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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLance Stroll suffered a heavy crash during FP2 in the Netherlands. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLance Stroll suffered a heavy crash during FP2 in the Netherlands. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n
Despite all the drama on track, the timesheets told a familiar story, with Lando Norris once again setting the benchmark, though this time with much closer competition.<\/p>\n
Norris topped the session with a 1:09.890, only 0.087s ahead of an impressive Fernando Alonso, who narrowly beat Piastri by just 0.002s for third.<\/p>\n
But the real story came from everything else happening around the timesheets.<\/p>\n
Light rain fell at the start of the session, and it wasn\u2019t long before a car found itself off the track.<\/p>\n
Lance Stroll crashed heavily into Turn 3 after locking his front left wheel, slamming into the barriers. The Aston Martin driver emerged unscathed, but the incident brought out a red flag and caused a ten-minute delay to the session.<\/p>\n
Once the track reopened, the chaos continued. Isack Hadjar reported a power issue and ground to a halt at Turn 8, bringing out a virtual safety car.<\/p>\n
Once the VSC ended, Lewis Hamilton spun out of Turn 9, adding to his earlier FP1 struggles and making it another difficult day for the seven-time world champion.<\/p>\n
Later in the session, Alex Albon beached his Williams at Turn 1 with around 20 minutes remaining, causing a second red flag and removing a third car from contention.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Oscar Piastri was involved in a bizarre pit lane incident with George Russell during the second red flag.<\/p>\n
The McLaren driver misjudged his pit entry while Russell was right behind him, nearly resulting in a collision, and the incident has now been referred to the stewards for investigation.<\/p>\n
Russell\u2019s pitlane setback didn\u2019t prevent him from posting a solid time, finishing fourth behind Piastri, with Max Verstappen and Hamilton rounding out the top six.<\/p>\n
Ferrari improved on their FP1 struggles, with Charles Leclerc finishing eighth, while Yuki Tsunoda climbed to seventh after a cleaner session than his FP1.<\/p>\n
Franco Colapinto achieved a rare top-ten finish for Alpine in ninth, ahead of Nico Hulkenberg\u2019s Sauber in tenth.<\/p>\n
While the forecasted rain never materialized in full, light showers at the beginning of the session and blustery conditions ensured FP2 remained far from straightforward.<\/p>\n
Teams return to the circuit for FP3 at 11:30am local time Saturday (7:30pm AEST).<\/p>\n
POS.
\nNO.
\nDRIVER
\nTEAM
\nTIME \/ GAP
\nLAPS<\/p>\n
1
\n4
\nLando Norris
\nMcLaren
\n01:09.890
\n28<\/p>\n
2
\n14
\nFernando\u00a0Alonso
\nAston Martin
\n+0.087s
\n20<\/p>\n
3
\n81
\nOscar\u00a0Piastri
\nMcLaren
\n+0.089s
\n29<\/p>\n
4
\n63
\nGeorge\u00a0Russell
\nMercedes
\n+0.384s
\n25<\/p>\n
5
\n1
\nMax\u00a0Verstappen
\nRed Bull Racing
\n+0.588s
\n23<\/p>\n
6
\n44
\nLewis\u00a0Hamilton
\nFerrari
\n+0.848s
\n22<\/p>\n
7
\n22
\nYuki\u00a0Tsunoda
\nRed Bull Racing
\n+0.905s
\n26<\/p>\n
8
\n16
\nCharles\u00a0Leclerc
\nFerrari
\n+0.944s
\n23<\/p>\n
9
\n43
\nFranco\u00a0Colapinto
\nAlpine
\n+1.067s
\n26<\/p>\n
10
\n27
\nNico\u00a0Hulkenberg
\nKick Sauber
\n+1.190s
\n25<\/p>\n
11
\n87
\nOliver\u00a0Bearman
\nHaas
\n+1.223s
\n26<\/p>\n
12
\n12
\nKimi\u00a0Antonelli
\nMercedes
\n+1.295s
\n21<\/p>\n
13
\n5
\nGabriel\u00a0Bortoleto
\nKick Sauber
\n+1.430s
\n25<\/p>\n
14
\n30
\nLiam\u00a0Lawson
\nRacing Bulls
\n+1.449s
\n25<\/p>\n
15
\n31
\nEsteban\u00a0Ocon
\nHaas
\n+1.471s
\n23<\/p>\n
16
\n55
\nCarlos\u00a0Sainz
\nWilliams
\n+1.792s
\n30<\/p>\n
17
\n23
\nAlexander\u00a0Albon
\nWilliams
\n+1.866s
\n16<\/p>\n
18
\n18
\nLance\u00a0Stroll
\nAston Martin
\n+2.085s
\n7<\/p>\n
19
\n10
\nPierre\u00a0Gasly
\nAlpine
\n+2.232s
\n28<\/p>\n
20
\n6
\nIsack\u00a0Hadjar
\nRacing Bulls<\/p>\n
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