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2011 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

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2nd Friday Practice

German Formula One Grand Prix - 2nd Friday Practice

(07/22/2011)

2:59

2nd Friday practice session at the Nurburgring starting shortly

Friday July 22, 2011 2:59

2:59

Air temperature is at 15 degrees while track temperature is at 24 degrees

Friday July 22, 2011 2:59

3:01

Session underway and a number of drivers are already out on the track

Friday July 22, 2011 3:01

3:03

Alguersuari on a flyer

Friday July 22, 2011 3:03

3:04

Alguersuari sets a 1:36.498

Friday July 22, 2011 3:04

3:04

Kovalainen sets a 1:38.971

Friday July 22, 2011 3:04

3:05

Chandhok sets a 1:40.093

Friday July 22, 2011 3:05

3:06

Alonso on the track

Friday July 22, 2011 3:06

3:06

Kobayashi into second with a 1:37.209

Friday July 22, 2011 3:06

3:07

Alonso goes quickest with a 1:32.990

Friday July 22, 2011 3:07

3:08

21 drivers in the track at the moment!

Friday July 22, 2011 3:08

3:09

Hamilton moves into second with a 1:34.393, Vettel into third with a 1:34.977

Friday July 22, 2011 3:09

3:11

10 minutes into the session and the top 10 are: Alonso, Hamilton, Vettel, Heidfeld, Alguersuari, Sutil, Kobayashi, Perez, Rosberg and Schumacher

Friday July 22, 2011 3:11

3:14

Vettel moves into second with a 1:33.951

Friday July 22, 2011 3:14

3:16

Webber takes second with a 1:33.642. Massa into 4th

Friday July 22, 2011 3:16

3:16

Buemi and Petrov yet to set a time. Button only did 3 laps so far and is in the pits

Friday July 22, 2011 3:16

3:19

Kobayashi moves into 6th with a 1:35.009. Massa about to improve his time

Friday July 22, 2011 3:19

3:20

Massa doesn't improve

Friday July 22, 2011 3:20

3:21

Weather could change as there are a lot of clouds above the circuit

Friday July 22, 2011 3:21

3:24

Unlike the other top teams, Ferrari have gone out on the option tyre first ! Now Alonso is back on the track on the medium compound

Friday July 22, 2011 3:24

3:25

Petrov on his first timed lap this session

Friday July 22, 2011 3:25

3:26

He jumps straight into 5th with a 1:34.265

Friday July 22, 2011 3:26

3:30

30 minutes into the session and the top 10 are: Alonso, Webber, Vettel, Petrov, Massa, Hamilton, Perez, Kobayashi, Heidfeld and Sutil

Friday July 22, 2011 3:30

3:33

Massa on the track on soft experimental tyres for Pirelli

Friday July 22, 2011 3:33

3:34

Massa goes quickest with a 1:32.772

Friday July 22, 2011 3:34

3:35

Massa improves again with a 1:32.466

Friday July 22, 2011 3:35

3:37

Ricciardo has a problem with his car

Friday July 22, 2011 3:37

3:39

Buemi has yet to set a time. He went off towards the end of the first session

Friday July 22, 2011 3:39

3:42

Latest weather forecast predicts no rain in the next 30 minutes

Friday July 22, 2011 3:42

3:43

Petrov up into 4th with a 1:33.760

Friday July 22, 2011 3:43

3:46

Alonso on a quick lap on the experimental softs

Friday July 22, 2011 3:46

3:47

Alonso doesn't improve as he loses a lot of time int he middle sector

Friday July 22, 2011 3:47

3:47

Drops of rain!

Friday July 22, 2011 3:47

3:48

Alonso goes quickest with a 1:31.879

Friday July 22, 2011 3:48

3:48

Hamilton on a quick lap on the softs

Friday July 22, 2011 3:48

3:48

Hamilton goes 3rd with a 1:32.724

Friday July 22, 2011 3:48

3:50

Both Massa and Alonso are on quick laps! Looks like Ferrari are very strong especially on the soft compound

Friday July 22, 2011 3:50

3:51

Massa improves, still in second with a 1:32.354

Friday July 22, 2011 3:51

3:53

Schumacher jumps into 3rd with a 1:32.411

Friday July 22, 2011 3:53

3:53

Webber on a quick lap, currently in 5th

Friday July 22, 2011 3:53

3:54

Webber goes quickest with a 1:31.770

Friday July 22, 2011 3:54

3:55

Paul di Resta moves into 6th with a 1:33.299

Friday July 22, 2011 3:55

3:56

Sutil takes 6th with a 1:33.211

Friday July 22, 2011 3:56

3:58

Webber improves slightly with a 1:31.711

Friday July 22, 2011 3:58

3:58

Rosberg goes 5th with a 1:32.557

Friday July 22, 2011 3:58

4:00

30 minutes remain in the session and the top 10 are: Webber, Alonso, Massa, Schumacher, Rosberg, Hamilton, Sutil, di Resta, Petrov and Vettel

Friday July 22, 2011 4:00

4:01

Vettel on a quick lap

Friday July 22, 2011 4:01

4:02

Vettel moves into 3rd with a 1:32.084

Friday July 22, 2011 4:02

4:04

Button in 9th with a 1:33.225

Friday July 22, 2011 4:04

4:05

Karun Chandhok has improved this session compared to his teammate Kovalainen, he is now 1.5 seconds slower

Friday July 22, 2011 4:05

4:06

HRT reporting some problem with the engine on Ricciardo's car

Friday July 22, 2011 4:06

4:07

Buemi yet to set a time this session. Remains in the pits

Friday July 22, 2011 4:07

4:11

Drivers are now testing long runs

Friday July 22, 2011 4:11

4:14

20 cars on the track with 15 minutes remaining

Friday July 22, 2011 4:14

4:17

Top 10 at this stage: Webber, Alonso, Vettel, Massa, Schumacher, Rosberg, Hamilton, Petrov, Sutil and Button

Friday July 22, 2011 4:17

4:19

McLaren confirms a problem on Button's car

Friday July 22, 2011 4:19

4:23

Alonso nearly hits Schumacher, he avoids him by going on the grass

Friday July 22, 2011 4:23

4:24

Heidfeld moves into 9th with a 1:33.098

Friday July 22, 2011 4:24

4:25

Final 5 minutes

Friday July 22, 2011 4:25

4:25

Buemi yet to set a time

Friday July 22, 2011 4:25

4:28

Apparently Button was testing an experimental exhaust system that has failed

Friday July 22, 2011 4:28

4:32

Session over

Friday July 22, 2011 4:32

4:37

Top 10: Webber (1:31.711), Alonso (+0.168), Vettel (+0.373), Massa (+0.543), Schumacher (+0.700), Rosberg (0.846), Hamilton (+1.013), Heidfeld (+1.387), Petrov (+1.427), Sutil (+1.500)

Friday July 22, 2011 4:37

4:44

11th to 24th: Button (+1.514), di Resta (+1.588), Perez (+2.402), Barrichello (+2.633), Alguersuari (+2.776), Kobayashi (+2.780), Maldonado (+3.285), Kovalainen (+4.042), Glock (+5.229), Chandhok (+5.537), d'Ambrosio (+5.602), Liuzzi (+6.434), Ricciardo (+9.026), Buemi (No Time)

Friday July 22, 2011 4:44

4:52

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Friday July 22, 2011 4:52

4:53