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Australian GP: Piastri tops FP2 from Antonelli and Russell

© XPB  Michael Delaney 06/03/2026 at 06:2106/03/2026 at 06:37 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. McLaren charger Oscar Piastri thrilled his home crowd in Melbourne on Friday afternoon by setting the pace in Free Practice 2 at Albert Park Circuit, leading a tightly packed field headed by both Mercedes cars. The Aussie produced the session’s benchmark with a sharp 1m19.729s, snatching top spot just as the qualifying simulations began to bite. The opening phase of the 60-minute workout belonged to an incisive Lewis Hamilton. Running the harder compound, the Ferrari driver set the initial pace with 1m20.637s, edging Piastri by a mere thousandth.   Australian Grand Prix...
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