Second Free Practice Results 2021 Dutch F1 GP
Event: Dutch Grand Prix
Track: Zandvoort circuit
Carlos Sainz driving on the banked corner turn 14 at Zandvoort
Weather: dry 20.7°C
Tarmac: dry 34.3°C
Humidity: 66.4%
Wind: 0.7 m/s NE
Pressure: 1021.3 bar
The start of the 2nd practice for the 2021 Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix was delayed by 5 minutes. The Aston Martin mechanics were still fixing the car of Sebastian Vettel when the session started.
Kimi Raikkonen was the first to clock a lap time in the Alfa Romeo. After 5 minutes Valtteri Bottas was topping the timesheet with the Mercedes with a 1:11.664 min when Hamilton's car had an engine failure and caused the second red flag of the weekend.
The British driver's second practice session ended prematurely. It was the second Mercedes engine to have broken down in 30 minutes at Zandvoort. It makes you wonder if the banking or the curbs are causing the Mercedes power unit to break down. The session continued quite quickly when Hamilton's Mercedes was recovered.
Half way through this FP2ession Esteban Ocon was quickest in the Alpine with a 1:11.074 min on the soft tyres when Nikita Mazepin lost the Haas when turning in for turn 11 and ended up in the gravel trap. A third red flag session was needed to recover the car.
With 25 minutes to go the track was clear again for the remaining session. With 20 minutes to go both Ferrari's stopped the timesheet with Charles Leclerc on top with a 1:10.902, the first time in the 1:10's. His teammate Carlos Sainz was 0,154s slower.
For the rest of the session, the teams seemed to do some long running. Hamilton didn't return to the session.
FP2 Times Table 2021 Dutch GP
| P | No | Driver | Team | Lap Time | 1st Gap | Laps | Tyres |
| 1 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:10,902 | 17 | ????S (C3) | |
| 2 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:11,056 | +0,154s | 18 | ????S (C3) |
| 3 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:11,074 | +0,172s | 19 | ????S (C3) |
| 4 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:11,132 | +0,230s | 18 | ????S (C3) |
| 5 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:11,264 | +0,362s | 18 | ????S (C3) |
| 6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:11,280 | +0,378s | 18 | ????S (C3) |
| 7 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:11,462 | +0,560s | 17 | ????S (C3) |
| 8 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:11,488 | +0,586s | 18 | ????S (C3) |
| 9 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:11,678 | +0,776s | 18 | ????S (C3) |
| 10 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:11,713 | +0,811s | 19 | ????S (C3) |
| 11 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:11,911 | +1,009s | 18 | ????M (C2) |
| 12 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:11,946 | +1,044s | 16 | ????S (C3) |
| 13 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:12,096 | +1,194s | 20 | ????S (C3) |
| 14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:12,136 | +1,234s | 18 | ????M (C2) |
| 15 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:12,157 | +1,255s | 15 | ????S (C3) |
| 16 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:12,206 | +1,304s | 18 | ????S (C3) |
| 17 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:12,607 | +1,705s | 14 | ????S (C3) |
| 18 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:12,610 | +1,708s | 17 | ????S (C3) |
| 19 | 9 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | 1:12,835 | +1,933s | 6 | ????S (C3) |
| 20 | 63 | George Russell | Williams | 1:12,855 | +1,953s | 3 | ????S (C3) |
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Oh totally, thats explained it for joe average f1 punter then ....wtf
A bit more info Mercedes please, thats like saying the car stopped cause the engine had a problem......
OK, enough of this crap. The only people enjoying the past two weekends are the folks who waive the red flags. Sheesh.
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