{"id":1796,"date":"2017-07-14T09:54:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T13:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=1796"},"modified":"2017-07-14T09:58:21","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T13:58:21","slug":"1796","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2017\/07\/14\/1796\/","title":{"rendered":"Valtteri Bottas fastest at Silverstone in FP2"},"content":{"rendered":"

After Valtteri Bottas<\/strong> set the pace in first practice<\/a>, Formula 1<\/strong> returned for second practice at Silverstone<\/strong> for the British Grand Prix<\/strong>. In second practice, teams began conducting long distance running, and also began undertaking qualifying simulations due to a chance of rain for FP3 ahead of qualifying.<\/p>\n

Valtteri Bottas fastest at Silverstone in FP2<\/h2>\n

For second practice, Kevin Magnussen<\/strong> returned behind the wheel for Haas F1<\/strong> after he sat out FP1 so Antonio Giovinazzi<\/strong> could drive in the session.<\/p>\n

While FP1 saw relatively few incidents, a number of incidents occurred in FP2 with a number of drivers having off track excursions. Drivers included Kimi Raikkonen<\/strong>, Felipe Massa<\/strong>, and Lewis Hamilton<\/strong>, who ran wide and violently hit a kerb out on track, resulting in suspected floor damage. One incident out on track however, was between Massa and Max Verstappen<\/strong>, with Verstappen being blocked during a flying lap in the final sector by the Williams driver. Due to this extensive blocking, the incident is being investigated by the stewards, and may result in Massa being a given a penalty in qualifying.<\/p>\n

When the 90 minute long session ended, Valtteri Bottas emerged as the pacesetter for the second time this weekend, setting a 1:28.496. The lap of the session however, was Lewis Hamilton’s, being only 0.047 seconds slower than Bottas on the slower soft compound tyre. In FP2, Red Bull Racing<\/strong> and Ferrari<\/strong> switched positions in the running order with the Ferrari pair being third and fourth fastest in the session, within 0.5 seconds of the Mercedes drivers.<\/p>\n

After FP2, one thing that was notable was the low tyre degredation rates around Silverstone, especially on thee supersoft tyre. For this reason, a one stop race could be a likely prospect on Sunday, although the British Grand Prix is usually a two stop race.<\/p>\n

Results from Practice 2 for the British Grand Prix:<\/h4>\n
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  1. Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, 1:28.496<\/li>\n
  2. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:28.543<\/li>\n
  3. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:28.828<\/li>\n
  4. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 1:28.956<\/li>\n
  5. Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, 1:29.098<\/li>\n
  6. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Racing, 1:29.586<\/li>\n
  7. Nico Hulkenberg, Renault, 1:29.936<\/li>\n
  8. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:30.006<\/li>\n
  9. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, 1:30.238<\/li>\n
  10. Esteban Ocon, Force India, 1:30.383<\/li>\n
  11. Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso,<\/li>\n
  12. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, 1:30.562<\/li>\n
  13. Sergio Perez, Force India, 1:30.624<\/li>\n
  14. Romain Grosjean, Haas F1, 1:30.661<\/li>\n
  15. Lance Stroll, Williams, 1:30.695<\/li>\n
  16. Stoffel Vandoorne, McLaren, 1:30.782<\/li>\n
  17. Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1, 1:30.835<\/li>\n
  18. Jolyon Palmer, Renault, 1:30.879<\/li>\n
  19. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, 1:31.616<\/li>\n
  20. Pascal Wehrlein, Sauber, 1:31.929<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Main Photo<\/p>\n

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    Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n