Fernando Alonso set the fastest time during a quiet second practice session ahead of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, with most of the action coming during the final five minutes of running. Alonso’s time of 1:18.482 was 0.419s quicker than championship leader Lewis Hamilton, with Sebastian Vettel in third. A hailstorm hit the circuit during the lunch break and duly left the track soaked as the session began. Valtteri Bottas took to the track on Intermediates but there followed a silence as no-one opted to […]

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Lewis Hamilton remained on top of the times after going quickest during the second free practice session ahead of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. Hamilton set a time of 1:25.524 on option tyres to eclipse Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg by over four-tenths of a second. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo was the only other driver to get within a second of Hamilton’s time, albeit 0.985s behind the leading Brit. Hamilton was also the quickest runner across the second half of the session once teams switched focus […]

Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel will miss this afternoon's second free practice session at the Spanish Grand Prix. Vettel, who won the event in 2011, completed only four laps in the morning session before his RB10 developed an electrical problem. 'Due to an electrical problem that has damaged the wiring loom of Car No. 1, Sebastian will not be able to take part in FP2', Red Bull said. Vettel has reverted back to a chassis last used in testing as he bids to overcome his […]

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time during the second practice session ahead of this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton, who suffered suspension issues earlier in the day, complained of understeer in his Mercedes W05 but nonetheless lapped the Shanghai International Circuit quicker than his rivals. Hamilton's best lap of 1:38.315 was 0.141s faster than Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, while Nico Rosberg was four tenths down in third place, after the German had to back off due to yellow flags on his hot lap. Daniel Ricciardo and […]

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Nico Rosberg set the fastest time for Mercedes during the second free practice session ahead of this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. Rosberg’s time of 1:39.909 was marginally quicker than Ferrari’s Kimi Räikkönen, with world champion Sebastian Vettel less than a tenth of a second down in third place. Vettel’s best time was set on his second lap on option tyres, compared to his rivals who managed their quickest lap on the first flying lap on the softer compound tyre. Lewis Hamilton was fourth for Mercedes, […]

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Lewis Hamilton set the pace for Mercedes during second practice for the Australian Grand Prix. The Brit's time of 1:29.625 was 0.157s was faster than team-mate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton had endured a difficult first practice session after his car stopped on track on the out-lap but he enjoyed a more productive second session. As in 2013, the first half of the session was largely spent on short run pace while during the latter part of the 90 minute session the focus shifted to long runs. […]