Max Verstappen set the pace in second practice at the Styrian Grand Prix after title rival Lewis Hamilton had a quicker lap deleted. Hamilton had set the fastest lap of the session by 0.077 seconds from Verstappen’s Red Bull but ran fractionally wide at the final corner. Bottas, who ended the session 12th fastest after following a different run plan to Hamilton, will be investigated by stewards after the session. Verstappen leads Hamilton by 12 points after his victory in France last weekend. Hamilton and Verstappen also ran wide in the early slightly damp period of the session, Hamilton at Turn One and Verstappen at Turn Three.

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