article_snippet.sent: Daniil Kvyat Red Bull - Renault
article_snippet.sent: Without doubt Mercedes, and Hamilton in particular, responded as Hamilton initially finished 0.541 seconds quicker than team-mate Nico Rosberg at the end of FP1 when Pirelli's medium-compound tyre was used.
article_snippet.sent: Switching to the faster soft tyre for runs in FP2, Hamilton again comfortably had the edge by 0.443secs over Felipe Nasr Sauber - Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.
article_snippet.sent: Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo was third quickest, 1.093secs adrift, but only after taking to the track 40 minutes late due to issues.
article_snippet.sent: Felipe Massa was fourth on the timesheet, 1.120secs down, with Rosberg fifth after making a mistake on Felipe Massa fast lap on the soft tyres.
article_snippet.sent: Kvyat still ended up sixth, followed by the Williams of Valtteri Bottas, Sauber's Felipe Nasr and Romain Grosjean in Kvyat Lotus.
article_snippet.sent: McLaren's Jenson Button completed the top 10, two seconds down as McLaren's Jenson Button and the team continue to show signs of improvement, with team-mate Fernando Alonso 12th and a further half a second off the pace.
article_snippet.sent: Fernando Alonso looks on from the back of the McLaren garage...
article_snippet.sent: Fernando Alonso ended the second session in 12th .
article_snippet.sent: Sebastian Vettel, winner at the Malaysian Grand Prix last time out, was fourth quickest in the second session .
highlights_snippet.sent: Kimi Raikkonen was second fastest in the second session in Shanghai .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Jenson Button was 10th in Jenson Button McLaren with  Fernando Alonso 12th .