Melbourne, 13 March

Nico Rosberg was fastest in the second free practice session just ended at Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit, home to the first round of the Formula 1 World Championship. Behind the German Mercedes driver, who posted a 1.27.697, came his team-mate Lewis Hamilton (1.27.797) and the two SF15-T of Sebastian Vettel (1.28.412) and Kimi Raikkonen (1.28.842.) Both Scuderia Ferrari drivers worked on set-up, running different aero downforce levels and comparing the Medium and Soft compounds chosen by Pirelli for this track.
P
Name
Team
Best Time
Laps
1
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:27.697
29
2
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:27.797
25
3
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
1:28.412
33
4
Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari
1:28.842
33
5
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
1:29.265
32
6
Daniil Kvyat
Red Bull
1:30.016
27
7
Carlos Sainz Jr
Toro Rosso
1:30.071
41
8
Pastor Maldonado
Lotus
1:30.104
11
9
Romain Grosjean
Lotus
1:30.205
37
10
Nico Hulkenberg
Force India
1:30.473
30
11
Felipe Nasr
Sauber
1:30.755
33
12
Sergio Perez
Force India
1:30.980
32
13
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:31.387
21
14
Max Verstappen
Toro Rosso
1:31.395
6
15
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
1:32.303
14
16
Kevin Magnussen
McLaren
1:33.289
4