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2011 British Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

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2nd Friday Practice

British Formula One Grand Prix - 2nd Friday Practice

(07/08/2011)

1:58

The second Friday practice session about to get underway. Air temperature is 18 degrees while track temperature is 19 degrees

Friday July 8, 2011 1:58

1:58

The track was dry but it is raining again!

Friday July 8, 2011 1:58

2:00

Session underway

Friday July 8, 2011 2:00

2:02

No one has gone out!

Friday July 8, 2011 2:02

2:03

Looks like we won't be able see the impact of the regulation changes until at least tomorrow!

Friday July 8, 2011 2:03

2:03

Timo Glock emerges from the pits

Friday July 8, 2011 2:03

2:06

Alguersuari on the track as well

Friday July 8, 2011 2:06

2:06

Glock pits without setting a time

Friday July 8, 2011 2:06

2:09

Alguersuari starts a timed lap

Friday July 8, 2011 2:09

2:09

Buemi on the track

Friday July 8, 2011 2:09

2:10

Alguersuari struggling on his timed lap. It is too wet

Friday July 8, 2011 2:10

2:10

Indeed both Alguersuari and Buemi pit

Friday July 8, 2011 2:10

2:11

Rain expected for the next 20 minutes!

Friday July 8, 2011 2:11

2:14

Kobayashi is on the track now

Friday July 8, 2011 2:14

2:16

Kobayashi crashed in the morning session. Good job by the mechanics to get the car ready.
Kobayashi went wide going onto the main straight and didn't lift, the car went over a bump and he lost control. His car nearly flipped and then slammed into the tyre barriers

Friday July 8, 2011 2:16

2:17

Kobayashi pits, conditions are sill to wet although the rain has eased

Friday July 8, 2011 2:17

2:20

No one on the track at the moment

Friday July 8, 2011 2:20

2:24

The HRT team replaced Narain Karthikeyan with Red Bull's test driver Daniel Ricciardo. This weather will not help him prepare for his first Formula 1 race!

Friday July 8, 2011 2:24

2:27

Conditions continue to be pretty bad, such conditions in a race would be under a safety car

Friday July 8, 2011 2:27

2:28

Also the teams will be reluctant to use more than a set of intermediates as they would not want to risk running out of tyres in the race (if qualifying and the race turn out to be wet too)

Friday July 8, 2011 2:28

2:32

30 minutes have past and no time has been set yet. Only 4 drivers went out and only Alguersuari even attempted a timed lap

Friday July 8, 2011 2:32

2:33

It is raining even heavier now!

Friday July 8, 2011 2:33

2:37

Current forecast is for light showers during qualifying and overcast during the race

Friday July 8, 2011 2:37

2:42

No activity on the track at this stage

Friday July 8, 2011 2:42

2:44

The rain has stopped but it is expected again in 20 minutes. Too much water on the track

Friday July 8, 2011 2:44

2:48

Alguersuari is back out on the track

Friday July 8, 2011 2:48

2:48

Sutil goes out as well

Friday July 8, 2011 2:48

2:49

Buemi on the track too

Friday July 8, 2011 2:49

2:50

Perez on the track as Alguersuari starts a timed lap

Friday July 8, 2011 2:50

2:52

MyTeamLotus:

Alguersuari is on track giving the crowd something to look at. Seriously wet out there [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 MyTeamLotus

2:52

MarussiaVirgin:

Quiz time. Why do we have tape on this? And what is it? http://t.co/gyfKH11 [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 MarussiaVirgin

2:52

MarussiaVirgin:

correct! “@amit_mandalia: @MarussiaVirgin pitot probe, taped to prevent blockage (aviation engineer so I should get that right!) #F1” [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 MarussiaVirgin

2:52

MarussiaVirgin:

Very relaxed in the backroom. Lots of thumb twiddling... http://t.co/qZdmSS9 http://t.co/6kFYVfd [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 MarussiaVirgin

2:52

OfficialLRGP:

@NielsD91 I would love to, but someone would object if I kicked the drivers out to get in their car [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 OfficialLRGP

2:52

MikeGascoyne:

Rain easing off but another shower about 30mins away [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 MikeGascoyne

2:52

WilliamsF1Team:

P2 is a bit of a washout at present. Engineers happy with work done this morning tho [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 WilliamsF1Team

2:52

OfficialLRGP:

Vitaly's putting his helmet back on...

