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
FP2: Lewis Hamilton leads the way in Malaysia
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