Also in the second practice, the drivers faced reliability problems. The home driver Oscar Piastri was the fastest ahead of Antonelli and Russell.
The beginning of training was really wild. Russell had contact with Lindblad in the pits. The riders were lined up, starting and Russell was trying to squeeze between the two cars. He damaged his front wing, which had to be replaced by the mechanics.
Colapinto almost stopped on the finish line, which Lewis Hamilton had to react to. Max Verstappen stopped on the way out of the pits (similar to Lindblad in the first practice). The Red Bull driver did not return to the track until shortly before the halfway mark.
Sergio Pérez didn’t drive until 10 minutes before the end. Cadillac had to deal with sensor issues. The Mexican drove two laps and then stopped on the track.
The Aston Martin drivers drove, even though their loss was great. Alonso missed the first practice and Stroll drove only three laps. The reason was problems with the Honda power unit. But for Stroll, the second practice ended prematurely again. Earlier, Carlos Sainz also had to retire.
The Mercedes drivers got to the front, and stayed there even after switching to soft tires. However, they were later surpassed by the home team’s Oscar Piastri.
Ten minutes before the end, Max Verstappen experienced a hot moment, who got off the track in the 10th corner and jumped very wildly. The car was damaged and practice ended for Verstappen.
The results
| P. | Rider | The team | Time | Loss | Kola | Tire. |
| 1 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:19.729 | 26 | soft | |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:19.943 | 0.214 | 31 | soft |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:20.049 | 0.320 | 28 | soft |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:20.050 | 0.321 | 32 | soft |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:20.291 | 0.562 | 30 | soft |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:20.366 | 0.637 | 13 | soft |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:20.794 | 1.065 | 29 | soft |
| 8 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:20.922 | 1.193 | 30 | soft |
| 9 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:20.941 | 1.212 | 28 | soft |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:21.179 | 1.450 | 29 | soft |
| 11 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:21.326 | 1.597 | 31 | soft |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:21.351 | 1.622 | 34 | soft |
| 13 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:21.358 | 1.629 | 29 | soft |
| 14 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:21.668 | 1.939 | 28 | soft |
| 15 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:21.847 | 2.118 | 32 | soft |
| 16 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:22.167 | 2.438 | 16 | soft |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:22.253 | 2.524 | 10 | medium |
| 18 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:22.619 | 2.890 | 27 | soft |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Ferrari | 1:23.660 | 3.931 | 28 | soft |
| 20 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:24.662 | 4.933 | 18 | soft |
| 21 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:25.816 | 6.087 | 13 | soft |
| 22 | Sergio Perez | Ferrari | – | – | 2 |
Progress
7:00: End of training.
6:58: Hadjar slowed down and explored the Australian grass…
6:55: VSC…
6:54: yellow flags… Pérez stands.
6:52: Sainz won’t start again… Stroll won’t.
6:51 a.m.: Verstappen jumped the curb and drove through a duck.
6:50: Perez makes a deal.
6:39: Alonso accelerated to 5.2 s. Hamilton got off the track.
6:36: Alonso now loses 5.8 seconds. If we calculate correctly, they would not meet the 107% rule.
6:35:
- Pia
- Ant
- Rus
- Ham
- Lec
- Lin
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6:30: Russell braked and had to duck…
6:27 a.m.: Pérez still hasn’t left. Cadillac is addressing sensor issues.
6:26: Verstappen after trati.
6:22: Verstappen’s car surrounded by mechanics. He hasn’t driven since the initial stop.
6:20: Stroll drove out…
6:19:
- RUs
- Pia
- Ant
- Ham
- Lec
- Had
- They
- Bor
- Law
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- Gas
- Oco
- Bea
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6:15: Piatri in the lead, Alonso on the track.
6:12: The drivers of Aston and Pérez have not left yet. Verstappen arrived at the end of the pit lane.
6:11: Antonelli took the lead – 1:20.801 on hard.
6:10: In the lead, Hamilton ahead of Russell and Piastri.
6:07 a.m.: Verstappen’s car went out on the pit exit.
6.05am: Colapinto tested Hamilton’s reactions. Almost stopped on the straight in the race track, Hamilton had to swerve quickly.
6:03: Russell collided with Lindblad in the pits. The riders were lined up, starting and Russell was trying to squeeze between the two cars. He damaged his front wing, which the mechanics have to change.
6:02: At the beginning of training, riders traditionally mainly use hard and medium tires.
6:00: We begin…
5:58: welcome to the online broadcast of the second practice.
