Lewis wants to end McLaren era with style
Lewis Hamilton picked up from where he left off in the USA by posting the quickest time in opening practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Hamilton, who is competing in his last race for McLaren before moving to Mercedes, posted the quickest time of the session early on, taking advantage of a set of 2013-spec Pirelli tyres, which all teams worked with in the opening 90 minutes of running.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:14.131 33
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:14.140 + 0.009 35
3. Mark Webber Red Bull 1:14.198 + 0.067 34
4. Jenson Button McLaren 1:14.217 + 0.086 31
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:14.392 + 0.261 28
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:14.716 + 0.585 29
7. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:14.719 + 0.588 33
8. Paul di Resta Force India 1:14.738 + 0.607 34
9. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:15.015 + 0.884 37
10. Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:15.050 + 0.919 32
11. Michael Schumacher Mercedes AMG 1:15.114 + 0.983 36
12. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:15.255 + 1.124 31
13. Sergio Perez Sauber 1:15.396 + 1.265 32
14. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:15.413 + 1.282 23
15. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:15.587 + 1.456 35
16. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:15.701 + 1.570 16
17. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:16.048 + 1.917 35
18. Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG 1:16.315 + 2.184 36
19. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1:16.460 + 2.329 32
20. Timo Glock Marussia 1:16.506 + 2.375 31
21. Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:16.617 + 2.486 30
22. Charles Pic Marussia 1:17.234 + 3.103 26
23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:17.678 + 3.547 15
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:17.895 + 3.764 13
Lewis fastest driver on Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace!!!
Lewis Hamilton set the pace in second practice after McLaren made a strong start to the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend.
Hamilton was 0.274s faster than championship leader Sebastian Vettel, who did not improve on his morning practice time on the hard tyres. Mark Webber was third fastest, 0.497s off the pace, while Felipe Massa led Fernando Alonso as the Ferraris ended up fourth and fifth, roughly half a second off Hamilton. Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:14.026 35
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:14.300 + 0.274 40
3. Mark Webber Red Bull 1:14.523 + 0.497 37
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:14.553 + 0.527 37
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:14.592 + 0.566 37
6. Michael Schumacher Mercedes AMG 1:14.654 + 0.628 36
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG 1:14.669 + 0.643 40
8. Jenson Button McLaren 1:14.863 + 0.837 40
9. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:14.994 + 0.968 37
10. Paul di Resta Force India 1:15.129 + 1.103 39
11. Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:15.131 + 1.105 40
12. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:15.371 + 1.345 39
13. Bruno Senna Williams 1:15.432 + 1.406 45
14. Sergio Perez Sauber 1:15.542 + 1.516 35
15. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:15.839 + 1.813 43
16. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:15.902 + 1.876 39
17. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:15.953 + 1.927 47
18. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:16.048 + 2.022 40
19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:16.126 + 2.100 39
20. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:16.655 + 2.629 42
21. Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:17.244 + 3.218 15
22. Timo Glock Marussia 1:17.675 + 3.649 42
23. Charles Pic Marussia 1:18.127 + 4.101 31
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:18.139 + 4.113 15
