P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Charles Leclerc topped a truncated second practice at the F1 season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after Carlos Sainz and Nico Hulkenberg both crashed.
The session was heavily affected by a long stoppage due to barrier repair works following Sainz’s big crash at Turn 3, resulting in more than half of the session being lost. This was the second consecutive weekend where Sainz suffered extensive damage to his car. After the session resumed, Hulkenberg spun at Turn 1, hitting the barriers with his Haas car. After a quick clean-up, the drivers had only 15 minutes of clean running left. Leclerc was the fastest, followed by Norris and Verstappen. Bottas, Perez, and Russell also performed well. Due to teams having different run plans, the session did not provide a clear indication of the true competitive order.
