Formula 1: Verstappen is hot while Mercedes form cools

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Max Verstappen was fastest for Red Bull ahead of Renault's Daniel Ricciardo as Mercedes struggled in a surprising conclusion to Friday's second ...

Red Bull's Max Verstappen was in sparking form in practice for the Belgian Grand Prix AFP/Lars BaronSPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium: Max Verstappen was fastest for Red Bull ahead of Renault's Daniel Ricciardo as Mercedes struggled in a surprising conclusion to Friday's second free practice for the Belgian Grand Prix.

Lando Norris was seventh in the leading McLaren ahead of Esteban Ocon in the second Renault, Carlos Sainz in the second McLaren and Pierre Gasly of Alpha Tauri. It was a disappointing day for last year's winner Charles Leclerc and Ferrari. Leclerc finished up 15th with four-time champion Sebastian Vettel 17th.On a cool afternoon with rain threatening in the Belgian Ardennes, the air temperature was 16 degrees Celsius and the track only 23 degrees when the session began with most teams slow to send their cars out first.

Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff suggested after the morning's opening session that after the heat wave at Silverstone and Barcelona and on the longest circuit on the calendar, his team was having trouble finding a balanced set-up.

 

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