Belgian Grand Prix 2014: It’s great to be back, says Lewis Hamilton

Belgian Grand Prix 2014: Lewis Hamilton tops the timesheets in second practice ahead of Nico Rosberg

By The Sport Review
Friday 22 August 2014, 18:39 UK

Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets in second practice for the Belgian Grand Prix as he led team-mate Nico Rosberg to a Mercedes one-two.

Hamilton was 0.604 seconds quicker than the German in the second session, with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso third ahead of Williams’ Felipe Massa and McLaren’s Jenson Button.

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“It’s great to be back in the car and it was feeling good out there today,” said Hamilton.

“The morning wasn’t as strong, but it definitely improved in the afternoon. As always, we still have work to do tonight, but overall today was OK.

“It stayed dry throughout both sessions but the forecast is wet for tomorrow, so it was important to maximise track time as this may be our last dry running before the race.

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“We’ve seen rain so often here in the past and that can really mix things up – particularly when it’s wet in places and dry in others. Your visor is almost level with the ground, so it’s not like looking from above where you can see the different patches. That makes it really hard to pick out the areas where you can find grip, but it’s also a lot of fun.”

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Earlier, Rosberg had edged out his Mercedes team-mate in the first practice session at Spa.