Mercedes Formula One driver Michael Schumacher of Germany sits in his car during the second practice session of the Australian F1 Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne March 16, 2012.Reuters
Mercedes Formula One driver Michael Schumacher of Germany sits in his car during the second practice session of the Australian F1 Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne March 16, 2012.ReutersToro Rosso Formula One driver Jean-Eric Vergne (L) of France and his team mate Daniel Ricciardo of Australia drive during the second practice session of the Australian F1 Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne March 16, 2012.ReutersHRT Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan of India drives in the pit lane during the second practice session of the Australian F1 Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne March 16, 2012.ReutersFerrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain drives during the second practice session of the Australian F1 Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne March 16, 2012.ReutersRed Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia drives on the grass during the second practice session of the Australian F1 Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne March 16, 2012.ReutersMcLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain drives during the second practice session of the Australian F1 Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne March 16, 2012.ReutersCaterham Formula One driver Heikki Kovalainen of Finland drives on the grass during the second practice session of the Australian F1 Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne March 16, 2012ReutersForce India Formula One driver Paul di Resta of Britain slides during the second practice session of the Australian F1 Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne March 16, 2012.ReutersWilliams Formula One driver Bruno Senna of Brazil slides during the second practice session of the Australian F1 Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne March 16, 2012ReutersLotus F1 Formula One driver Romain Grosjean of France drives during the second practice session of the Australian F1 Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne March 16, 2012Reuters
The rains could not stop Mercedes' Michael Schumacher from topping the timesheets, in the second practice session ahead of the season-opening Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix. The German ran 16 laps with a best of 1:29.183 and was followed by Force India's Nico Hulkenberg and Sauber's Sergio Perez.
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber were in the 10th and 11th position respectively, while McLaren's Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton 15th and 16th. Caterham's Heikki Kovalainen was eighth and Marussia's Timo Glock 12th.
It was a gripping scene as Hulkenberg, who seemed set to stay on top with 1m 29.292s, until a very in-form Schumacher took top spot away.
Check out the top ten times :
1. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes - 1:29.183 (16 laps)
2. Nico Hulkenberg , Force India - Mercedes 1:29.292 (19 laps)
