Leclerc outpaces Verstappen in second practice for Australian GP
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Melbourne: Ferrari s Charles Leclerc went quickest ahead of world champion Max Verstappen in second practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday, w...
Melbourne: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc went quickest ahead of world champion Max Verstappen in second practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday, with Carlos Sainz third barely two weeks after surgery.
Leclerc clocked a best lap round the Albert Park circuit of one minute 17.277 seconds, 0.381 clear of Red Bull's Verstappen, who won the first two races of the season.
"It was a solid first day, everything felt good from the start and I was comfortable in the car," said Monaco's Leclerc, who was third in Saudi Arabia a fortnight ago.
"It looks good for now but we have to wait and see how it will look tomorrow. I expect the field to be much tighter."