Hamilton tops Free Practice 2
After having missed the first 25 minutes of the session for a suspension problem, Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time for Mercedes in Free Practice 2 as he clocked 1:38.315, 1.468 faster than Fernando Alonso‘s best time of FP1. Spaniard’s Ferrari ended second. Nico Rosberg was third in the other Mercedes. Red Bulls of Daniel Ricciardo and Sebasian Vettel were fourth and fifth respectively.
Felipe Massa was sixth for Williams, chased by Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, who had time to make up after his problems in Free Practice 1. The Finn completed 25 laps without major issues. Both Scuderia Ferrari’s drivers worked on long runs on the soft tyre to check its performance over a good distance.
Jenson Button was eighth for McLaren ahead of Lotus of Romain Grosjean, whose team mate Pastor Maldonado, however, crashed as he came into the pits. Daniil Kvyat continued to impress with the Toro Rosso by rounding out the top 10.
Chinese Grand Prix, 18th April - Free Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes F1 W05 | 1:38.315 | 0.000 | 25 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari F14 T | 1:38.456 | +0.141 | 28 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes F1 W05 | 1:38.726 | +0.411 | 30 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault RB10 | 1:38.811 | +0.496 | 30 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault RB10 | 1:39.015 | +0.700 | 31 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes FW36 | 1:39.118 | +0.803 | 25 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari F14 T | 1:39.283 | +0.968 | 25 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes MP4-29 | 1:39.491 | +1.176 | 29 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault E22 | 1:39.537 | +1.222 | 36 |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso-Renault STR9 | 1:39.648 | +1.333 | 26 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sahara Force India-Mercedes VJM07 | 1:39.736 | +1.421 | 30 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes MP4-29 | 1:39.744 | +1.429 | 29 |
| 13 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Renault STR9 | 1:39.759 | +1.444 | 28 |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes FW36 | 1:39.830 | +1.515 | 25 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Sahara Force India-Mercedes VJM07 | 1:40.124 | +1.809 | 32 |
| 16 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari C33 | 1:40.359 | +2.044 | 32 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari C33 | 1:40.395 | +2.080 | 30 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault E22 | 1:40.455 | +2.140 | 12 |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Ferrari MR03 | 1:42.327 | +4.012 | 27 |
| 20 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Ferrari MR03 | 1:43.473 | +5.158 | 30 |
| 21 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham-Renault CT05 | 1:43.530 | +5.215 | 32 |
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham-Renault CT05 | 1:43.679 | +5.364 | 32 |
