Saudi Arabia GP Live: Free Practice 2 Live – The Second Free Practice session has started after a delayed start. It is Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc who tops the timesheet in the FP2 session after setting a lap time of 1m30.074s. Max Verstappen is second after setting a lap time of 1m30.214s. Carlos Sainz is in the third position after setting a lap time of 1m30.320s. Follow Formula 1 and Saudi Arabia GP Live Updates on InsideSport.IN

Carlos Sainz is in the fourth position followed by the two AlphaTauri drivers. Pierre Gasly is in the fifth position followed by Yuki Tsunoda. Sergio Perez is in the seventh position followed by Esteban Ocon of Alpine in the eighth. Lewis Hamilton is reeling in the ninth position and Fernando Alonso makes it to the tenth spot.

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Saudi Arabia GP Live: Charles Leclerc tops the timesheet once again with Max Verstappen in second position, can Hamilton & Mercedes find pace? Follow FP2 Live Updates

• The green flag is shown once again.

• Yellow Flag as Kevin Magnussen stops on the track. His dashboard is off and he is getting out of the car.
• “Power. Engine problem,” Kevin Magnussen reports over Haas team radio.

Softs are on as Lando heads out under the lights. 💡 #SaudiArabiaGP 🇸🇦 pic.twitter.com/ExD0vakpWl

— McLaren (@McLarenF1) March 25, 2022

#Charles16 setting the fastest time, it’s 1:30.074 on soft tyres.

P1 for the moment 👊#FP2 #SaudiArabianGP pic.twitter.com/ltMVCpk4pw

— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) March 25, 2022

• Charles Leclerc tops the timesheet in the FP2 session after setting a lap time of 1m30.074s.
• George Russell improves again to go fifth fastest with a lap time of 1m30.664s.
• Lewis Hamilton starts his flying lap.
• George Russell who is also running on the soft tyres goes eighth quickest with a lap time of 1m31.408s.
• Nico Hulkenberg, first on the softs, goes 13th fastest with a lap time of 1m31.615s. But, his teammate Lance Stroll goes seventh fastest with a lap time of 1m31.372s.
• Max Verstappen now goes fastest as he sets a lap time of 1m30.214s.
• Charles Leclerc is still leading in the FP2 session after setting a lap time of 1m.30.216s. Carlos Sainz is second after setting a lap time of 1m30.320s. Max Verstappen is in the third position after setting a lap time of 1m30.551s.
• Red Bull drivers are now out on the track. Max and Sergio are both on their flying laps.

Underway in FP2 🟢

— Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) March 25, 2022

• “Quite a lot of bouncing,” Carlos Sainz reports over to the Ferrari team radio.
• Charles Leclerc is a second quicker than he went earlier in the FP1 session.
• Charles Leclerc goes straight to the top of the timing sheets with a lap time of 1m30.216s.
• Now up to 18 drivers on the circuit. Just the Red Bulls staying in the garage.
• The FP2 session gets underway.

we’ve taken our seats, the session will go ahead at 20:15 local time pic.twitter.com/4Jtwy4akJX

— Scuderia AlphaTauri (@AlphaTauriF1) March 25, 2022

• Race control has confirmed FP2 will start at 20:15 local time. Just in three minutes.

Time to suit up and get back out there 😎 #essereFerrari 🔴 #SaudiArabianGP #FP2 pic.twitter.com/VCBFXtMIaN

— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) March 25, 2022

• FP2 session has been delayed by 15 minutes. after a meeting with the drivers only just finished. the marshals have also been busy repairing the track after several crashes in F2 earlier on. it showcases how costly a mistake on a street circuit can be.
• Conditions wise this evening, it has cooled off to 21 Degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, the track temperature is 24 Degrees.

