SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Lewis Hamilton edged Kimi Raikkonen by 0.262s to top Friday’s afternoon practice session, which saw the top five drivers covered by 0.5s.Hamilton set a 1:44.753 to lead the session and swap positions with Raikkonen, who had beaten him to the fastest time in FP1. Mercedes is favoured this weekend due to the power-sensitive nature of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit but Ferrari will be encouraged by the gap to Hamilton from the afternoon’s qualifying simulations.The session was hit by a deluge of rain just after the completion of the qualifying simulations, which could be a sign of things to come with rain forecast for Sunday afternoon. With the prospect of rain mixing up proceedings for the grand prix, teams spent a long time working with the ultra-soft tyre to prepare the possibility of a quick stint in the dry.More to follow…
Source: Lewis Hamilton fastest in FP2 before Spa wash-out
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