Ricciardo over 0.6s clear in error-strewn FP2

Daniel Ricciardo was over half a second clear of the rest of the field during FP2 for the Monaco Grand Prix which was punctuated by errors.

The Red Bull driver - running the upgraded Renault power unit this weekend - set the pace with a 1:14.607 on the ultrasoft tyre and was comfortably clear of the two Mercedes drivers, with Lewis Hamilton second on a 1:15.213. Nico Rosberg was a further 0.3s adrift, with Max Verstappen in the second Red Bull the only other driver to get within a second of Ricciardo.

The two Toro Rossos of Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz were fifth and sixth respectively, ahead of Kimi Raikkonen. Raikkonen's Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel was one of a number of drivers to suffer incidents during the session, spinning at Mirabeau and hitting the wall before later touching the barrier at St Devote.

While Vettel could continue after both errors, Rio Haryanto and Kevin Magnussen both crashed out of the session. Haryanto lost control over a bump under braking for the Nouvelle Chicane, overcorrecting and spinning before hitting the inside barrier at relatively high speed.

Haryanto's crash came after a similar error for Romain Grosjean, who lost control on the same bump but hit the wall on the outside of the track, breaking his front wing and limping back to the pits.

For Magnussen it was an error at the final corner which ended his session, with the Renault driver understeering straight in to the barrier at Anthony Noghes. Magnussen's mistake followed a crash for team-mate Jolyon Palmer in FP1 which kept Palmer in the garage for a spell at the start of the afternoon session.

Jenson Button was tenth fastest for McLaren having recovered from hitting a loose drain cover in first practice although he was over 1.7s off the pace set by Ricciardo.

The focus in FP2 was on long runs, with teams keen to understand the tyre life of the new ultrasoft compound on the Monte Carlo street circuit. With degradation levels low even on the softest compound, Nico Rosberg exceeded 30 laps on one set of tyres in a stint which suggests Sunday will be a one-stop race unless forecast rain hits.

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