Sebastian Vettel closed out Friday's Formuꦑla 1 practice sessions for the Malaysian Grand Prix at the top of the timesheets after setting the pace in FP2, with the session being shortened after a hefty crash for Romain Grosjean.

Vettel bounced back from a rainy FP1 to set the pace through second practice in the dry, turning in a best lap time of 1:31.261 to🍰 head up a one-two finish for Ferrari.

Teammate Kimi Raikkonen underpinned Vettel's pace byꦚ taking P2, albeit six-tenths of a second off the pace, with Red Bull emerging as Ferari's closest challenger through the session.

Daniel Ricciardo was third-fastest for♕ Red Bull ahead of teammate Max Verstappen, while McLaren's Fernando Aloꦆnso made a surprising charge into the top five, outpacing both Mercedes drivers.

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas suffere🐈d from a lack of grip, both suffering runs off-track, and ultimately wound up sixth and seventh๊ respectively, more than 1.4 seconds behind Vettel.

S🐷ergio Perez took eighth for Force India꧂ with teammate Esteban Ocon in P10, the pair split by Nico Hulkenberg.

The session was brought to an early end when Romain G⛦rosjean was sent flying into the barrier at Turn 🌳14, having hit a loose drain cover that tore the right-rear of his Haas car apart.

The Frenchman was taken to the medical centre as a precaution but was unharmed, although the session did not resume due to the gaping hole left on the kerb after the cover wa📖s kicked up by Botta♔s.