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2010 Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix

1st Friday Practice 2nd Friday Practice Saturday Practice Qualifying Race

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2nd Friday Practice

Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix - 2nd Friday Practice

(11/12/2010)

4:59

NewsOnF1:

Second Friday practice session gets underway in 2 minutes

Friday November 12, 2010 4:59 NewsOnF1

4:59

NewsOnF1:

Air temperature is at 28 degrees while track temperature is at 31 degrees

Friday November 12, 2010 4:59 NewsOnF1

5:01

TheFifthDriver:

We're back in Abu Dhabi! Are you? The Race 1.1b - http://mclaren.com/home [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:01 TheFifthDriver

5:01

NewsOnF1:

Session underway and di Grassi and Klien are the first out

Friday November 12, 2010 5:01 NewsOnF1

5:01

clubforce:

And as the sun sets we're out again for FP2. Busy day today! [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:01 clubforce

5:02

InsideFerrari:

Felipe is going out now with a new set of hard tyres [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:02 InsideFerrari

5:03

NewsOnF1:

More drivers head out onto the track

Friday November 12, 2010 5:03 NewsOnF1

5:04

NewsOnF1:

di Grassi sets a 1:48.506

Friday November 12, 2010 5:04 NewsOnF1

5:04

InsideFerrari:

Fernando is going to run now [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:04 InsideFerrari

5:04

NewsOnF1:

Heidfeld goes quickest with a 1:45.314

Friday November 12, 2010 5:04 NewsOnF1

5:05

OfficialMGP:

Both cars out at the start of the session [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:05 OfficialMGP

5:05

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton on a quick lap!

Friday November 12, 2010 5:05 NewsOnF1

5:06

NewsOnF1:

Heidfeld improves in 1st with a 1:44.112

Friday November 12, 2010 5:06 NewsOnF1

5:07

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton quickest with a 1:43.292

Friday November 12, 2010 5:07 NewsOnF1

5:07

InsideFerrari:

Fernando is going to use a different rear wing, with lower downforce [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:07 InsideFerrari

5:07

NewsOnF1:

Button in second with a 1:44.112

Friday November 12, 2010 5:07 NewsOnF1

5:08

NewsOnF1:

Alonso goes quickest with a 1:42.474

Friday November 12, 2010 5:08 NewsOnF1

5:08

NewsOnF1:

Button in second with a 1:43.049

Friday November 12, 2010 5:08 NewsOnF1

5:10

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:41.664

Friday November 12, 2010 5:10 NewsOnF1

5:11

[Comment From Steve Steve : ]

How long is this session plz ED - 90 minutes, 10 minutes already passed

Friday November 12, 2010 5:11 Steve

5:12

NewsOnF1:

Alonso improves his time but he cut a chicane

Friday November 12, 2010 5:12 NewsOnF1

5:12

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton pits after a big lockup

Friday November 12, 2010 5:12 NewsOnF1

5:12

NewsOnF1:

Massa up into 3rd with a 1:42.144

Friday November 12, 2010 5:12 NewsOnF1

5:13

NewsOnF1:

Webber and Vettel have yet to set a time

Friday November 12, 2010 5:13 NewsOnF1

5:14

rf1paddockpass:

Robert heads out for a first run, Vitaly so far completed for laps in his run. [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:14 rf1paddockpass

5:14

NewsOnF1:

15 minutes into the session and the top 10 are: Hamilton, Alonso, Massa, Button, Schumacher, Liuzzi, Rosberg, Petrov, Hulkenberg and Sutil

Friday November 12, 2010 5:14 NewsOnF1

5:15

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Our Live Data system is running on the website! Simply login/register to check it! http://bit.ly/crrRo1 [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:15 OfficialMGP

5:15

NewsOnF1:

Alonso goes quickest with a 1:41.473

Friday November 12, 2010 5:15 NewsOnF1

5:15

NewsOnF1:

Webber and Vettel are on the track

Friday November 12, 2010 5:15 NewsOnF1

5:15

TheFifthDriver:

@RichHL Well, that's a close second, eh?!? [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:15 TheFifthDriver

5:16

InsideFerrari:

Felipe and Fernando have finished their first run. Fernando is currently quickest in 1.41.473, Felipe 3rd in 1.42.144. RBR have not yet run [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:16 InsideFerrari

5:17

VirginRacing:

Timo reporting that the track has improved quite a lot since FP1. Lucas is changing front springs [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:17 VirginRacing

5:17

clubforce:

Adrian finishes first run, some issues with tyre warm up at the moment but a long time to go [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:17 clubforce

5:18

NewsOnF1:

