Rosberg keeps advantage in second practice
F1 Grand Prix, GP Brazil, Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos
Nico Rosberg ended Friday's second practice session on top, again outpacing his teammate Lewis Hamilton by slightly more than 2 tenths of a second. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was third fastest, more than half a second off the pace.
Hamilton though was unphazed by the result, admitting his car feels good while saying he just didn't get a good lap together.
Raikkonen put in a good session, despite going off track a few times.
The session was mainly interrupted by a fire on Fernando Alonso' car, 25 minutes minutes from the end. He stopped on the back straight, where moments after the end of the resulting red flag, Estéban Gutierrez also halted his Sauber with electrical problems.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:12.123 | - | 36 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:12.336 | 0.213 | 36 |
| 3 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:12.696 | 0.573 | 32 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:12.956 | 0.833 | 24 |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1:13.035 | 0.912 | 31 |
| 6 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:13.099 | 0.976 | 27 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:13.122 | 0.999 | 20 |
| 8 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Str-Renault | 1:13.254 | 1.131 | 35 |
| 9 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:13.333 | 1.210 | 28 |
| 10 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:13.479 | 1.356 | 33 |
| 11 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 1:13.497 | 1.374 | 33 |
| 12 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:13.714 | 1.591 | 37 |
| 13 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:13.882 | 1.759 | 32 |
| 14 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:13.902 | 1.779 | 25 |
| 15 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:14.204 | 2.081 | 36 |
| 16 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:14.209 | 2.086 | |
| 17 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Renault | 1:17.171 | 5.048 | 31 |
| 18 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | No time | - | 5 |
