Valtteri Bottas maintained his position at the head of the timesheet on F1's debut in Portimao but the battle for the top positions in the second practice session was overshadowed by a collision between Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll and a car fire for Pierre Gasly. Verstappen and Stroll came together at Turn One with 25 minutes to go in the afternoon's running, with the latter spinning out and causing the session's second red flag. The stewards are investigating the incident after the session. P2 had already been stopped once by that point when Gasly pulled up when his AlphaTauri caught fire at the rear of the car. The Frenchman exited the car quickly after stopping at the side of the...
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