Hamilton ahead as Friday practice ends at Barcelona
Lewis Hamilton was the fastest man at Barcelona when the second and last practice session of the day came to an end. Sebastian Vettel was second fastest, fourth tenths away from the reigning World Champion.
Rosberg, who was fastest in the morning was third fastest in second practice, ahead of the second Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen. Still, Rosberg's time of FP1, run on hards amid much cooler conditions proved fastest overall.
Daniil Kvyat meanwhile was holding the flag for Red Bull Racing. He set the 5th best lap on the medium tyres as team mate Daniel Ricciardo was sat in the pitlane as the team were changing his Renault power unit.
Dutch youngster Max Verstappen led Toro Rosso's charge in 6th, ahead of Jenson Button in the McLaren Honda. Bottas was fastest in the Williams on 8th, followed by Sainz and Massa.
Results
| Pos. | .No. | .Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:26.852s | - | 26 |
| 2 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:27.260s | +0.408s | 37 |
| 3 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:27.616s | +0.764s | 35 |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:27.780s | +0.928s | 36 |
| 5 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:27.943s | +1.091s | 25 |
| 6 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:28.017s | +1.165s | 32 |
| 7 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:28.494s | +1.642s | 31 |
| 8 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:28.525s | +1.673s | 39 |
| 9 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:28.674s | +1.822s | 31 |
| 10 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:28.712s | +1.86s | 36 |
| 11 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:28.723s | +1.871s | 28 |
| 12 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:29.086s | +2.234s | 14 |
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:29.098s | +2.246s | 4 |
| 14 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:29.217s | +2.365s | 34 |
| 15 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:29.333s | +2.481s | 37 |
| 16 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:29.361s | +2.509s | 34 |
| 17 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:29.601s | +2.749s | 38 |
| 18 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 1:29.707s | +2.855s | 35 |
| 19 | 28 | Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:31.929s | +5.077s | 30 |
| 20 | 98 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:32.751s | +5.899s | 23 |
