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Lewis Hamilton quickest in eventful second practice session in Australia

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished comfortably clear of the pack during an eventful second practice session for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton, having led the way in Friday lunchtime’s first session, clocked a time of 1:23.620, as the pack conducted qualifying simulations on the purple-banded Ultra Soft tyres. Hamilton’s effort was 0.547s quicker than Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, whose lap, posted shortly after Hamilton’s run, was sufficient to ensure he split the Mercedes drivers, as Valtteri Bottas wound up third. Bottas was just 0.009s adrift of Vettel, while compatriot Kimi Raikkonen finished further back in fourth place, 0.905s behind...
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