With 10 minutes disappeared, Lewis Hamilton left to find out if improvements overnight had transformed his perspectives after struggling on Friday. Although his initial effort did not succeed in the target time of Bearman from 0.115, this half sides him with the team of Ferrari Charles Leclerc-who had a quasi-fater with the wall in the last corner in a moment of Sur-Steerv.
While the track became more and more busy, the Times fell with Piastri and Norris opening the way before Max Verstappen took the duo of 0.045.
Highlights: catch up with the FP2 action in Saudi Arabia while Norris conducts a 1-2 McLaren while Tsunoda crashes
By creating an intriguing qualification session, the drivers found time on their second timed efforts on soft tires after one or two recharge laps. This process also highlighted how traffic could be a problem later on Saturday, with Isack Hadjar, a driver was caught by a slower driver during a timed effort.
Prudent of the threat of yellow or red flags, the drivers were sent on the track for their second points on fresh fresh tires with 17 minutes to play. George Russell revealed Mercedes with a 1m 28,214s to move briefly to the top, before Piastri improved it by 0.701 with a 1m 27.513s, an effort that Norris dropped by 0.158.
