FP2: Alonso heads Russell in disrupted second practice

The rain continued to play a pivotal position in the second practice session in Montreal with Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso setting the benchmark in the difficult situations.

Following the rain-disrupted opening session, the second practice was equally difficult. Drivers lined up in the pit lane with a few minutes from the beginning of FP2, however as quickly as they had been allowed to enter the observe, the rain began to fall.

Max Verstappen was pressured to finish his day early after a suspected ERS concern curtailed his operating. With the problem across the hybrid system of his RB20 having regarded fairly severe, the three-time champion sat out the remainder of the session with just for laps to his title.

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