Russell.

By this time the teams started to switch on soft tires and Lewis Hamilton’s fast lap on these tires put him on the second place. Couple of minutes later Norris beat his time and locked second place behind Piastri. The front positions often changed as the drivers were setting fast times on fresh softs.

With 17 minutes remaining Antonelli was on top with both McLarens behind and many cars went into the boxes. Six minutes after, Lewis Hamilton, who was running on the fifth place, reported on the radio that he has too much understeer.

As the session came to an end Antonelli remained on top with McLarens, Verstappen, Hamilton and Russell behind.

Second Free Practice results:

1st – Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
2nd – Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – +0.237
3rd – Lando Norris (McLaren) – +0.325
4th – Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) – +0.550
5th – Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – +0.597
6th – George Russell (Mercedes) – +0.623
7th – Isack Hadjar (Red Bull Racing) – +0.744
8th – Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – +0.841
9th – Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) – +1.221
10th – Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) – +1.286
11th – Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – +1.362
12th – Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) – +1.364
13th – Oliver Bearman (Haas F1 Team) – +1.518
14th – Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) – +1.545
15th – Esteban Ocon (Haas F1 Team) – +1.816
16th – Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – +1.817
17th – Alexander Albon (Williams) – +1.824
18th – Carlos Sainz (Williams) – +2.117
19th – Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – +3.530
20th – Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – +3.684
21st – Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) – +4.293
22nd – Sergio Perez (Cadillac) – No Time