Summary

  • 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

  1. 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)

    Daniel RicciardoImage source, Getty Images
  2. Postpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    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.

  3. Stroll's strugglespublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    "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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  4. Postpublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    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.

  5. Postpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    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.

  6. get involved

    Get Involved - #bbcf1published at 14:41 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    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.

    Max VerstappenImage source, Red Bull Racing
  7. Postpublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    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.

  8. Postpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    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.

  9. get involved

    Get Involved - #bbcf1published at 14:35 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    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.

    Max Verstappen Brazilian Grand Prix 2016Image source, Getty Images
  10. Postpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    Daniel Ricciardo still leads, but only by six hundredths of a second in front of an improving Valtteri Bottas.

  11. Postpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    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.

  12. Problems for Ericssonpublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    "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.

  13. Postpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    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.

  14. get involved

    Get Involved - #bbcf1published at 14:28 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    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

    Red Bull signImage source, Getty Images
  15. 'The pressure builds'published at 14:28 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    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.

  16. Postpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    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.

    Max VerstappenImage source, Formula 1 Twitter
  17. Postpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    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.

  18. Postpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    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.

    Sebastian VettelImage source, Getty Images
  19. Ricciardo goes quickestpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    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.

  20. get involved

    Get Involved - #bbcf1published at 14:17 British Summer Time 27 April 2018

    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.

    Daniel RicciardoImage source, Getty Images