Team Summary:
With the start of the second Friday practice session for the 2022 Australian Grand Prix there would be a rush of drivers coming out with a mix of medium and hard tyres being used. Times would start to come in and we would see Norris quickest with a 1m:21.852 but it would also change as we had Leclerc fastest with a 1m:20.898 followed by Sainz and Bottas. Leclerc would improve with a 1m:20.523 now followed by Norris and Ricciardo. But Bottas would be quickest with a 1m:20.432 while for Williams their drivers were down in 14th and 15th. Ricciardo was now third but with Alonso going second this would change.

But again Leclerc was quickest with a 1m:20.175 by team-mate Sainz would move ahead with a 1m:19.979. Both Williams drivers would pit after their medium tyre runs currently 16th and 18th. But they would drop to 17th and 18th as drivers started to commence soft tyre runs. At the front Sainz was quickest with a 1m:19.568 followed by Leclerc, Norris, Bottas, Gasly, Alonso, Hamilton, Tsunoda, Ricciardo and Stroll tenth. But with a 1m:19.537 would see Alonso quickest but Leclerc would move ahead again with a 1m:19.487. But Sainz would return to the top with a 1m:19.376 from Leclerc, Alonso, Ocon, Norris, Perez, Gasly, Bottas, Russell, and Hamilton tenth while the Williams pair were now 17th and 18th.

Verstappen was now fourth after a soft tyre run but would improve to be third with twenty minutes remaining in the session. Both Williams drivers were back in their pits with the pair now 17th and 19th. But with fifteen minutes remaining both Williams drivers were back out on the medium tyre for what would be longer race runs. But the session would be Red Flagged with debris from Stroll's Aston Martin on the track. The session would recommence with under ten minutes remaining. Both Williams drivers were back out continuing their medium tyre runs. With the end of the session the order was Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz, Alonso, Perez, Ocon, Bottas, Norris, Gasly, and Ricciardo tenth. The Williams Racing Team would finish the session again well down the times being 17th and 19th, not the most of encouraging starts to the weekend.

Alex Albon:
Alex would follow Nicholas out after a short delay also using the medium tyre. Alex would set a 1m:23.751 to be 12th. But he would drop to be 14th. Alex was running flow viz on the rear wing part of his car. Even with a 1m:23.088 Alex would remain 14th. He would pit after a six lap run returning shortly after for a soft tyre run. He was currently 17th with a time of 1m:22.865. A 1m:21.912 would see Alex 15th on his flying soft tyre run. He would drop to 17th with thirty minutes remaining in the session. Alex was on a longer run on the soft tyre currently having completed seven laps. He would return for a further medium tyre run but would pit with a Red Flag. He would return and continue his medium tyre run to the end of the session completing six laps.

Nicholas Latifi:
Nicholas would be first out in the second Friday practice session using the medium tyre. He would set a 1m:27.678 to currently be 15th. A 1m:24.302 would see Nicholas improve but remained in 15th. A further improvement from Nicholas with a 1m:23.372 but he was now 17th and would pit after a six lap run. He would drop to 18th returning for a soft tyre run. Even with a 1m:22.307 Nicholas would remain 18th pitting after a five lap run. Nicholas would return for a further medium tyre race run being forced to pit with a Red Flag. Nicholas would return and continue the medium tyre run until the end of the session. He would pit after a six lap run in his final laps in the session.