HIGHLIGHTS: Watch all the key moments as Verstappen tops the timesheets in FP2 at Istanbul Park
Max Verstappen was quickest of all 20 drivers in the first practice session for the Turkish Grand Prix – and he proved it was no fluke by repeating the feat in FP2 on Friday afternoon.
The Dutchman finished the session four tenths up on second quickest man Charles Leclerc, and over half a second clear of the closest Mercedes runner, Valtteri Bottas in third.
FP2 REPORT: Verstappen seals Friday clean sweep as he heads Leclerc in second Istanbul practice
Lewis Hamilton – who could win his seventh World Championship title this weekend – was fourth quickest, eight tenths down on Verstappen's time, while Alex Albon in the second Red Bull was fifth, after topping the timesheets for a good chunk of the session.
Hit play on the video above to see the key moments from second practice, as the drivers tried to get to grips with a very slippery Istanbul Park track.
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