Webber's first timed lap puts him in 6th place, a 1:42.892

Friday November 12, 2010 5:18 NewsOnF1

5:18

clubforce:

Tonio back in. 7th fastest time for now [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:18 clubforce

5:19

NewsOnF1:

Vettel's first timed lap is good for 15th, a 1:43.523

Friday November 12, 2010 5:19 NewsOnF1

5:19

NewsOnF1:

Webber improves into 5th with a 1:42.438

Friday November 12, 2010 5:19 NewsOnF1

5:21

NewsOnF1:

Vettel moves into 6th with a 1:42.705

Friday November 12, 2010 5:21 NewsOnF1

5:21

rf1paddockpass:

1.42.766 for Robert so far on this run. Vitaly is in the garage, adjustments before next run. [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:21 rf1paddockpass

5:21

TheFifthDriver:

Got any questions? Send them to us here and we'll answer them on The Race1.1b http://mclaren.com/home [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:21 TheFifthDriver

5:22

NewsOnF1:

Vettel improves to 5th with a 1:42.367

Friday November 12, 2010 5:22 NewsOnF1

5:22

VirginRacing:

Lucas studying setup data before going out on track

#F1 [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:22 VirginRacing

5:23

NewsOnF1:

Webber jumps into 3rd with a 1:42.082

Friday November 12, 2010 5:23 NewsOnF1

5:23

rf1paddockpass:

7th fastest for Robert for now with 1.42.540 [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:23 rf1paddockpass

5:24

clubforce:

A longer run coming up next for tonio while adrian will be going for a shorter one. Temps are falling, 29 deg here now [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:24 clubforce

5:24

VirginRacing:

Timo going out for four timed laps now

[via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:24 VirginRacing

5:25

clubforce:

Engine fired up for tonio and he leaves for the tunnel under the track aka pit exit [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:25 clubforce

5:26

InsideFerrari:

Now both drivers are changing rear wings. Fernando will go back to FP1 wing, Felipe will have the lower downforce [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:26 InsideFerrari

5:27

clubforce:

Adrian also out on track scheduled for 5 laps on prime tyres [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:27 clubforce

5:27

VirginRacing:

it's not quite this dark yet. Just playing with the exposure a bit ;-) [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:27 VirginRacing

5:28

[Comment From allan allan : ]

can we see the actual race of f1of abu dhabi by on line ED - There is no official video feed on the web

Friday November 12, 2010 5:28 allan

5:29

rf1paddockpass:

Good laptime improvement for Robert 1.41.916. Vitaly has just left the garage for a second run. [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:29 rf1paddockpass

5:29

VirginRacing:

@diabloskinz thanks. The commercial guys are here so I'll ask about skins some time [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:29 VirginRacing

5:32

NewsOnF1:

30 minutes into the session and the top 10 are: Alonso, Hamilton, Kubica, Webber, Button, Massa, Schumacher, Vettel, Rosberg and Liuzzi

Friday November 12, 2010 5:32 NewsOnF1

5:32

rf1paddockpass:

Robert is now back in the garage after this run, night is falling very fast now, almost completely dark here in Abu Dhabi [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:32 rf1paddockpass

5:32

InsideFerrari:

Both drivers went out on the same set of hard tyres [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:32 InsideFerrari

5:32

[Comment From allan allan : ]

is there particular fans club for every f1 team ED - Most teams now have Twitter/Facebook pages where fans can follow

Friday November 12, 2010 5:32 allan

5:34

VirginRacing:

@Joemaule what are you going to offer as a prize ;-) [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:34 VirginRacing

5:37

rf1paddockpass:

Vitaly's so far 14th fastest 1.43.151 [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:37 rf1paddockpass

5:37

[Comment From allan allan : ]

how can i go to ferrari team facebook pages ED - Just search for Ferrari on Facebook and you'll find SF Scuderia Ferrari

Friday November 12, 2010 5:37 allan

5:37

VirginRacing:

@Arpit_rathi thanks [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:37 VirginRacing

5:37

clubforce:

Adrian's back, 16th quickest, got some work to do on set up [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:37 clubforce

5:37

clubforce:

Tonio reports traffic with jarno trulli being in front of him [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:37 clubforce

5:38

NewsOnF1:

Alonso improves slightly in 1st with a 1:41.464

Friday November 12, 2010 5:38 NewsOnF1

5:38

rf1paddockpass:

Vitaly's improved to 10th fastest with 1.42.602 [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:38 rf1paddockpass

5:39

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton was on a quick lap but went wide passing a backmarker. He pits

Friday November 12, 2010 5:39 NewsOnF1

5:41

clubforce:

