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FP2: Lewis Hamilton leads the way in Malaysia

  • Published on 23 Mar 2012 08:32
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  • By: Rob Veenstra
Lewis Hamilton experienced a good first day at Sepang. The McLaren driver again was the fastest in the second free practice in Malaysia. He leads a foursome of Mercedes engines, with Michael Schumacher, Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg as second, third and fourth.

Sauber had problems with the gearbox in the car of Kamui Kobayashi. Michael Schumacher, Bruno Senna, Lewis Hamilton, Pedro de la Rosa and Jean-Eric Vergne went off in Turn 4. Narain Karthikeyan spun in Turn 15. Force India had problems with the brakes on the car of Paul di Resta, which caught fire when he returned to the pits.

The times of the second free practice in Malaysia:
1. Lewis Hamilton – McLaren – 1:38.172 – 28 laps
2. Michael Schumacher – Mercedes – 1:38.533 – 34 laps
3. Jenson Button – McLaren – 1:38.535 – 29 laps
4. Nico Rosberg – Mercedes – 1:38.696 – 34 laps
5. Daniel Ricciardo – Scuderia Toro Rosso – 1:38.853 – 33 laps
6. Fernando Alonso – Ferrari – 1:38.891 – 27 laps
7. Mark Webber – Red Bull Racing – 1:39.133 – 29 laps
8. Jean-Eric Vergne – Scuderia Toro Rosso – 1:39.297 – 33 laps
9. Romain Grosjean – Lotus – 1:39.311 – 22 laps
10. Sebastian Vettel – Red Bull Racing – 1:39.402 – 25 laps
11. Pastor Maldonado – Williams – 1:39.444 – 35 laps
12. Nico Hulkenberg – Force India – 1:39.464 – 26 laps
13. Paul di Resta – Force India – 1:39.625 – 20 laps
14. Kamui Kobayashi – Sauber – 1:39.687 – 16 laps
15. Kimi Raikkonen – Lotus – 1:39.696 – 29 laps
16. Felipe Massa – Ferrari – 1:40.271 – 27 laps
17. Bruno Senna – Williams – 1:40.678 – 34 laps
18. Sergio Perez – Sauber – 1:40.947 – 33 laps
19. Vitaly Petrov – Caterham – 1:41.464 – 25 laps
20. Timo Glock – Marussia – 1:41.681 – 20 laps
21. Heikki Kovalainen – Caterham – 1:42.594 – 18 laps
22. Charles Pic – Marussia – 1:42.874 – 24 laps
23. Narain Karthikeyan – HRT – 1:43.658 – 18 laps
24. Pedro de la Rosa – HRT – 1:43.283 – 22 laps
F1 News Fernando Alonso Jenson Button Felipe Massa Romain Grosjean Pastor Maldonado Daniel Ricciardo Lewis Hamilton Nico Rosberg Sebastian Vettel Sergio Perez Mercedes Lotus F1 Sauber Williams Ferrari Red Bull Racing McLaren Scuderia Toro Rosso Force India Marussia HRT

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