Russell slotted into sixth after finishing his qualifying simulation within the closing minutes, and Nico Hulkenberg gave Haas one thing to smile about by setting the seventh quickest time forward of Ricciardo in eighth for RB. The Aston Martin duo of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll adopted in ninth and tenth respectively.
Having caught the attention with a powerful exhibiting in FP1, Valtteri Bottas continued a constructive day for Kick Sauber by claiming P11. Magnussen was twelfth after his earlier crash, with Alex Albon thirteenth for Williams and Max Verstappen a low-key 14th within the Crimson Bull, in entrance of crew mate Perez in fifteenth.
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Yuki Tsunoda took P16 for RB, whereas Franco Colapinto accomplished his first full day on monitor as a Williams driver in P17. The Alpines of Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon had been P18 and P19, forward of Zhou Guanyu on the rear of the pack within the Kick Sauber.
The groups and drivers will now delve into the info earlier than returning to the monitor on Saturday for the weekend’s third and closing apply session at 1230 native time, forward of qualifying later within the day at 1600.
