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  Saudi Arabian GP Friday Results Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (March 26, 2022) 
Ferrari's championship leader Charles Leclerc went fastest on the P Zero Red soft C4 tyre today thanks to a lap time of 1m30.074s in FP2. Leclerc was also quickest in FP1 on the same compound, both times preceding Max Verstappen (Red Bull) who set the second fastest time in FP1 using the P Zero White hard C2 and in FP2 using the P Zero Yellow medium C3. "As expected these cars are behaving differently here in Jeddah compared to Bahrain and we keep learning more about how to set up the car for different conditions and corners," said Carlos Sainz. Lewis Hamilton of Mercededs finished FP1 in P9 and teammate George Russell in P15 after a difficult start to the day's running. The team worked hard to put the W13 in a better place for the evening session and both drivers improved their standings, with Lewis in P5 and George P6. "It's been an OK day, we still have many of the same problems we had in the last race but we're working through them. It's definitely a little bit harder here with the high-speed corners but the grip is really good on the track and we just need to find some speed on the straights," said Hamilton.Alpine's Esteban Ocon finished the day eighth in the overall classification - 0.6seconds from the top - and Fernando Alonso eleventh - 0.8secs adrift - as both drivers steadily built up their confidence on the fast, thrilling yet ever demanding 6.174km street circuit. "We completed our planned Friday programme and did not encounter any issues. The more we spend time on track the more we understand the balance," said Ocon. FP2 Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1 Leclerc Ferrari 1:30.772 152.153 mph 2 Verstappen Red Bull 1:30.888 0.116 3 Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:31.084 0.312 4 Sainz Ferrari 1:31.139 0.367 5 Gasly AlphaTauri 1:31.317 0.545 6 Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:31.505 0.733 7 Perez Red Bull 1:31.563 0.791 8 Ocon Alpine 1:32.026 1.254 9 Hamilton Mercedes 1:32.364 1.592 10 Alonso Alpine 1:32.381 1.609 11 Ricciardo McLaren 1:32.506 1.734 12 Stroll Aston Martin 1:32.582 1.810 13 Norris McLaren 1:32.594 1.822 14 Zhou Alfa Romeo 1:32.608 1.836 15 Russell Mercedes 1:32.839 2.067 16 Hulkenberg Aston Martin 1:33.034 2.262 17 Albon Williams 1:33.087 2.315 18 Latifi Williams 1:33.529 2.757 19 Schumacher Haas 1:34.429 3.657 20 Magnussen Haas No Time FP1 Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1 Leclerc Ferrari 1:30.772 152.153 mph 2 Verstappen Red Bull 1:30.888 0.116 3 Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:31.084 0.312 4 Sainz Ferrari 1:31.139 0.367 5 Gasly AlphaTauri 1:31.317 0.545 6 Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:31.505 0.733 7 Perez Red Bull 1:31.563 0.791 8 Ocon Alpine 1:32.026 1.254 9 Hamilton Mercedes 1:32.364 1.592 10 Alonso Alpine 1:32.381 1.609 11 Ricciardo McLaren 1:32.506 1.734 12 Stroll Aston Martin 1:32.582 1.810 13 Norris McLaren 1:32.594 1.822 14 Zhou Alfa Romeo 1:32.608 1.836 15 Russell Mercedes 1:32.839 2.067 16 Hulkenberg Aston Martin 1:33.034 2.262 17 Albon Williams 1:33.087 2.315 18 Latifi Williams 1:33.529 2.757 19 Schumacher Haas 1:34.429 3.657 20 Magnussen Haas No Time 
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