Adrian stays in the garage as mechanics change his rear brakes, standard procedure that doesn't take too long [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:41 clubforce

5:42

NewsOnF1:

Webber moves into second with a 1:41.550

Friday November 12, 2010 5:42 NewsOnF1

5:42

InsideFerrari:

Fernando has just come back to the garage. His best time so far is 1.41.464, currently quickest [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:42 InsideFerrari

5:43

clubforce:

Here they are at work

[via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:43 clubforce

5:43

NewsOnF1:

Incident involving Hamilton will be investigated after the practice session

Friday November 12, 2010 5:43 NewsOnF1

5:44

InsideFerrari:

felipe came in now. He did not improve and he is currently 7th [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:44 InsideFerrari

5:44

VirginRacing:

timo looking at an overlay of his trace with lucas's

[via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:44 VirginRacing

5:45

clubforce:

Track is much improved says tonio 'you could push a lot more' 11th quickest for now [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:45 clubforce

5:45

VirginRacing:

@f1nic yes much darker now [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:45 VirginRacing

5:45

NewsOnF1:

Halfway into the session and the top 10 are: Alonso, Webber, Hamilton, Kubica, Vettel, Button, Massa, Schumacher, Hulkenberg and Petrov

Friday November 12, 2010 5:45 NewsOnF1

5:45

[Comment From allan allan : ]

thank you ,i'm a ferrari fan so i'm very interested to to learn more to the team, i even use perfumes, caps of ferrari ED - Good luck

Friday November 12, 2010 5:45 allan

5:46

NewsOnF1:

Vettel now moves into 4th with a 1:41.907

Friday November 12, 2010 5:46 NewsOnF1

5:47

NewsOnF1:

Vettel now moves into second with a 1:41.534. He is 0.07 off Alonso's time

Friday November 12, 2010 5:47 NewsOnF1

5:49

clubforce:

Four laps on the board for tonio now [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:49 clubforce

5:51

VirginRacing:

Timo coming in now for a front flap adjustment. [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:51 VirginRacing

5:53

InsideFerrari:

Both drivers are ready for their third run of FP2 [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:53 InsideFerrari

5:54

InsideFerrari:

Fernando went back to the lower downforce rear wing [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:54 InsideFerrari

5:54

InsideFerrari:

Now it is time for soft tyres [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:54 InsideFerrari

5:54

InsideFerrari:

and both Felipe and Fernando are going out now on softs [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:54 InsideFerrari

5:56

rf1paddockpass:

Next run on option tyres for Robert. Vitaly is currently 6th fastest 1.42.096 [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:56 rf1paddockpass

5:56

VirginRacing:

Timo and Lucas both currently ahead of the PGCs. It'll be interesting to see what happens on options, probably in 5 or 10 minutes [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:56 VirginRacing

5:57

InsideFerrari:

Felipe spun in the out lap but he is still running [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:57 InsideFerrari

5:57

NewsOnF1:

Massa spins on his out lap on softs

Friday November 12, 2010 5:57 NewsOnF1

5:57

VirginRacing:

@Squeaky_the_pin @engyles hmmm ;-) [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:57 VirginRacing

5:59

[Comment From Ax Ax : ]

Exactly on what basis is the track divided into the sectors? Distance or corners? ED - The sectors are decided by the FIA when they approve the circuit

Friday November 12, 2010 5:59 Ax

5:59

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:41.213

Friday November 12, 2010 5:59 NewsOnF1

5:59

VirginRacing:

@foggyfoy we should see about half, or maybe a second. But sometimes we struggle to get that. [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 5:59 VirginRacing

6:00

NewsOnF1:

Yello flags as Alguersuari spins and stops on the side of the track

Friday November 12, 2010 6:00 NewsOnF1

6:00

NewsOnF1:

Alguersuari's car is pushed away

Friday November 12, 2010 6:00 NewsOnF1

6:01

[Comment From Ax Ax : ]

Yes, but on what basis? ED - Will have to check on that

Friday November 12, 2010 6:01 Ax

6:01

InsideFerrari:

Traffic and yellow flags are affecting the first run on soft tyres [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:01 InsideFerrari

6:01

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton and Alonso are on quick laps

Friday November 12, 2010 6:01 NewsOnF1

6:02

NewsOnF1:

Alonso improves but remains in second, a 1:41.314

Friday November 12, 2010 6:02 NewsOnF1

6:02

ToroRossoSpy:

Jaime spun and stalled with 28 minutes remaining. Parked out on track. But no damage done. [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:02 ToroRossoSpy

6:02

NewsOnF1:

Webber in 3rd with a 1:41.369

Friday November 12, 2010 6:02 NewsOnF1

6:03

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton improves in 1st with a 1:40.888

Friday November 12, 2010 6:03 NewsOnF1

6:03

rf1paddockpass:

5th fastest for Robert with 1.41.576 [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:03 rf1paddockpass

6:04

VirginRacing:

@lacanta pesky green cars ;-) [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:04 VirginRacing

6:07

InsideFerrari:

Fernando improved up to 1.41.314 [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:07 InsideFerrari

6:07

clubforce:

Adrian is now back out on track after work on his brakes [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:07 clubforce

6:08

NewsOnF1:

Massa has stopped on the track!

