How are the big three doing?published at 14:52 British Summer Time 27 April 2018
Red Bull: First and third (Ricciardo and Verstappen)
Ferrari: Second and 11th (Raikkonen and Vettel)
Mercedes: Fourth and fifth (Bottas and Hamilton)
Ricciardo fastest in second practice, Hamilton 5th, Vettel only 11th
Red Bull appear to have best race pace as Mercedes & Ferrari struggle
Verstappen crashes in first session - adding to several incidents this season
Final practice & qualifying coverage from 10:30 BST Saturday
Michael Emons
Red Bull: First and third (Ricciardo and Verstappen)
Ferrari: Second and 11th (Raikkonen and Vettel)
Mercedes: Fourth and fifth (Bottas and Hamilton)
Fernando Alonso, who has finished fifth, seventh and seventh this season already has more points than he earned in the whole of 2017.
It is another solid showing today from the Spaniard, who is sixth quickest out there.
"The car is undriveable," says Lance Stroll. It looks like being another weekend to forget for Williams.
In case you missed it, earlier this week deputy team principal Claire Williams said Formula 1 was "basically broken" and her team cannot win again as it is "impossible to keep up" with the big teams.
Stroll 14th, Sirotkin 17th for the Williams team, the only team to not have any championship points after three races.
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Ferrari are finally getting near the top of the leaderboard as Kimi Raikkonen goes second, five hundredths behind leader Daniel Ricciardo and seven tenths faster than Valtteri Bottas in third.
Sebastian Vettel, down in sixth, aims to find those extra tenths of a second he needs and can only take his car off the track at turn 15 after locking up and diving into a side road. Another lap ruined for Vettel.
Ricciardo or Verstappen?
Moon Quddus: This is Verstappen's *fourth* season in F1. Can't keep saying "but he's still young" forever.
Ape Steering: Maybe Red Bull need to let Max cool his heels in a Toro Rosso for a while and let Gasly drive the Red Bull. It worked with Kvyat.
Greg Mann: Ricciardo, is easily the best. He has controlled aggression and the driving skills to back it up. He looks after the car and tines while respecting the other drivers around him. he races hard but fair. Verstappen is becoming a lose cannon and frankly needs to calm down.
Daniel Ricciardo goes quickest in sector one, quickest in sector two and shaves the time to beat to 1:43.017, four tenths faster than Valtteri Bottas in second.
The best time earlier in session one was 1:44.242, a mark which all of the top seven have surpassed in session two.
Carlos Sainz, with only three championship points on the board, is third quickest in session two in his Renault.
Top 10: Ricciardo, Bottas, Sainz, Hamilton, Verstappen, Vettel, Perez, Ocon, Raikkonen, Alonso.
Ricciardo or Verstappen - who is the better driver?
Stephen Briggs: Depends what you mean as 'better' If I was looking for a driver for one race, tomorrow (or Sunday...), I'd pick Danny. If I was building a team for the future and could only offer one driver a long contract, it'd be Max.
MV33: Max has more raw pace.. but Ricciardo is not making stupid mistakes.. I think that is very simple to see and understand
Vaibhav Rajavel: Right now, Ricciardo. Max has the potential to be one of the greats though.
Daniel Ricciardo still leads, but only by six hundredths of a second in front of an improving Valtteri Bottas.
Finally the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel is coming up with some of the pace we expect to see. The four-time world champion is up to fourth, behind Ricciardo, Bottas and Max Verstappen, who has just jumped up to third.
Hamilton is next in line, then Esteban Ocon and Kimi Raikkonen in seventh.
Better, but still not brilliant for Ferrari.
"I lost gearbox pressure," says Marcus Ericsson, who is sent back to the garage. He is 19th and only Sergey Sirotkin is slower in this second session.
Max Verstappen goes eighth quickest, faster than the struggling Ferraris but 1.3 seconds off his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, who is still the fastest in session two.
Verstappen or Ricciardo?
Simon Baker: Verstappen is only human, everyone has on days and off days. A good (more than that excellent) driver doesn't suddenly become a bad one. We need people like him in the sport to make it more exciting
Marcel: Cant compare the both as they are at different points of maturity in their F1 career. Do think Daniel has a better sense of humor.
Ceb: Max is a major driving accident waiting to happen ... Lets hope he learns how to drive with a little foresight, forethought and better safety in mind
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
Max is 20, has phenomenal talent but such is the life of F1, you are in the public eye and when things go wrong after only three races the pressure builds.
He has a dad who raced in Formula 1 for a number of years and I'm sure Jos will give him some advice so he is not short of people around him with experience.
But It is starting to become more of a test for Max.
Max Verstappen is back on the track. Well, he was, as he locks up early in his first lap (turn three) and dives off the track.
Luckily, there is no wall this time to greet him. A disastrous day for the Dutchman so far, but it could've got a lot, lot worse.
Lewis Hamilton jumps up to second, while it is a great day so far for Force India as Esteban Ocon is third and Sergio Perez fifth.
The Ferrari duo were only 10th and 15th earlier on in session one, now they are only seventh (Vettel) and 11th (Raikkonen). At what point do their fans start to get worried?
Struggling for pace and struggling for grip.
More ammunition for those Ricciardo fans as he has a lead of more than a second over everyone else.
The time is 1:43.947 for him, while the track is like an ice rink for everyone else.
Verstappen v Ricciardo debate
Chris: I'd say that Verstappen is a tiny bit faster, and has more flair. Ricciardo is the more complete driver, and approaches racing more maturely. I'm trying to think of a good comparison. A little like Hill and Villeneuve when they were both at Williams. Is that fair?
PtheP: As a wise man once said: to finish first, first you have to finish. Ricciardo for me (and I bet he's much more fun down the pub!)
Kay Challis: They’re both about equal, but for different reasons. Max is quicker over a single lap and is arguably the faster driver, but he’s impetuous which is often his downfall. Danny is the more consistent and more measured overall driver, which ultimately brings him more rewards in F1.