Full results FP2 Qatar GP | Verstappen finishes just ahead of Hamilton

Valtteri Bottas was the fastest driver on track during the second free practice session for the Qatar Grand Prix. Max Verstappen finished third, followed by his title rival Lewis Hamilton on P4.

Bottas set a time of 1:23.148 and is thus about two tenths faster than Pierre Gasly on P2. The AlphaTauri driver puts down another strong result for his team. Sergio Perez has to make do with just eighth place.

The Aston Martin drivers seem to be in good shape with a P6 and P9 during the second practice session. Lando Norris also does good business for McLaren with a fifth place. Yuki Tsunoda and Carlos Sainz completed the top ten in Qatar.