Zoom in on LH’s eyes. Full focus. 👀 @LewisHamilton pic.twitter.com/AMvo84Fh4E

— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) March 25, 2022

Yep, this is still going…😂🤦 pic.twitter.com/SNzsKWbpss

— Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) March 25, 2022

surf’s up 🤙 a solid start from our boys in FP1 👊 @PierreGASLY – P5@yukitsunoda07 – P6 pic.twitter.com/uEu8DnlO2y

— Scuderia AlphaTauri (@AlphaTauriF1) March 25, 2022

Saudi Arabia GP Live: The standing after the FP1 Session

1. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, 1m30.772s
2. Max Verstappen, Red Bull, 1m30.888s
3. Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo, 1m31.084s
4. Carlos Sainz, Ferrari, 1m31.139s
5. Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri, 1m31.317s
6. Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri, 1m31.505s
7. Sergio Perez, Red Bull, 1m31.563s
8. Esteban Ocon, Alpine, 1m32.026s
9. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1m32.364s
10. Fernando Alonso, Alpine, 1m32.381s

🏁 FP1 CLASSIFICATION 🏁

🔝 Leclerc followed by Verstappen… again 😅
🙌 Bottas and Alfa Romeo in P3
🤕 K-Mag w/ mechanical issue#SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/pn9gchD7q0

— Formula 1 (@F1) March 25, 2022

Oooops 😳

Leclerc misses his @ScuderiaFerrari crew in the pit lane 😅

📻 “Sorry, I thought we were later than that” #SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/8t7T2iQDMV

— Formula 1 (@F1) March 25, 2022

Saudi Arabia GP Live: Charles Leclerc tops the timesheet once again with Max Verstappen in second position, can Hamilton & Mercedes find pace? Follow FP2 Live Updates

• The first Free Practice session concludes as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is leading the charts. Max Verstappen is in the second position followed by Valtteri Bottas.
• Charles Leclerc is topping the charts with a lap time of 1m30.772s. Max Verstappen is second with a lap time of 1m30.888s. Valtteri Bottas is third with a lap time of 1m31.084s.
• Charles Leclerc is second with a lap time of 1m31.192s.
• Only Yuki Tsunoda of AlphaTauri is in the pits.
• Now Carlos Sainz reports “A lot of bouncing, guys”.
• Haas has confirmed Kevin Magnussen won’t be back out in FP1 after suffering his earlier hydraulics problem.
• Just eight minutes to go in the FP1 session.
• Red Bull have come out all guns blazing as they are looking very strong after a disappointing outing in Bahrain.

POV: You’re @LandoNorris 👀#SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/YcGYBFfyQT

— Formula 1 (@F1) March 25, 2022

• Lewis Hamilton is reeling down in the seventh position with a lap time of 1m.32.364s.

Seeing double. ↔️#F1 #SaudiArabianGP pic.twitter.com/6Gy6Ga2zzV

— Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) March 25, 2022

• Pierre Gasly leapfrogs Leclerc to move second with a lap time of 1m31.317s.
• Charles Leclerc is now second with a lap time of 1m31.470s.

You okay, @Carlossainz55? 😅#SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/mNtMdQi7Cc

— Formula 1 (@F1) March 25, 2022

• Sergio Perez moves to the fourth position with a lap time of 1m32.134s.
• Lewis Hamilton on team radio says, “A lot of bouncing.”
• Kevin Magnussen’s car is still up on the stands, so he isn’t coming out anytime soon. His teammate is down in P19, with only five laps to his name. So this session isn’t exactly going to plan for Haas so far.
• Lewis Hamilton moves up to the fourth position with a lap time of 1m32.364s.
• Both the Ferrari’s are out on the track. Carlos Sainz is on his way to a flying lap.

The final turn has been widened…

And the drivers are making use of the extra space 😅#SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/stnh32C6d0

— Formula 1 (@F1) March 25, 2022

Saudi Arabia GP Live: Charles Leclerc tops the timesheet once again with Max Verstappen in second position, can Hamilton & Mercedes find pace? Follow FP2 Live Updates

🚨 Team Statement 🚨
After the #BahrainGP, we identified a suspected sealing issue with the Power Unit in Fernando’s car. As a precaution the ICE has been changed for the Saudi GP and the Bahrain unit sent back to Viry for further analysis. #SaudiArabianGP pic.twitter.com/WxDTAHggwA

— BWT Alpine F1 Team (@AlpineF1Team) March 25, 2022

• The red flag has been shown.

