Lewis Hamilton narrowly edged Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso out to go fastest in the second practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver’s 1:38.315 was just over a tenth quicker than the Spaniard who topped the first practice session. However Hamilton complained of problems toward the end of the session.
The second Mercedes of Nico Rosberg was third, just ahead of Daniel Ricciardo and the other Red Bull of Sebastian Vettel.
Pastor Maldonado’s session was ended when he crashed as he came into the pits in an accident similar to Hamilton’s 2007 crash at the same circuit which cost the Briton the championship lead.
Marussia’s Jules Bianchi impressed massively to post a 1:42.327, whilst two seconds off those ahead, it was a second quicker than team-mate Max Chilton and the Caterhams.
FP2 Full Times – 2014 Chinese Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:38.315 | 25 | |
| 02 | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.456 | 0.141 | 28 |
| 03 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.726 | 0.411 | 30 |
| 04 | D. Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:38.811 | 0.496 | 30 |
| 05 | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:39.015 | 0.700 | 31 |
| 06 | F. Massa | Williams | 1:39.118 | 0.803 | 25 |
| 07 | K. Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:39.283 | 0.968 | 25 |
| 08 | J. Button | McLaren | 1:39.491 | 1.176 | 29 |
| 09 | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:39.537 | 1.222 | 36 |
| 10 | D. Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:39.648 | 1.333 | 26 |
| 11 | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:39.736 | 1.421 | 30 |
| 12 | K. Magnussen | McLaren | 1:39.744 | 1.429 | 29 |
| 13 | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:39.759 | 1.444 | 28 |
| 14 | V. Bottas | Williams | 1:39.830 | 1.515 | 25 |
| 15 | S. Perez | Force India | 1:40.124 | 1.809 | 32 |
| 16 | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:40.359 | 2.044 | 32 |
| 17 | A. Sutil | Sauber | 1:40.395 | 2.080 | 30 |
| 18 | P. Maldonado | Lotus | 1:40.455 | 2.140 | 12 |
| 19 | J. Bianchi | Marussia | 1:42.327 | 4.012 | 27 |
| 20 | M. Chilton | Marussia | 1:43.473 | 5.158 | 30 |
| 21 | K. Kobayashi | Caterham | 1:43.530 | 5.215 | 32 |
| 22 | M. Ericsson | Caterham | 1:43.679 | 5.364 | 32 |
