Brazilian GP: Hamilton again nips Vettel in Practice 2
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| Points leader Sebastian Vettel was a close 2nd in both sessions |
As he did in Practice 1, Lewis Hamilton was fastest again in the second practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix and again just ahead of point leader Sebastian Vettel 1,14.026s vs. 1m14.300s.
As he did in Practice 1, Mark Webber completed the top three in the second Red Bull, ahead of the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso.
Mercedes drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg ending up sixth and seventh, followed by Jenson Button and Romain Grosjean.
Paul di Resta pipped Force India team-mate Nico Hulkenberg by just 0.002s to grab the final top-10 spot.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m14.026s | +0.000s | 35 |
| 2. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1m14.300s | +0.274s | 40 |
| 3. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m14.523s | +0.497s | 37 |
| 4. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1m14.553s | +0.527s | 37 |
| 5. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m14.592s | +0.566s | 37 |
| 6. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1m14.654s | +0.628s | 36 |
| 7. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m14.669s | +0.643s | 40 |
| 8. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m14.863s | +0.837s | 40 |
| 9. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1m14.994s | +0.968s | 37 |
| 10. | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1m15.129s | +1.103s | 39 |
| 11. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1m15.131s | +1.105s | 40 |
| 12. | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1m15.371s | +1.345s | 39 |
| 13. | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1m15.432s | +1.406s | 45 |
| 14. | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m15.542s | +1.516s | 35 |
| 15. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m15.839s | +1.813s | 43 |
| 16. | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m15.902s | +1.876s | 39 |
| 17. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1m15.953s | +1.927s | 47 |
| 18. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m16.048s | +2.022s | 40 |
| 19. | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1m16.126s | +2.100s | 39 |
| 20. | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1m16.655s | +2.629s | 42 |
| 21. | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1m17.244s | +3.218s | 15 |
| 22. | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m17.675s | +3.649s | 42 |
| 23. | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m18.127s | +4.101s | 31 |
| 24. | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1m18.139s | +4.113s | 15 |