Lewis Hamilton continued his McLaren team’s promising pace after setting the fastest time yet again during the second free practice session for the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Hamilton managed to best the Lotus of Kimi Raikkonen by a margin of 0.185s before rain fell almost halfway into the session.
Bruno Senna took advantage of a late lap on a dry track to go 3rd fastest ahead of the two Ferraris of Felipe Massa in 4th and Fernando Alonso in 5th.
McLaren driver Jenson Button settled for 6th, followed by Paul Di Resta’s Force India and reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull who were 7th and 8th quickest.
Romain Grosjean and Michael Schumacher wrapped up the top 10, with the latter damaging his car after going off a wet track at Turn 12.
Qualifying will be held on a dry track, while rain is expected for Sunday’s race according to the not-so-accurate weather forecast.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m21.995 2. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m22.180s + 0.185 3. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m22.253s + 0.258 4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m22.417s + 0.422 5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m22.582s + 0.587 6. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m22.747s + 0.752 7. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m22.794s + 0.799 8. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m22.824s + 0.829 9. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m22.922s + 0.927 10. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m23.160s + 1.165 11. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m23.164s + 1.169 12. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m23.337s + 1.342 13. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m23.713s + 1.718 14. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m23.814s + 1.819 15. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m23.841s + 1.846 16. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m24.328s + 2.333 17. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m24.345s + 2.350 18. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m24.623s + 2.628 19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m24.823s + 2.828 20. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m25.220s + 3.225 21. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m27.104s + 5.109 22. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m27.106s + 5.111 23. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m27.185s + 5.190 24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m27.822s + 5.827