Lewis Hamilton recovered from engine troubles in first practice to post the fastest lap so far, putting him top on Friday in Malaysia.
The key points from FP2:
– Lewis Hamilton recovered from engine troubles in FP1 which stopped him from posting a time, to take the top spot in FP2.
– The Briton’s 1:39.790 is the quickest lap so far, over three-tenths faster than second placed Kimi Raikkonen.
– Nico Rosberg could only manage third fastest, almost half a second down on his team-mate.
– High temperatures led to some cars struggling for grip as the track reached a high of 60ºC, hotter than anything seen in 2014.
– Sebastian Vettel finished seventh fastest following a spin at Turn 11.
– McLaren’s Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button were 16th and 17th respectively, posting some good mileage, but remain off the pace.
– Roberto Mehri ended up in the gravel bringing out the red flags for Manor.
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 01 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39.790 | – | 16 |
| 02 | K. Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:40.163 | 0.373 | 29 |
| 03 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:40.218 | 0.428 | 26 |
| 04 | D. Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:40.346 | 0.556 | 17 |
| 05 | V. Bottas | Williams | 1:40.450 | 0.660 | 31 |
| 06 | F. Massa | Williams | 1:40.560 | 0.770 | 27 |
| 07 | S. Vettel | Ferrari | 1:40.652 | 0.862 | 29 |
| 08 | M. Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:41.220 | 1.430 | 30 |
| 09 | M. Ericsson | Sauber | 1:41.261 | 1.471 | 30 |
| 10 | D. Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:41.799 | 2.009 | 8 |
| 11 | P. Maldonado | Lotus | 1:41.877 | 2.087 | 15 |
| 12 | F. Nasr | Sauber | 1:41.988 | 2.198 | 30 |
| 13 | S. Perez | Force India | 1:42.242 | 2.452 | 24 |
| 14 | C. Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:42.291 | 2.501 | 31 |
| 15 | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:42.330 | 2.540 | 28 |
| 16 | F. Alonso | McLaren | 1:42.506 | 2.716 | 25 |
| 17 | J. Button | McLaren | 1:42.637 | 2.847 | 24 |
| 18 | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:42.948 | 3.158 | 7 |
| 19 | W. Stevens | Marussia | 1:45.704 | 5.914 | 12 |
| 20 | R. Merhi | Marussia | 1:47.229 | 7.439 | 6 |
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