09:40
Verstappen goes fastest
Test test test
Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing FW45. Formula 1 World Championship,…
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07 Jul 2023
17:11
That's a wrap
Friday at Silverstone is done and dusted.
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17:09
FP2 results
Second practice results can be found here...
Pierre Gasly (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523 and Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1…
17:05
Chequered flag
Verstappen on top ahead of Sainz, Albon, Perez, Sargeant, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Gasly, Piastri and Alonso.
17:02
Sainz radio
Sainz is told: "Hamilton pace on the soft is 33.6 and 34.3."
Sainz replies: "That is fast."
16:56
Into the final 10 minutes
Verstappen has switched to the mediums for some race running.
Hard to get a read of the rest of the race simulations with Ocon and Norris lapping quicker than Sainz and Perez - which is not what you'd expect.
16:50
FP2 shots
Zhou Guanyu (CHN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team C43. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…
16:47
Current order
Verstappen, Sainz, Albon, Perez, Sargeant, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Gasly, Piastri, Alonso, Zhou, Russell, Ocon, Norris, Hamilton, Bottas, Magnussen, Tsunoda, de Vries and Leclerc.
16:44
Zhou improves
A late improvement from Zhou, who still is doing some qualifying simulations.
He's up to 11th ahead of Russell - so a good lap from the Alfa man.
16:41
Leclerc
Looks like Leclerc is out of FP2 - with no laps on the board.
16:38
Order after Q runs
Verstappen, Sainz, Albon, Perez, Sargeant, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Gasly, Piastri and Alonso.
16:35
Hamilton only 11th
On the soft tyre, Hamilton only manages 11th. Not good news for the British fans.
16:31
Williams are cooking
Third and fifth for Williams now - impressive pace.
16:27
Verstappen goes clear on the softs
Time for the quali runs as Hamilton returns to top spot.
16:23
Current order after 20 minutes
Sainz, Perez, Verstappen, Piastri, Hamilton, Gasly, Norris, Tsunoda, Albon and Ocon.
16:18
Good lap from Sainz
He puts 0.3s between him and Perez at the top.
16:15
Hamilton
After a slow start to the session, Hamilton goes third in the Mercedes.
He's 0.455s off Verstappen after setting the best final sector of anyone so far.
16:14
Hamilton struggling
No representative lap on the board for Hamilton yet. He's 2.0s down on Verstappen currently.
16:13
Current top 10
Verstappen, Piastri, Perez, Ocon, Gasly, Alonso, Sainz, Norris, Tsunoda and Russell.
16:10
More Verstappen domination
He goes 0.4s clear of his teammate at the top.
16:10
Leclerc
Ferrari have confirmed to us that Leclerc has an electrical issue. They are trying to fix it now.
16:09
Piastri sets the pace
A 1m30.027s for the McLaren driver - a tenth clear of Ocon.
16:07
Busy start to FP2
Only Leclerc, Magnussen and Hamilton are still in the pit lane.
16:06
Busy start to FP2
Only Leclerc, Magnussen and Hamilton are still in the pit lane.
16:05
FP2 is now underway
After a quick barrier repair, FP2 is now underway at Silverstone.