[via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 OfficialLRGP

2:52

InsideFerrari:

Five sets of intermediate tyres (one must be returned today) and three full wet tyres. [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 InsideFerrari

2:52

MikeGascoyne:

Raining again, quite heavy, should only be for a few minutes and then maybe clear for a while. Lots of standing water on the track [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 MikeGascoyne

2:52

TheFifthDriver:

Well, the rain has stopped and it's brightening up - still no sign of immediate action in our garage though. Track still very wet. [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 TheFifthDriver

2:52

InsideFerrari:

@infraredpwnz We're an Italian team.... [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 InsideFerrari

2:52

MarussiaVirgin:

Well said: “@MikeGascoyne: Shame, stands packed, great turn out for a Friday. Wish we could put on a show for you but conditions very bad” [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 MarussiaVirgin

2:52

MikeGascoyne:

No point to run in these dangerous conditions, we will learn nothing. In a race it would be a safety car or red flag in these conditions [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 MikeGascoyne

2:52

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Nico chatting with the guys http://t.co/JvAVyGF [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 OfficialMGP

2:52

TheFifthDriver:

A big shout out to all the team at #silverstone - marshals, stewards, media staff. All unsung heroes & #thenicestpeopleinformula1! [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 TheFifthDriver

2:52

TheFifthDriver:

#socialfriday @chrischilt: "Do Jenson & Lewis prefer the challenge of a wet race more to the conventional dry races?" [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 TheFifthDriver

2:52

OfficialMGP:

#F1 it looks like we have movement... http://t.co/W7Tnlx8 [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 OfficialMGP

2:52

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Nico is about to go out [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 OfficialMGP

2:52

LucasdiGrassi:

Rainy Silverstone strikes again.. Boring FP2 so far, too much water. [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 LucasdiGrassi

2:52

OfficialLRGP:

@Maddie28 chocolate bar soup? Are you crazy? [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 OfficialLRGP

2:52

MikeGascoyne:

Next rain forcast in 20 mins [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 MikeGascoyne

2:52

InsideFerrari:

Just four driver attempted to run with these conditions. The main reason is that every driver has a total of 8 sets of wet tyres for GP. [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 InsideFerrari

2:52

OfficialMGP:

#F1 waiting for the weather to get better... http://t.co/g5GdilE [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 OfficialMGP

2:52

InsideFerrari:

So, with the current weather forecast, it is better to save wet tyres as much as possible. [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 InsideFerrari

2:52

OfficialLRGP:

@Impactdave do you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit? [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52 OfficialLRGP

2:52

A 2:04.096 for Alguersuari. Much slower that then wet times set this morning!

Friday July 8, 2011 2:52

2:53

A 2:05.096 for Sutil

Friday July 8, 2011 2:53

2:53

Buemi sets a 2:02.354

Friday July 8, 2011 2:53

2:54

Alguersuari goes quickest with a 2:01.984

Friday July 8, 2011 2:54

2:54

More drivers on the track now

Friday July 8, 2011 2:54

2:54

Sutil better that with a 2:00.384

Friday July 8, 2011 2:54

2:55

Buemi sets a 1:58.323

Friday July 8, 2011 2:55

2:55

Alguersuari improves again with a 1:57.384

Friday July 8, 2011 2:55

2:56

The lap times are around 10 seconds slower than the first session

Friday July 8, 2011 2:56

2:57

Current order: Alguersuari, Buemi, Sutil, Perez, Kobayashi, Perez and Rosberg

Friday July 8, 2011 2:57

2:57

Alguersuari improves with a 1:55.583

Friday July 8, 2011 2:57

3:00

Another improvement by Alguersuari, a 1:55.399, Buemi second fastest and Sutil third fastest

