Summary

  • Hamilton fastest, Bottas 2nd, Raikkonen 3rd, Vettel 4th

  • Hamilton fastest in first practice

  • Alonso breaks down after three corners, then leaves circuit

  • Teams bring upgrades for fifth race of the season

  1. Postpublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Mercedes back stronger than ever? Their showing in Friday practice suggests that to be the case but it is from tomorrow when it really matters.

    That's about it from us. Pop on over here to read Andrew Benson's take on how today went and join us again tomorrow at 09:30 BST.

    Until then, cheerio.

  2. Postpublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

  3. Get involved #bbcf1published at 14:36 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Sebastien VettelImage source, EPA

    Josephat Okora: Ferrari have not turned up yet. Tomorrow will be very important for them. 

  4. Mercedes back on top?published at 14:34 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    What's significant is Mercedes' pace on the long runs. They have the qualifying pace but Ferrari have had the advantage over the long runs but Mercedes appear to have leapfrogged them from what we have seen today.

  5. FP2 - the restpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    11) Grosjean 12) Ocon 13) Vandoorne 14) Perez 15) Magnussen 16) Ericsson 17) Stroll 18) Kvyat 19) Wehrlein 20) Alonso

  6. FP2 - the top 10published at 14:31 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    1) Hamilton 2) Bottas 3) Raikkonen 4) Vettel 5) Verstappen 6) Ricciardo 7) Hulkenberg 8) Palmer 9) Massa 10) Sainz   

  7. chequered flag

    Chequered flagpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Lewis Hamilton finishes quickest in second practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.

  8. Postpublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

  9. Postpublished at 14:28 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Valtteri Bottas cuts up his tyres as he runs wide at Turn 7. He skips across the gravel before rejoining the track.

    Two minutes to, it's going be Lewis Hamilton fastest again.

  10. Get involved #bbcf1published at 14:26 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Jeremiah Kariuki: On race simulation, Mercedes seem to have an edge too! Looks like their dominance could be felt in Spain!

  11. Postpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Andrew Benson
    Chief F1 writer in Barcelona

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, Getty Images

    Mercedes have been pounding round. They are lapping consistently quicker than anyone else.

  12. Postpublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

  13. Postpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Just realised, I have not heard Romain Grosjean complain once today. Is that a first this season?

    Things seem to be going OK for the Frenchman in the Haas. He's 11th quickest and has done 30 laps so far in second practice.

  14. Postpublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

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  15. Postpublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Frankie Muniz, of Malcolm in the Middle fame, is at the circuit and fully engrossed in one of the new initiatives brought in by F1's new owners - live demonstrations of what happens in a team garage. 

    Ten minutes to go.

  16. Postpublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

  17. Postpublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Fernando Alonso heads back to the pits. No improvement and he remains bottom of the pile with 17 minutes to go.

    Meanwhile, a problem for Max Verstappen in the Red Bull.

    "The car doesn't turn any more," he says.

    Quite the problem on a track that has 16 corners...

  18. Get involved #bbcf1published at 14:14 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Steven: Is it even possible for the engine to be any slower?  

  19. Postpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

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  20. Postpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Or maybe not.

    "The engine feels slower than before," says Fernando Alonso. "Amazing."