Ferrari flexes in France as F1 rivals eat dust

Ferrari are looking strong this weekend despite a looming Grid Penalty. 9WWOS

Ferrari dominated second practice for the French Grand Prix ahead of world championship leader Max Verstappen, with Carlos Sainz finishing ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc at the top of the timesheet.

The Spaniard, who scored his maiden victory at the British Grand Prix earlier this month, clocked a best lap in one minute and 32.527 seconds to beat his Monegasque teammate by 0.101 seconds. But Sainz faces a grid penalty of at least 10 places after taking a number of new power-train parts on his car.World champion Verstappen was a competitive third ahead of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton in the two freshly-updated Mercedes and Lando Norris who was sixth for McLaren.

"We have some work to do," said Verstappen. "It is very hard on the tyres here and we needed a few more laps today.Hamilton, preparing for his landmark 300th Formula One race, was not impressed with the impact of the Silver Arrows' efforts.AS IT HAPPENED:

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