Friday July 8, 2011 3:00

3:02

Alguersuari improves with a 1:54.274, Schumacher goes second with a 1:55.397

Friday July 8, 2011 3:02

3:03

Buemi takes second again with a 1:54.678

Friday July 8, 2011 3:03

3:05

Now Buemi goes quickest with a 1:54.101

Friday July 8, 2011 3:05

3:05

Alguersuari pits

Friday July 8, 2011 3:05

3:06

Sutil on a fast lap

Friday July 8, 2011 3:06

3:07

Indeed Sutil goes fastest with a 1:53.676

Friday July 8, 2011 3:07

3:09

Buemi goes fastest again with a 1:53.619

Friday July 8, 2011 3:09

3:12

20 minutes remain in the session and the top 10 are: Buemi, Sutil, Alguersuari, Webber, Barrichello, Maldonado, Schumacher, Kobayashi, Rosberg and Heidfeld

Friday July 8, 2011 3:12

3:13

Webber goes quickest with a 1:53.537

Friday July 8, 2011 3:13

3:14

Schumacher on a quick lap!

Friday July 8, 2011 3:14

3:15

And Schumacher goes quickest with a 1:53.024

Friday July 8, 2011 3:15

3:18

Webber goes quickest again with a 1:52.587

Friday July 8, 2011 3:18

3:18

Alonso goes quickest in S1!

Friday July 8, 2011 3:18

3:19

Alonso goes second with a 1:52.869

Friday July 8, 2011 3:19

3:20

Now Vettel fastest in S1!

Friday July 8, 2011 3:20

3:22

But has a very slow middle sector and pits. The rain is back!

Friday July 8, 2011 3:22

3:25

Massa goes 4th with a 1:53.593

Friday July 8, 2011 3:25

3:26

Under 5 minutes remain and the top 10 are: Webber, Alonso, Schumacher, Massa, Buemi, Sutil, Alguersuari, Vettel, Barrichello and Kovalainen

Friday July 8, 2011 3:26

3:27

Kobayashi now quickest in S1

Friday July 8, 2011 3:27

3:27

Button who has yet to set a time goes even quicker in S1

Friday July 8, 2011 3:27

3:28

Kovalianen impressive in 7th, just 1.4 seconds off Webber's time!

Friday July 8, 2011 3:28

3:29

Schumacher goes fastest with a 1:52.325

Friday July 8, 2011 3:29

3:29

Button only 12th!

Friday July 8, 2011 3:29

3:29

Rosberg fastest in S1 and S2!

Friday July 8, 2011 3:29

3:30

The track is getting better as many cars are on the track but the session is over!

Friday July 8, 2011 3:30

3:30

It is Rosberg who is quickest from Kobayashi and Hamilton

Friday July 8, 2011 3:30

3:31

Massa on a quick lap still

Friday July 8, 2011 3:31

3:31

And Massa goes go quickest with a 1:49.967

Friday July 8, 2011 3:31

3:33

Top 10: Massa (1:49.967), Rosberg (+0.777), Kobayashi (+1.428), Hamilton (+1.471), Button (+1.551), Sutil (+1.771), di Resta (+1.814), Barrichello (+2.025), Perez (+2.202), Buemi (+2.222)

Friday July 8, 2011 3:33

3:39

11th to 24th: Petrov (+2.231), Schumacher (+2.358), Kovalainen (+2.611), Webber (+2.620), Alonso (+2.902), Heidfeld (+4.056), Alguersuari (+4.307), Vettel (+4.578), d'Ambrosio (+4.747), Maldonado (+5.188), Trulli (+5.188), Glock (5.582), Ricciardo (+5.861) and Liuzzi (+6.070)

Friday July 8, 2011 3:39

3:40

Most laps by Buemi with 21 laps, least laps by Vettel with 4 laps

Friday July 8, 2011 3:40

3:41

The timed laps from both first and second practice are almost meaningless, lets hope the third practice tomorrow is dry!

