EL2: Hamilton ahead of Vettel in Barcelona

Lewis Hamilton regained its preferential position at the end of the second free practice session in Barcelona, ​​Catalonia. The reigning world champion climbed to the top of the timesheet with a best performance of 1'26″852.

If you feel like you want to take the Ferrari were pointed at one second from the Mercedes this morning, Sebastian Vettel got closer to the Briton in FP2, placing his SF15-T 0″408 behind the #06 W44 Hybrid. Nico Rosberg and Kimi Räikkönen follow their teammates, and remain the only drivers below the second per lap.

Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull) places himself first in pursuit of the Mercedes – Ferrari duo, and is ahead Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso). Jenson Button hoists his McLaren- Honda in seventh position in front of the first Williams de Valtteri Bottas. Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) and Felipe Massa (Williams) take 9th and 10th positions.

Fernando Alonso (McLaren) finished 11th just ahead of the Frenchman Romain Grosjean, who saw his engine hood fall apart in the main straight during the session, causing a red flag, the time to clean the track. Daniel Ricciardo covered only four short laps, with Red Bull still having to work on the RB11's engine.

The third free practice session will take place tomorrow morning at 11 a.m., before qualifying which will begin at 14 p.m. and which will be followed live on our website.