MELBOURNE, Australia -- Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton maintained his perfect start to 2017 by again setting the benchmark pace in second practice at Albert Park.
Hamilton, who also topped the timesheets in FP1 earlier in the day, went even quicker in the afternoon finishing with the day's best time of 1:23.620, 0.217s faster than his 2016 pole position lap. The session had earlier been red flagged after Jolyon Palmer lost control of his Renault on the final corner, sending him spinning into the barriers. The Briton walked away unscathed but ensured a late night's work for his mechanics.
After spending the majority of FP1 in the garage, Ferrari showed more intent to get some mileage under their belt.