Australian driver Oscar Piastri shone in the second free practice session of the Australian Grand Prix, setting the best time with a record of 1:19.729 at the Albert Park circuit, Melbourne.<\/p>\n
On board his McLaren, Piastri surpassed the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli, who was 0.214 seconds behind, and George Russell, third at 0.320 seconds.<\/p>\n
The session witnessed intense competition between McLaren and Mercedes, setting the tone for the start of the championship.<\/p>\n
The current world champion, Lando Norris, Piastri’s teammate, finished in seventh position, more than a second off the fastest time.<\/p>\n
Ferrari, who led the first session, had a less outstanding performance, with Lewis Hamilton in fourth place and Charles Leclerc in fifth.<\/p>\n
Max Verstappen, from Red Bull, improved his performance to secure the sixth-best time.<\/p>\n
Behind Verstappen, Norris, Arvid Lindblad’s Racing Bulls, and Frenchman Isack Hadjar’s Red Bull were placed.<\/p>\n
In the middle of the table, Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) finished in fourteenth position, while Carlos Sainz Jr. was 17th and Franco Colapinto 18th.<\/p>\n
Fernando Alonso, with Aston Martin, had problems and finished last among the drivers with registered time.<\/p>\n
Sergio P\u00e9rez, at the wheel of Cadillac, failed to set an official time.<\/p>\n
The session was marked by incidents, including contact between Russell and Lindblad, and yellow flags due to mechanical problems.<\/p>\n
Piastri achieved the reference time in the final part of the session, consolidating the rivalry between McLaren and Mercedes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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