A small change to the driver numbers 💛🤍

What do you think, #Tifosi? #essereFerrari 🔴 #SaudiArabianGP #FP1 pic.twitter.com/lU1YqiVaQB

— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) March 25, 2022

let’s call this picture “Inspector Valtteri” 🕵🏼‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/V4GzuMqCzo

— Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN (@alfaromeoorlen) March 25, 2022

• Max Verstappen is topping the charts with a lap time of 1m31.885s. Sergio Perez is second with a lap time of 1m32.388s.

Colours be ✨ poppin’ ✨#SaudiArabianGP @BWTUKLtd pic.twitter.com/LeXEpvsahd

— BWT Alpine F1 Team (@AlpineF1Team) March 25, 2022

• Both the Ferrari drivers are yet to come out on the track.
• Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg, Lance Stroll, Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu, Sergio Perez, Pierre Gasly, Mick Schumacher, Alex Albon and Daniel Ricciardo are all out on track.
• The first Free Practice session gets underway.
• Track tweaks have taken place to improve visibility and safety. Screens have been placed at Turns 13, 16, and 19 to warn drivers of any potential incidents taking place ahead of them.
• Tyre compounds on offer this weekend are the C4 soft, C3 medium, and C2 hard.

💛😆 ‘I was using yellow before you were born.’ pic.twitter.com/Q3mZGesFwY

— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) March 25, 2022

• The Conditions today are dry and sunny but also windy. The track temperature is 29 degrees Celsius.

Fridays 😎 pic.twitter.com/aMk1c4vSvT

— Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) March 25, 2022

• Just 23 minutes to go for the first Free Practice session.

Is it our turn yet…? 😏

Our first practice session of the weekend is in 45 minutes 🙌#SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/d1fikwhE6M

— Formula 1 (@F1) March 25, 2022

🔜 #SaudiArabianGP pic.twitter.com/xfLsyLkrfB

— Formula 1 (@F1) March 24, 2022

It’s not even been four months since we were last in Jeddah…

But a lot has changed ⬇️👀#SaudiArabianGP #F1 https://t.co/9Ce2ttDeEj

— Formula 1 (@F1) March 24, 2022

• Bad news for fans, Sebastian Vettel is yet to return a negative Covid result. That means Nico Hulkenburg will continue to fill his shoes for Aston Martin in Jeddah.

BREAKING: Sebastian Vettel will miss this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to Covid-19 with Nico Hulkenberg to drive for Aston Martin in his place.

— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) March 25, 2022

Saudi Arabia GP Live: Timings of Saudi Arabia GP

Practice 1, Date – 25th March

Timings – 19:30 to 20:30 IST

Practice 2, Date – 25th March

Timings – 22:30 to 23:30 IST

Practice 3, Date – 26th March

Timings – 19:30 to 20:30 IST

Qualifying, Date – 26th March

Timings – 22:30 to 23:30 IST

Race, Date – 27th March

Timings – 22:30 to 00:30 IST

Saudi Arabia GP Live: Charles Leclerc tops the timesheet once again with Max Verstappen in second position, can Hamilton & Mercedes find pace? Follow FP2 Live Updates

Where can you watch the Practice, Qualifying, and Race on TV?

The Practice, Qualifying, and Race can be viewed on Star Sports.

Where can you watch the Practice, Qualifying, and Race? – Live Stream

The Practice, Qualifying, and Race can be live-streamed on Disney + Hotstar.

One team, one dream. We go again. 👊🧡#SaudiArabianGP 🇸🇦 pic.twitter.com/eeHNNpw3HY

— McLaren (@McLarenF1) March 21, 2022

Saudi Arabia GP Live: Charles Leclerc tops the timesheet once again with Max Verstappen in second position, can Hamilton & Mercedes find pace? Follow FP2 Live Updates

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Location – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

First Grand Prix – 2021