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<b>TOPPING THE TIMESHEETS:</b> Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton sets the fastest time during second practice ahead of the 2015 Spanish GP. <i>Image: AP / Manu Fernandez</i>
<b>TOPPING THE TIMESHEETS:</b> Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton sets the fastest time during second practice ahead of the 2015 Spanish GP. <i>Image: AP / Manu Fernandez</i>

BARCELONA, Spain - Defending champion and current Formula 1 leader Lewis Hamilton outpaced Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg in the second free practice session ahead of the 2015 Spanish GP on May 10.

Driving with his usual elan and precision in a gusty wind at the Circuit de Catlunya, the two-time world champion clocked a best lap of 1min26.852  to finish almost half a second clear of nearest rival four-time champion Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.

Rosberg, given a reprimand during the morning for infringing the pits-lane entry as he worked his way to the fastest lap in that session, wound up seven-tenths of a second back in third place.

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