Australian Grand Prix FP2 results: Mercedes continues to top charts
Mercedes 1-2 has shades of 2014, but the rest of the field is optimistic they will find some more speed.
Final results from Free Practice 2 at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne. Mercedes continues to show their might with another 1-2 finish in today's afternoon practice.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:27.697 | 27 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:27.797 | 0.100 | 23 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:28.412 | 0.715 | 33 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:28.842 | 1.145 | 33 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1:29.265 | 1.568 | 31 |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull-Renault | 1:30.016 | 2.319 | 27 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:30.071 | 2.374 | 39 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Mercedes | 1:30.104 | 2.407 | 11 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Mercedes | 1:30.205 | 2.508 | 36 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:30.473 | 2.776 | 30 |
| 11 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:30.755 | 3.058 | 31 |
| 12 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:30.980 | 3.283 | 32 |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | 1:31.387 | 3.690 | 21 |
| 14 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:31.395 | 3.698 | 6 |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:32.303 | 4.606 | 14 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Hoinda | 1:33.289 | 5.592 | 4 |
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