Lewis Hamilton topped the second practice session at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, narrowly outpacing Lando Norris by 0.011s, while a mid-session red flag disrupted qualifying simulation runs for several teams.

The session was interrupted when Alex Albon's Williams stopped on track due to a fuel system issue near the Sphere, forcing a red flag with approximately 25 minutes remaining.

Hamilton set the pace with a time of 1:35.265 on his second flying lap on soft tires, with McLaren's Norris in second and George Russell completing the top three, 0.19s behind his Mercedes teammate.

Key session highlights:

• Track temperature remained cool at around 55°F
• Red Bull Racing's qualifying simulations were disrupted by the red flag
• Ferrari showed promising pace with Carlos Sainz fourth and Charles Leclerc fifth
• Max Verstappen was notably off-pace, sitting 1.094s behind Hamilton before the red flag

Final top 10:

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.011s
3. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.19s
4. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) +0.280s
5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.488s
6. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +0.826s
7. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) +0.861s
8. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.973s
9. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)
10. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)

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