Hamilton fastest in second practice, Rosberg 2nd
Alonso breaks down, then plays with TV camera
Hamilton fastest in first practice
Rosberg will be world champion if he wins on Sunday
I think we can all agree who the real star of the show was today...
That's it from us for Friday practice. Have a read of Andrew Benson's take on Friday practice and join us again for qualifying day coverage from 12:30 GMT tomorrow.
See you later.
Lewis Hamilton finished just 0.030s quicker than Nico Rosberg. What would be the absolute dream for Hamilton is for him to get pole position and a Red Bull or two between himself and his Mercedes team-mate by the end of qualifying.
Image source, red bullFriday practice could hardly have gone any better for Lewis Hamilton as he finishes quicker than Nico Rosberg in both session. The real stuff doesn't start until tomorrow and the Briton knows well enough that doing well on Friday doesn't necessarily translate to doing well in qualifying or the race.
Image source, Rex Features13) Sainz 14) Perez 15) Grosjean 16) Magnussen 17) Nasr 18) Ocon 19) Palmer 20) Gutierrez 21) Ericsson 22) Wehrlein
Image source, AP1) Hamilton 2) Rosberg 3) Bottas 4) Massa 5) Ricciardo 6) Verstappen 7) Vettel 8) Raikkonen 9) Hulkenberg 10) Button 11) Alonso 12) Kvyat
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Lewis Hamilton finishes fastest in second practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Right there's two minutes left of second practice so we'd better have some actual on track updates.
Lewis Hamilton is on course to finish the session fastest. He's looked absolutely on it today.
Image source, Rex FeaturesThe Spaniard has not only got a deckchair, but he's been given control of an actual television camera! He's giggling like a child as he presses some buttons.
This. Is. Amazing!
Important Fernando Alonso news. He's got a deckchair!
Fernando Alonso is doing keepie uppies now with a stone as he very slowly makes his way back to the paddock.
This is better than the whole deckchair thing from last year!
Esteban Gutierrez's tyres are screeching every time the Haas takes a corner. The Mexican is really having to work hard to keep his car on the circuit.
Seven and a half minutes remaining.
Image source, Getty Images"How are the tyres, Max?" Red Bull ask Verstappen over the radio.
He responds, his voice wavering due to heavy vibrations, saying he is struggling front and rear.
Several drivers, including Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, have switched to the medium compound tyre for the final quarter of an hour.
Image source, Getty ImagesFerrari confirm that Kimi Raikkonen had "a brake problem caused by a visor".
Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso has taken up another vantage point on the edge of the circuit to study his rivals.
Still no sign of a deckchair...
Ferrari skipped qualifying sims in first practice to focus on race preparation, but it's still not looking great for them ahead of Sunday. Daniel Ricciardo is currently lapping four tenths quicker than Sebastian Vettel.
Kimi Raikkonen does provide some great radio rants, but his latest message is perhaps one of his shortest.
He's told he needs to box because of a brake issue.
"K," is his response.
Image source, Getty ImagesBest F1 tantrum
