Practice report

F1 Saudi Arabian GP: FP2 red-flagged for Yuki Tsunoda crash, Lando Norris on top

Second practice session at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was red-flagged for a crash by Yuki Tsunoda, while it was business as usual for McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri

McLaren driver Lando Norris topped Free Practice 2 for the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with Red Bull racer Yuki Tsunoda causing a red flag with an avoidable crash.

With eight minutes left on the clock, Tsunoda planted his RB21 in the outside wall of the final corner, spelling an early end to the session as the clocked ticked down, with only enough time left for the usual practice starts.

It was the only major incident of an otherwise smooth second practice session in which McLaren reasserted its dominance. Norris had edged out McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri on the ferocious 6.1km Jeddah street circuit as the Briton aims to bounce back from a tough Bahrain weekend.

Lando Norris, McLaren

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After surprisingly ceding the top spot in first practice to Alpine's Pierre Gasly, Norris and Piastri never looked like anything but the fastest two cars around Jeddah, with Norris leading the early medium runs from his team-mate, by just 0.001s.

After 15 minutes Ferrari's Charles Leclerc upped the ante with a 1m29.002s on mediums, with Tsunoda and soft-tyre runner Liam Lawson also circulating in the top five.

F1 Saudi Arabian GP - FP2 results

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Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Interval	Tyres	km/h
1	L. Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	21	1'28.267		S	251.808
2	O. Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	22	+0.163 1'28.430	0.163	S	251.344
3	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	23	+0.280 1'28.547	0.117	S	251.012
4	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	22	+0.482 1'28.749	0.202	S	250.441
5	C. Sainz Williams	55	Williams	Mercedes	24	+0.675 1'28.942	0.193	S	249.897
6	Y. Tsunoda Red Bull Racing	22	Red Bull	Red Bull	19	+0.696 1'28.963	0.021	S	249.838
7	G. Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	21	+0.706 1'28.973	0.010	S	249.810
8	P. Gasly Alpine	10	Alpine	Renault	22	+0.839 1'29.106	0.133	S	249.437
9	N. Hulkenberg Sauber	27	Sauber	Ferrari	21	+0.926 1'29.193	0.087	S	249.194
10	A. Albon Williams	23	Williams	Mercedes	23	+0.953 1'29.220	0.027	S	249.119
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