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Free Practice 2 results - Britain 2014 - Hamilton leads (and stops out on track) as Alonso is best of the rest

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Alonso, best of the rest on Friday in Silverstone
Credit: Ercole Colombo

Reliability became a key concern in the second Silverstone practice session. Sebastian Vettel suffered a damaged under tray which delayed his running. Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time before drawing to a halt out on track. The front left tyre of Jean-Éric Vergne's Toro Rosso just popped off midway through a lap, and Valtteri Bottas saw his engine cover explode off the Williams in a shower of debris.

Hamilton's lap time was enough to see him take top honours as the long runs drew to their conclusion, with teammate Nico Rosberg only managing second behind him. Third place was once again reserved for Fernando Alonso, proving the Ferraris can't be counted out just yet.

PositionDriverTeamTimeLaps
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team1:34.50814
2Nico RosbergMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team1:34.73635
3Fernando AlonsoScuderia Ferrari1:35.24432
4Daniel RicciardoInfiniti Red Bull Racing1:35.51111
5Sebastian VettelInfiniti Red Bull Racing1:35.62727
6Valtteri BottasWilliams Martini Racing1:36.01633
7Jenson ButtonMcLaren Mercedes1:36.22834
8Kevin MagnussenMcLaren Mercedes1:36.29935
9Kimi RäikkönenScuderia Ferrari1:36.55429
10Jean-Éric VergneScuderia Toro Rosso1:36.58326
11Felipe MassaWilliams Martini Racing1:36.67129
12Daniil KvyatScuderia Toro Rosso1:36.77831
13Esteban GutiérrezSauber F1 Team1:36.95135
14Pastor MaldonadoLotus F1 Team1:37.06435
15Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team1:37.09733
16Sergio PérezSahara Force India F1 Team1:37.23637
17Nico HülkenbergSahara Force India F1 Team1:37.44927
18Adrian SutilSauber F1 Team1:37.52025
19Jules BianchiMarussia F1 Team1:38.65811
20Kamui KobayashiCaterham F1 Team1:39.06831
21Max ChiltonMarussia F1 Team1:39.22428
22Marcus EricssonCaterham F1 Team1:39.76221

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