After Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) in EL1, it was Britain’s George Russell (Mercedes) who set the best time in EL2 a few hours later, beating the Monegasque driver (+0.106) in 1’29”938 ) and the Mexican Sergio Perez (Red Bull, +0”212).
The session was interrupted for several minutes due to Spaniard Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) leaving the track.