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Carlos Sainz upstaged local hero Lewis Hamilton to top the times for Ferrari in Friday’s second practice at the British Grand Prix, outpacing his Mercedes rival by just over a tenth of a second on a wet and windy day.
Daniel Ricciardo was only ninth fastest, but was upbeat about his chances heading into the weekend after a promising afternoon session for McLaren.
Teammate Lando Norris showed some strong pace to go third-fastest, only 0.176 seconds slower than Sainz.
Ricciardo was almost a second slower than the Ferrari driver, but said that was down to him not putting together a good one-lap run rather than a genuine lack of pace.
“We got out there, had a little bit of fun,” Ricciardo said. “With the hard (tyre) it was looking alright and then with the soft I didn’t really put the greatest lap in the world together.
Daniel Ricciardo’s F1 hopes rise despite latest McLaren blow as…
“But I think we’re in a decent place considering, and then looking at Lando, we look like we’re in a decent spot.
“It’s early, we just have obviously one session, but for the only dry session of the day I think we’re alright.”
He added: “I’m optimistic that we can do alright tomorrow.”
Meanwhile, Sainz, recording his first session-topping time since the Australian Grand Prix in April, clocked a best lap of one minute and 28.952 seconds to beat the seven-time champion Hamilton, who appeared to have rediscovered his verve, by 0.163 seconds.
It was an uplifting day for Sainz, who was frustrated two weeks ago in Canada where he was fastest in the race, but unable to pass Max Verstappen’s Red Bull to win.
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“We expect to be competitive at every circuit and we hope to do well here,” said Sainz. “I expect it because the car is a very competitive car, as is the Red Bull, as is the Merc when there’s a bit less bumps, and there’s a bit more high-speed!
“So, yes, I think we all knew coming into this weekend that it was going to be a tight battle and again, it looks like it’s the same here.”
Norris in third led world champion and series leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull and Charles Leclerc in the second Ferrari.
“It was a tricky day and we had a few problems on my side,” said Leclerc, winner of six pole positions this year.
“Hopefully, we have a cleaner day tomorrow and things go our way.”
Daniel Ricciardo’s F1 hopes rise despite latest McLaren blow as…
Carlos Sainz upstaged local hero Lewis Hamilton to top the times for Ferrari in Friday’s second practice at the British Grand Prix, outpacing his Mercedes rival by just over a tenth of a second on a wet and windy day.
Daniel Ricciardo was only ninth fastest, but was upbeat about his chances heading into the weekend after a promising afternoon session for McLaren.
Teammate Lando Norris showed some strong pace to go third-fastest, only 0.176 seconds slower than Sainz.
Ricciardo was almost a second slower than the Ferrari driver, but said that was down to him not putting together a good one-lap run rather than a genuine lack of pace.
“We got out there, had a little bit of fun,” Ricciardo said. “With the hard (tyre) it was looking alright and then with the soft I didn’t really put the greatest lap in the world together.
Daniel Ricciardo’s F1 hopes rise despite latest McLaren blow as…
“But I think we’re in a decent place considering, and then looking at Lando, we look like we’re in a decent spot.
“It’s early, we just have obviously one session, but for the only dry session of the day I think we’re alright.”
He added: “I’m optimistic that we can do alright tomorrow.”
Meanwhile, Sainz, recording his first session-topping time since the Australian Grand Prix in April, clocked a best lap of one minute and 28.952 seconds to beat the seven-time champion Hamilton, who appeared to have rediscovered his verve, by 0.163 seconds.
It was an uplifting day for Sainz, who was frustrated two weeks ago in Canada where he was fastest in the race, but unable to pass Max Verstappen’s Red Bull to win.
Daniel Ricciardo
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“We expect to be competitive at every circuit and we hope to do well here,” said Sainz. “I expect it because the car is a very competitive car, as is the Red Bull, as is the Merc when there’s a bit less bumps, and there’s a bit more high-speed!
“So, yes, I think we all knew coming into this weekend that it was going to be a tight battle and again, it looks like it’s the same here.”
Norris in third led world champion and series leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull and Charles Leclerc in the second Ferrari.
“It was a tricky day and we had a few problems on my side,” said Leclerc, winner of six pole positions this year.
“Hopefully, we have a cleaner day tomorrow and things go our way.”
