AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly, Lando Norris for McLaren, and the Alpine of Esteban Ocon completed the top five. Verstappen, 1.28 off the pace, took sixth. The Dutch driver will have Charles Leclerc for company at the back of Sunday’s grid after an engine change to his Ferrari. It was a routine two sessions for most of the drivers but not McLaren’s Lando Norris who crashed on the way back to the pits in the morning and Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovinazzi after lunch. The Italian crashed at Turn Nine, bringing out the red flag. One man happy to be back on the track despite only posting the 12th fastest time in second practice was Kimi Raikkonen after the Alfa Romeo driver missed the last two races following a positive Covid-19 test. The sessions were blessed with sunshine but heavy rain is forecast for Saturday’s third practice and qualifying. With the washed-out Belgian Grand Prix still fresh in the mind, organisers have taken steps to ensure lightning doesn’t strike twice by arranging for qualifying to be staged on Sunday morning should it be impossible to go ahead in its traditional slot.
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