FP2 of ePrix of Saudi Arabia | De Vries looks for confidence

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12:22, 28 Jan 2022

Nyck de Vries had a reasonable second free practice session of the ePrix of Saudi Arabia. The Dutchman set the eighteenth fastest time and is therefore looking for confidence heading into qualifying later this day.

As reigning World Champion, a lot of pressure is on De Vries' shoulders. In his Mercedes, however, he experienced a disappointing day on Thursday. The driver hoped to impress immediately in the first free practice, but ended up with his car against the wall. It resulted in him not being able to continue.

De Vries didn't give up though, because on Friday afternoon he started a new training session full of confidence. The Dutchman was able to drive the entire free practice and managed to collect important data for his team. Mercedes hopes to benefit from this in qualifying.

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11:21 AM · Jan 28, 2022

De Vries prepares for qualification

His compatriot Robin Frijns finished fifth on the grid. Oliver Rowland, Sam Bird and Jake Dennis conquered the first three places successively. Qualifying is scheduled at 12:40 PM, followed by the race at 5 PM.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

FP2 of ePrix of Saudi Arabia | De Vries looks for confidence

De Vries prepares for qualification

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