adminSOCHI. — Lewis Hamilton was in superlative form to set the pace in second practice at the Russian Grand Prix yesterday. Hamilton’s Mercedes team-mate and title rival Nico Rosberg was fourth fastest, 0,912 seconds adrift.
McLaren’s Kevin Magnussen was second fastest, 0,864secs off Hamilton, with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso third, a further 0,01secs adrift of the Dane.
The race is taking place just days after the accident suffered by Marussia driver Jules Bianchi in Japan.
The Frenchman’s team have decided to run only one car in honour of Bianchi, who is in hospital in Japan in a critical condition after suffering severe head injuries in the crash on a very wet Suzuka track on Sunday. World champion Sebastian Vettel said: “Does getting back in the car help us after what’s happened? It does and it doesn’t. It helps to get your head elsewhere and focus on the day job – looking after the best possible set-up and comparing the tyres and learning the new track; it keeps you occupied.” — AFP.
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