Hungarian GP: Hamilton dominates 2nd practice

Lewis Hamilton dominated second Formula 1 practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix as he begins to bury his German teammate Nico Rosberg who could only manage 4th 0.719s off the pace.

Hamilton clocked a 1m23.949s on the soft compound tires, 0.351 seconds clear of Daniil Kvyat with the Red Bull driver's teammate Daniel Ricciardo 0.151s further adrift.

However, Red Bull fans should not celebrate yet, the lemon Renault engine in Ricciardo’s car spewed its guts all over the track, with 20 minutes remaining, the Australian pulling off the track at Turn 11 to bring out the red flag

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was 5th while teammate Vettel had two spins (at Turn 12 and Turn 1), was seventh quickest, just over half a second slower than Raikkonen.

Lewis Hamilton
It was really good fun out there today. I'm starting to think this might be my favorite track. It's so fun to drive with the combination of corners and undulations. The way it all flows together just feels old school. It's incredibly hot, though – like driving in a sauna! You're drenched in sweat before you even get in the car with all the thermals on and I lost about half a kilo just in that session. It's a big challenge to get a good lap here in these conditions and I think everyone has struggled a bit. It's meant to be a bit cooler on Sunday which will be easier to cope with physically but will obviously change the balance a bit, so it should be interesting. Our car feels strong here though and I'm very happy with it so far.

Practice 2 Results

Pos Driver Car Behind Laps
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes/Mercedes 1m23.949s 36
2 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull/Renault 0.351s 29
3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull/Renault 0.502s 16
4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes/Mercedes 0.719s 34
5 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari/Ferrari 1.185s 30
6 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso/Renault 1.650s 37
7 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari/Ferrari 1.711s 26
8 Fernando Alonso McLaren/Honda 1.803s 31
9 Valtteri Bottas Williams/Mercedes 1.932s 35
10 Felipe Massa Williams/Mercedes 1.971s 31
11 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso/Renault 1.986s 19
12 Jenson Button McLaren/Honda 2.045s 32
13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus/Mercedes 2.141s 36
14 Felipe Nasr Sauber/Ferrari 2.430s 36
15 Romain Grosjean Lotus/Mercedes 2.493s 39
16 Marcus Ericsson Sauber/Ferrari 2.882s 29
17 Roberto Merhi Marussia/Ferrari 5.164s 29
18 Will Stevens Marussia/Ferrari 5.166s 28