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Vettel ahead after FP2 in Monaco

Published on 25 May 2017 15:11
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By: Fergal Walsh

Sebastian Vettel has ended the second practice session in Monaco on top after setting an impressive lap time of 1:12.720. The Ferrari looked very impressive around the streets of Monte Carlo, with Vettel's teammate Kimi Raikkonen occupying the third spot in the standings.

Splitting the two Ferrari's was Daniel Ricciardo, whose fastest time was just under half a second away from Vettel. Max Verstappen, in the other Red Bull, could only finish the session in P6.

Mercedes seemed to be struggling with its pace, as Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas ended up eighth and tenth respectively. However, it is widely expected that the Silver Arrows will pick up the pace once again tomorrow.

Toro Rosso will be delighted with its running, as they managed to set the fourth and fifth fastest laps, Daniil Kvyat leading Carlos Sainz. They managed to outpace both Force India's, who have an area of concern after ending the day in seventh and fourteenth.

?TOP TEN: END OF SESSION?

1 VET ?
2 RIC
3 RAI
4 KVY
5 SAI
6 VER
7 PER
8 HAM
9 MAG
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— Formula 1 (@F1) May 25, 2017

Only one driver was a victim of the ever present Monaco barriers. Lance Stroll whacked the barriers at top of the hill in sector one, ending his day early. Jolyon Palmer's engine gave up soon after the green light at the start of the session and was forced to park trackside.

Kevin Magnussen ended the session in an impressive ninth position in a Haas that looks to be in a position of claiming points this weekend. However, Grosjean wasn't entirely happy with his car today and could only manage P14.

Fergal Walsh

F1Grand Prix Monaco - Free practice 2

Monte Carlo - 25 May 2017

Driver

Team

Time

Difference

#
1

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

1:12.720

38
2

Daniel Ricciardo

Red Bull Racing

1:13.207

+0.487

35
3

Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari

1:13.283

+0.563

46
4

Daniil Kvyat

Toro Rosso

1:13.331

+0.611

41
5

Carlos Sainz jr

Toro Rosso

1:13.400

+0.680

43
6

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

1:13.486

+0.766

36
7

Sergio Perez

Force India

1:13.799

+1.079

45
8

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

1:13.873

+1.153

31
9

Kevin Magnussen

Haas F1

1:13.890

+1.170

46
10

Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes

1:13.902

+1.182

39
11

Stoffel Vandoorne

McLaren

1:13.946

+1.226

42
12

Jenson Button

McLaren

1:13.981

+1.261

37
13

Felipe Massa

Williams

1:14.003

+1.283

46
14

Romain Grosjean

Haas F1

1:14.022

+1.302

44
15

Esteban Ocon

Force India

1:14.093

+1.373

47
16

Lance Stroll

Williams

1:14.474

+1.754

27
17

Nico Hülkenberg

Renault

1:14.870

+2.150

41
18

Jolyon Palmer

Renault

1:15.616

+2.896

8
19

Marcus Ericsson

Sauber

1:15.691

+2.971

32
20

Pascal Wehrlein

Sauber

1:15.695

+2.975

37

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Replies (2)

f1fan0101

Posts: 1,804
Toro Rosso look incredible!!
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- May 25 2017 - 16:22
calle.itw

Posts: 8,527
Surely Mercedes' pace in this run wasnt representative? Good run from Toro Rosso, but will they be able to keep up? Interesting position for McLaren.
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- May 25 2017 - 16:40