Lewis Hamilton fastest in second practice

Lewis Hamilton has recorded the fastest time in the second practice session ahead of this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix.

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The Mercedes driver, who also topped the standings in the first session earlier on Friday, edged out teammate and Championship rival Nico Rosberg.

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo was third, while the Ferrari duo of Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen were fourth and fifth respectively.

Kevin Magnussen and Jenson Button finished sixth and seventh for McLaren, while defending champion Sebastian Vettel was forced to sit out the session after an electrical fault to his car during the morning's practice.

Full standings:

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 2. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 3. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) 4. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 5. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 6. Kevin Magnussen (McLaren) 7. Jenson Button (McLaren) 8. Felipe Massa (Williams) 9. Pastor Maldonado (Lotus) 10. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) 11. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India) 12. Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso) 13. Adrian Sutil (Sauber) 14. Valtteri Bottas(Williams) 15. Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber) 16. Sergio Perez (Force India) 17. Romain Grosjean (Lotus) 18. Jules Bianchi (Marussia) 19. Max Chilton (Marussia) 20. Kamui Kobayashi (Caterham) 21. Marcus Ericsson (Caterham)