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Sebastian Vettel leads second Monaco GP practice for Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel set the pace for Ferrari in second practice for Formula 1's Monaco Grand Prix

Vettel clocked the fastest ever lap in Monte Carlo with a 1m12.720s to finish 0.487 seconds clear of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo.

Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas could not replicate the pace shown in first practice and ended the session eighth and 10th respectively.

They started the session on super-softs, but failed to trouble the top of the timesheets when they bolted on the ultra-softs.

Practice was red-flagged with 36 minutes to go when Lance Stroll crashed at Casino Square.

The Williams driver, who was 16th fastest, lost the rear at the top of the hill before sliding into the barrier.

Second practice was a scrappier session than the morning overall, with Esteban Ocon hitting the barrier at the downhill right-hander before Portier.

Marcus Ericsson, who failed to complete a lap time in first practice because of a gearbox problem, nudged the barrier at Casino Square, forcing him to pit.

It was the Toro Rossos that set the early pace, Daniil Kvyat using the ultra-soft for the first time on Thursday to clock a 1m14.031s.

Ricciardo then went quickest on the ultra-softs before Vettel usurped him with his first qualifying-simulation run.

Kimi Raikkonen ended up third fastest, just over half-a-second off the pace with Kvyat just over half a tenth further back.

The other Toro Rosso of Carlos Sainz Jr was fifth to underline the team's pace on the streets of Monte Carlo, ahead of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.

Hamilton, Kevin Magnussen and Bottas completed the top 10.

McLaren returnee Jenson Button had another solid session, the Briton clocking the 12th quickest time to finish just 0.035s adrift of team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne.

There was more frustration for Renault, with Nico Hulkenberg ending the session 17th quickest, having failed to set a time at all due to mechanical problems in the morning.

His team-mate Jolyon Palmer pulled off track at Portier early in the session with smoke pouring from the rear of his Renault. He completed just eight laps.

SECOND PRACTICE TIMES:

Pos Driver Car Time Gap Laps
1 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1m12.720s - 38
2 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull/Renault 1m13.207s 0.487s 35
3 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m13.283s 0.563s 46
4 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso/Renault 1m13.331s 0.611s 41
5 Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso/Renault 1m13.400s 0.680s 43
6 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Renault 1m13.486s 0.766s 36
7 Sergio Perez Force India/Mercedes 1m13.799s 1.079s 45
8 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m13.873s 1.153s 31
9 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 1m13.890s 1.170s 46
10 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1m13.902s 1.182s 39
11 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren/Honda 1m13.946s 1.226s 42
12 Jenson Button McLaren/Honda 1m13.981s 1.261s 37
13 Felipe Massa Williams/Mercedes 1m14.003s 1.283s 46
14 Romain Grosjean Haas/Ferrari 1m14.022s 1.302s 44
15 Esteban Ocon Force India/Mercedes 1m14.093s 1.373s 47
16 Lance Stroll Williams/Mercedes 1m14.474s 1.754s 27
17 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 1m14.870s 2.150s 41
18 Jolyon Palmer Renault 1m15.616s 2.896s 8
19 Marcus Ericsson Sauber/Ferrari 1m15.691s 2.971s 32
20 Pascal Wehrlein Sauber/Ferrari 1m15.695s 2.975s 37


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