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Bottas leads Mercedes 1-2, clashes with Grosjean in Abu Dhabi FP2
Valtteri Bottas headed a comfortable Mercedes 1-2 ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton during second practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Bottas - who faces a back-of-the-grid start for the 2019 season finale at Yas Marina following an engine change - turned in a 1m36.256s to top FP2, the most representative of the three practice sessions due to being held in conditions closest to those that will be seen in qualifying and the race. The Finn led six-time world champion Hamilton by 0.310s as Charles Leclerc recovered from early contact with the Turn 19 barriers to set the third-fastest time, less than a tenth behind Hamilton. There was a brief scare for Bottas late on as he...
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