Friday July 8, 2011 3:41

3:42

redbullf1spy:

A rain-affected FP2 ended with Mark 14th fastest and Seb 18th. Top of the table was Massa with a best of 1:49.967. And it's only 2.34pm [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 redbullf1spy

3:42

OfficialLRGP:

Nick in first, pitstop, tyre change and pull away [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 OfficialLRGP

3:42

OfficialLRGP:

Vitaly, pitstop, tyre change, pull away [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 OfficialLRGP

3:42

TheFifthDriver:

The order at the end of P2 @silverstone: 1) MAS 2) ROS 3) KOB 4) HAM 5) BUT 6) SUT 7) DIR 8) BAR 9) PER 10) BUE. [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 TheFifthDriver

3:42

OfficialLRGP:

A new set of inters for Vitaly and to the track [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 OfficialLRGP

3:42

OfficialLRGP:

End of session pitstop practices beckon [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 OfficialLRGP

3:42

MyTeamLotus:

Heikki flashed up in fourth briefly. Back down in 14th now than more cars have done laps on inters [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 MyTeamLotus

3:42

MarussiaVirgin:

Final practice of the day #F1 http://t.co/Ub2KQ80 http://t.co/igWDOCM http://t.co/LCBB1MW http://t.co/bZ955LE [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 MarussiaVirgin

3:42

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Nico will go out now [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 OfficialMGP

3:42

MyTeamLotus:

RT @MikeGascoyne: Both cars now going for a run on intermediates [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 MyTeamLotus

3:42

InsideFerrari:

Felipe just set the quickest time of the day in 1.49.967 [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 InsideFerrari

3:42

MyTeamLotus:

Heikki improves to a 52.5 and 13th, Jarno 21st on a 1m55.1s [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 MyTeamLotus

3:42

MarussiaVirgin:

Jerome now 17th on his second set of inters. Timo still using set 1 and struggling for grip [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 MarussiaVirgin

3:42

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Michael joining the track too. [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 OfficialMGP

3:42

MyTeamLotus:

inters seem to be working okay for Heikki, into the 1m53s and eighth place [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 MyTeamLotus

3:42

MikeGascoyne:

Both cars now going for a run on intermediates [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 MikeGascoyne

3:42

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Both guys are in the garage at the moment. [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 OfficialMGP

3:42

InsideFerrari:

Fernando is back in the pit stop position as the session is finished. [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 InsideFerrari

3:42

InsideFerrari:

His best time so far is \.53.593, currently 5th [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 InsideFerrari

3:42

MikeGascoyne:

End of session, glad we could get some running for the fans [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 MikeGascoyne

3:42

TheFifthDriver:

That's the end of our live coverage from P2 at #silverstone. Join us again tomorrow - let's hope the sun shines on you! :) [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 TheFifthDriver

3:42

TheFifthDriver:

So Lewis is out on track and Jenson is quickly getting turned around for another run. [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 TheFifthDriver

3:42

MarussiaVirgin:

For jerome the discussion is whether to use used or new inters. Jerome in favour of new and that's what he gets. http://t.co/1cGBT7K [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 MarussiaVirgin

3:42

InsideFerrari:

Felipe is coming in: he will pass through the pits and do a practice start [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 InsideFerrari

3:42

WilliamsF1Team:

In our first pod of the British GP weekend TM Dickie Stanford talks about the preparations for our home event... http://bit.ly/qI6tZR [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 WilliamsF1Team

3:42

karunchandhok:

@gredawarha That'll be the Khushboo at the top of Brackley High St. [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 karunchandhok

3:42

MarussiaVirgin:

Inters going onto timo's car now but it's a close call http://t.co/toK6942 [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 MarussiaVirgin

3:42

TheFifthDriver:

Fastest time was Massa's 1m49.967s. Lewis was fourth on 1m51.438s and Jenson was fifth on 1m51.518s. [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 TheFifthDriver

3:42

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Nico back in for a quick tyre change. [via Twitter]

Friday July 8, 2011 3:42 OfficialMGP

3:43

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3:47