After 18 months of waiting, Las Vegas’s famous neon lights provided the backdrop for practice for the Las Vegas Grand Prix – with the drivers hitting the track at 0230 local time on Friday morning for an extended 90 minutes of FP2 running. Ferrari set the pace, with the leading Red Bull only fourth – but does this mean the Prancing Horses are the ones to beat?

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