Formula 1: Mercedes led free practice 2

The Mercedes team, with its British drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, dominated this morning the second round of practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, which will be run this Sunday with the latent chance of consecration of the current Dutch champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull).
Precisely the leader of the championship recorded the third best time on a wet Suzuka circuit, ahead of his teammate, the Mexican Sergio Pérez.In the fifth place was the Danish Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and then the Spaniard Carlos Sainz Jr., with Ferrari.The ten best times were completed with the Spanish Fernando Alonso (Alpine), Finland’s Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo), France’s Esteban Ocon (Alpine) and China’s Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo). The Japanese Grand Prix will meet its classification in the early hours of Saturday (3:00 argentina) and will contest the race on Sunday at 2:00.
After winning 11 of the 17 competitions held this year, Verstappen leads the season with 104 points ahead of Monegasque Charles Leclerc and 106 over Mexican “Checo” Pérez.The Dutchman, 25, needs to extend this weekend to 112 units the difference over his first pursuer, something he will achieve if he wins the race with the extra point for fastest lap. Otherwise, he will have to take eight more points than Leclerc and six more than Perez.

Original source in Spanish