Michael Schumacher was fastest in second practice at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Schumacher crossed the line with a 1:35.973 to beat the frontrunner in first practice Lewis Hamilton by 0.172s. Mercedes were helped by their DRS-activated device, which the FIA declared legal after a protest by Lotus on Thursday. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel posted the three quickest initial lap times, his best being a 1:36.160. Schumacher, using the W-duct wing, then clocked a 1:35.973 while Hamilton took second, 0.172s off the pace. Schumacher held onto the position through to the end of the session with Hamilton second and Vettel third.
Earlier, Hamilton posted the quickest lap in first practice for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix on one of the final laps of the session. After the earlier rain, Hamilton took advantage of a dry line around the Shanghai International Circuit, on a medium set of dry tyres. He first went past Red Bull's Mark Webber's mark, and although Nico Rosberg briefly took over in his Mercedes, the Briton then beat him with a time of one minute 37.106seconds, 1.010secs quicker than Rosberg. Rosberg's team-mate, seven-time champion Michael Schumacher, was 0.2secs down on his fellow German, with the duo followed by the Saubers of Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi. However, Hamilton this weekend faces a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change, which will affect his chances of wining the race proper.
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