McLaren duo are the fastest at Australian GP 2010

Lewis Hamilton pipped his McLaren teammate Jenson Button as they became fastest pair at Albert Park for the second practice session.

Hamilton was ahead in 1:25.801 while Button could only settle with a time of 1:26.076.

Hamilton was quoted, “I feel more confident that, going into qualifying, we’ll be able to attack the guys who were at the front two weeks ago. I actually feel very relaxed: I’ve got a car that probably feels better than I’ve ever had at this track, so that’s a major positive.”

Despite being the fastest, the team principal of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, Martin Whitmarsh, was quick to say that they’re not taking things for granted, and “not about too get carried away” by the pair excellent positions.

Marsh added there’s still work to be done, and hopeful his charges will rise to the occasion again for today’s Australian Grand Prix qualifying.

As for the rest of the F1 teams, Mark Webber was third fastest, with Michael Schumacher fourth, and a surprising Renault new driver Vitaly Petrov finished fifth.

Australian GP Fri. Practice #2 (26 Mar 2010)

1. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) [01:25.801] 13 laps
2. Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) [01:26.076] 16 laps
3. Mark Webber (RBR-Renault) [01:26.248] 22 laps
4. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes Benz GP Ltd) [01:26.511] 16 laps
5. Vitaly Petrov (Renault) [01:26.732] 26 laps
6. Sebastien Buemi (STR-Ferrari) [01:26.832] 29 laps
7. Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) [01:26.834] 22 laps
8. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India-Mercedes) [01:26.835] 17 laps
9. Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Cosworth) [01:26.904] 25 laps
10. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes Benz GP Ltd) [01:26.956] 22 laps
11. Robert Kubica (Renault) [01:27.108] 28 laps
12. Pedro de la Rosa (BMW Sauber-Ferrari) [01:27.108] 25 laps
13. Kamui Kobayashi (BMW Sauber-Ferrari) [01:27.455] 23 laps
14. Nico Hulkenberg (Williams-Cosworth) [01:27.545] 25 laps
15. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) [01:29.025] 20 laps
16. Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault) [01:29.134] 19 laps
17. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) [01:29.591] 21 laps
18. Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth) [01:29.860] 15 laps
19. Jaime Alguersuari (STR-Ferrari) [01:30.510] 43 laps
20. Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Cosworth) [01:30.695] 17 laps
21. Timo Glock (Virgin-Cosworth) [01:32.117] 9 laps
22. Lucas di Grassi (Virgin-Cosworth) [No time ] 2 laps
23. Karun Chandhok (HRT-Cosworth) [No time ] 1 laps
24. Bruno Senna (HRT-Cosworth) [No time ] 0 laps

Australian GP Fri. Practice #1 (26 Mar 2010)

1. Robert Kubica (Renault) [01:26.927] 22 laps
2. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes Benz GP Ltd) [01:27.126] 18 laps
3. Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) [01:27.482] 22 laps
4. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) [01:27.511] 18 laps
5. Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault) [01:27.686] 23 laps
6. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) [01:27.747] 21 laps
7. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) [01:27.793] 22 laps
8. Sebastien Buemi (STR-Ferrari) [01:28.014] 21 laps
9. Vitaly Petrov (Renault) [01:28.114] 25 laps
10. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India-Mercedes) [01:28.192] 18 laps
11. Paul di Resta (Force India-Mercedes) [01:28.537] 25 laps
12. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes Benz GP Ltd) [01:28.550] 19 laps
13. Jaime Alguersuari (STR-Ferrari) [01:28.572] 21 laps
14. Mark Webber (RBR-Renault) [01:28.683] 22 laps
15. Pedro de la Rosa (BMW Sauber-Ferrari) [01:29.465] 13 laps
16. Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Cosworth) [01:29.712] 18 laps
17. Nico Hulkenberg (Williams-Cosworth) [01:30.249] 26 laps
18. Kamui Kobayashi (BMW Sauber-Ferrari) [01:31.588] 5 laps
19. Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Cosworth) [01:31.652] 13 laps
20. Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth) [01:31.654] 26 laps
21. Lucas di Grassi (Virgin-Cosworth) [01:32.831] 25 laps
22. Bruno Senna (HRT-Cosworth) [01:33.401] 24 laps
23. Karun Chandhok (HRT-Cosworth) [01:34.251] 19 laps
24. Timo Glock (Virgin-Cosworth) [01:34.925] 8 laps