FP2: Alonso tops FP2 in Saudi Arabia

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Fernando Alonso emerged fastest in the second practice session at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, setting a lap time of 1:28.827 under the floodlights. Alonso led the session, outpacing George Russell by 0.230 seconds and Max Verstappen, who finished third.

Check out the results of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend, including the race results, qualifying times, and practice sessions

The session began 10 minutes late but soon saw intense activity. Valtteri Bottas had a spin at Turn 1, while an incident between Lewis Hamilton and Logan Sargeant will be investigated due to potential impeding.

Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez rounded out the top five, while Lance Stroll, despite receiving a black and white flag for a track limits infringement, finished sixth. Carlos Sainz, Hamilton, Pierre Gasly, and Oscar Piastri completed the top ten.

Yuki Tsunoda, Lando Norris, and Zhou Guanyu finished just outside the top ten, followed by Alex Albon. Esteban Ocon, Logan Sargeant, and the Haas duo of Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg filled the subsequent positions.

Daniel Ricciardo and Bottas concluded the session at the bottom of the standings. Teams will now analyze their data ahead of the final practice session on Friday at 1630 local time, before the critical qualifying session later in the evening.

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