May 8, 2015 – Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton took charge of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend on Friday afternoon as he topped second practice in Barcelona. However, the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel was only four-tenths of a second behind the world champion.
> 2015 Spanish Grand Prix Free Practice 1 Results
Nico Rosberg took third place, but said he had problems with rejected downshifts during his first run on the medium tyres. Kimi Raikkonen pursued Rosberg in the second Ferrari, though he complained mightily about a lack of grip.