Friday November 12, 2010 6:08 NewsOnF1

6:08

InsideFerrari:

Felipe stopped on the track to a technical issue [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:08 InsideFerrari

6:08

NewsOnF1:

He was on a quick lap before he stopped. He is currently in 6th

Friday November 12, 2010 6:08 NewsOnF1

6:09

VirginRacing:

As expected lotus move ahead on their option runs. Timo and Lucas both go out on theirs #F1 [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:09 VirginRacing

6:10

NewsOnF1:

Vettel moves into second with a 1:41.145

Friday November 12, 2010 6:10 NewsOnF1

6:11

NewsOnF1:

20 minutes remain and the top 10 are: Hamilton, Vettel, Alonso, Webber, Kubica, Massa, Petrov, Button, Liuzzi and Rosberg

Friday November 12, 2010 6:11 NewsOnF1

6:11

VirginRacing:

@engyles @Squeaky_the_pin notes "in this one" ;-) [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:11 VirginRacing

6:15

clubforce:

Both cars in the garage before a scheduled shorter run, 14 mins remaining [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:15 clubforce

6:17

clubforce:

Tonio's off for that run

[via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:17 clubforce

6:18

clubforce:

And adrian goes out as well [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:18 clubforce

6:19

InsideFerrari:

There was a fuel issue on Felipe's car but we need to wait for the car back in the garage to be more precise [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:19 InsideFerrari

6:19

InsideFerrari:

Fernando is out on soft tyres and high fuel for the final run [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:19 InsideFerrari

6:21

NewsOnF1:

Under 10 minutes remain and the top 10 are: Hamilton, Vettel, Alonso, Webber, Kubica, Massa, Petrov, Button, LIuzzi and Rosberg

Friday November 12, 2010 6:21 NewsOnF1

6:23

NewsOnF1:

Nearly all the drivers are on the track with just over 5 minutes remaining. Most are running with a heavy fuel load

Friday November 12, 2010 6:23 NewsOnF1

6:24

clubforce:

Adrian back in after a short run to look at some quali settings. Lots of fuel being put in car for long run to end session [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:24 clubforce

6:26

clubforce:

And here is how we refuel. (Honestly not a pic of a mechanic's rear)

[via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:26 clubforce

6:30

NewsOnF1:

Session over

Friday November 12, 2010 6:30 NewsOnF1

6:30

TheFifthDriver:

Here's Lewis in the pits as his crew make a scheduled change to the car's nosebox.

[via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:30 TheFifthDriver

6:30

clubforce:

End of session, tonio finishes p9 and adrian p13. They are off to the grid for practice starts [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:30 clubforce

6:31

NewsOnF1:

Top 10: Hamilton, Vettel, Alonso, Webber, Kubica, Massa, Petrov, Button, Liuzzi and Rosberg

Friday November 12, 2010 6:31 NewsOnF1

6:31

InsideFerrari:

Session is finieshed,a gain practice starts from the grid [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:31 InsideFerrari

6:31

VirginRacing:

the booth ladies are watching from the roof terrace. [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:31 VirginRacing

6:31

rf1paddockpass:

Chequered flag for FP2 - Robert P5 1.41.576 and Vitaly P7 1.42.096. [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:31 rf1paddockpass

6:32

InsideFerrari:

Classification is HAM VET ALO WEB KUB MAS PET BUT LIU ROS MSC HUL SUT KOB BAR HEI ALG BUE KOV GLO TRU DIG KLI SEN [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:32 InsideFerrari

6:35

InsideFerrari:

Soft tyres look to degrade significantly today [via Twitter]

Friday November 12, 2010 6:35 InsideFerrari

6:38

NewsOnF1:

11th to 24th: Schumacher, Hulkenberg, Sutil, Kobayashi, Barrichello, Heidfeld, Alguersuari, Buemi, Kovalainen, Glock, Trulli, di Grassi, Klien and Senna

Friday November 12, 2010 6:38 NewsOnF1

6:38