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Mercedes' Nico Rosberg fastest in second practice as Lewis Hamilton crashes

Nico Rosberg tops the timesheet for Mercedes in second practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton crashes.

Mercedes topped the timesheet for the second time today as Nico Rosberg was quickest in practice two of the Hungarian Grand Prix, but there were problems for Lewis Hamilton as he crashed early in the session.

Hamilton, who sits one point behind teammate Rosberg in the driver rankings, was fastest in the first practice.

The Brit failed to improve on his time in the later session of the day, though, as he smashed into the barriers after losing control at Turn 11.

Rosberg manoeuvred around the track 0.595 seconds faster than Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull, recording a time of 1:20.435, while Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was third quickest and Max Verstappen fourth.

Hamilton, who has won in Hungary four times, set the fifth-fastest time before having to abandon the practice, while Kimi Raikkonen was more than one second behind the best time of the session.

Second practice standings:

1. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
2. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull)
3. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
6. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
7. Fernando Alonso (McLaren)
8. Jenson Button (McLaren)
9. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India)
10. Sergio Perez (Force India)
11. Esteban Gutierres (Haas)
12. Felipe Massa (Williams)
13. Carlos Sainz Jr (Toro Rosso)
14. Valtteri Bottas (Williams)
15. Romain Grosjean (Haas)
16. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso)
17. Kevin Magnussen (Renault)
18. Marcus Ericsson (Sauber)
19. Jolyon Palmer (Renault)
20. Felipe Nasr (Sauber)
21. Rascal Wehrlein (Manor)
22. Rio Haryanto (Manor)

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