Hamilton stays ahead in second Friday practice
F1 Grand Prix, GP Australia, Albert Park
Lewis Hamilton remained in charge in the second 90-minute free practice session of the Australian Grand Prix weekend. As today's running came to an end, he edged Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel by more than half a second.
Report to follow...Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:23.620 | - | 34 |
| 2 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:24.167 | +0.547s | 35 |
| 3 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:24.176 | +0.556s | 34 |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:24.525 | +0.905s | 30 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer | 1:24.650 | +1.030s | 27 |
| 6 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer | 1:25.013 | +1.393s | 8 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:25.084 | +1.464s | 34 |
| 8 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | 1:25.436 | +1.816s | 29 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1:25.478 | +1.858s | 36 |
| 10 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:25.493 | +1.873s | 39 |
| 11 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India Mercedes | 1:25.591 | +1.971s | 35 |
| 12 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | null | 1:26.000 | +2.380s | 19 |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India Mercedes | 1:26.145 | +2.525s | 37 |
| 14 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams Mercedes | 1:26.331 | +2.711s | 6 |
| 15 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber Ferrari | 1:26.498 | +2.878s | 29 |
| 16 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams Mercedes | 1:26.525 | +2.905s | 27 |
| 17 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren Honda | 1:26.608 | +2.988s | 33 |
| 18 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber Ferrari | 1:26.919 | +3.299s | 30 |
| 19 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:27.279 | +3.659s | 8 |
| 20 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:27.549 | +3.929s | 4 |
