Macau GP: Eriksson tops incident-packed second practice

After a session affected by a run of red flags, with the final one cutting practice short, Eriksson left it until the final minutes to set his best lap of 2m12.032s – beating Ticktum by just 0.110 seconds.

Up until that point, Ticktum had been at the top of the timesheets for much of the session, having laid down a benchmark early on and then further edging clear with a series of two quick laps with ten minutes remaining.

Carlin’s Ferdinand Habsburg ended up as the Motopark duo’s closest challenger, as he ended up third quickest overall.

SJM Theodore Racing by Prema driver Callum Ilott was much happier with his car after the changes made on Thursday to take fourth spot, with a lap in the final few minutes that put him ahead of teammate Maximillian Gunther.

Provisional pole position man Lando Norris ended up seventh quickest behind Sergio Sette Camara, having elected to end his running early and come into the pits when the fastest times were being set.

The first red flag came out after 20 minutes when Pedro Piquet, who had just set the second quickest time up until that point, swiped the barriers and ripped off the front left corner of his car. Although the Brazilian was able to keep going and return to the pits, the session was stopped.

Less than 10 minutes after the restart, it was Mick Schumacher who brought out the second red flag when he got it all wrong at Post 16 Bend and crashed out. The final red flag, which brought the session to an early end, came when Ralf Aron hit the barriers at Moorish Hill.