F1 Results Today: Spanish Grand Prix practice times - Hamilton lands hammer blow on Verstappen

As preparations for the race and qualifying continued at the Spanish Grand Prix, it was Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton who topped the time sheets in FP2.

The seven-time world champion produced the fastest time of the session with a 1:13:264, just edging Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and McLaren’s Lando Norris.

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Reigning world champion Max Verstappen was left struggling to match his rivals, ending up in fifth below the Alpine of Pierre Gasly.

Earlier in the day, Verstappen had looked relatively strong, having just been edged by Norris at the top of the time sheets in FP1.

Below are the timesheets from both of Friday’s practice sessions in Barcelona.

F1 FP2 Results: Spanish Grand Prix 2024

1. Lewis Hamilton [Mercedes] - 1:13:264 2. Carlos Sainz [Ferrari] - +0.022
3. Lando Norris [McLaren] - +0.055
4. Pierre Gasly [Alpine] - +0.179
5. Max Verstappen [Red Bull] - +0.240
6. Charles Leclerc [Ferrari] - +0.333
7. Oscar Piastri [McLaren] - +0.358
8. George Russell [Mercedes] - +0.458
9. Esteban Ocon [Alpine] - +0.502
10. Valtteri Bottas [Kick Sauber] - +0.660
11. Kevin Magnussen [Haas] - +0.757
12. Nico Hulkenberg [Haas] - +0.789
13. Sergio Perez [Red Bull] - +0.817
14. Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin] - +0.827
15. Yuki Tsunoda [VCARB] - +0.947
16. Daniel Ricciardo [VCARB] - +0.993
17. Zhou Guanyu [Kick Sauber] - +1.081
18. Lance Stroll [Aston Martin] - +1.138
19. Alex Albon [Williams] - +1.543
20. Logan Sargeant [Williams]- +1.806

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F1 FP1 Results: Spanish Grand Prix 2024

1. Lando Norris [McLaren] - 1:14.228
2. Max Verstappen [Red Bull] - +0.024
3. Carlos Sainz [Ferrari] - +0.344
4. George Russell [Mercedes] - +0.386
5. Sergio Perez [Red Bull] - +0.464
6. Oscar Piastri [McLaren] - +0.639
7. Lewis Hamilton [Mercedes] - +0.683
8. Esteban Ocon [Alpine] - +0.858
9. Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin] - +0.994
10. Alex Albon [Williams] - +1.189
11. Charles Leclerc [Ferrari] - +1.206
12. Valtteri Bottas [Kick Sauber] - +1.244
13. Pierre Gasly [Alpine] - +1.256
14. Lance Stroll [Aston Martin] - +1.284
15. Daniel Ricciardo [VCARB] - +1.352
16. Zhou Guanyu [Kick Sauber] - +1.388
17. Kevin Magnussen [Haas] - +1.416
18. Logan Sargeant [Williams] - +1.524
19. Oliver Bearman [Haas] - +1.637
20. Yuki Tsunoda [VCARB] - +1.688

Who is the current F1 world champion?

Red Bull star Max Verstappen is the reigning F1 world champion. The Dutchman has won three world titles in total.

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