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2011 Indian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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2nd Friday practice

Indian Formula One Grand Prix - 2nd Friday Practice

(10/28/2011)

2:06

Welcome to our coverage of the Indian Grand Prix. The second practice session is underway

Friday October 28, 2011 2:06

2:07

Air temperature is at 30 degrees while track temperature is at 39 degrees

Friday October 28, 2011 2:07

2:07

Weather is less hazy than this morning session

Friday October 28, 2011 2:07

2:08

This morning Alonso and Maldonado had engine problems while Alguersuari spun off

Friday October 28, 2011 2:08

2:09

Currently Buemi is quickest with a 1:29.272 from Maldonado and Sutil

Friday October 28, 2011 2:09

2:10

Vettel now quickest with a 1:28.014

Friday October 28, 2011 2:10

2:10

Massa moves into 3rd with a 1:29.795

Friday October 28, 2011 2:10

2:11

Nearly all cars are on the track at this stage

Friday October 28, 2011 2:11

2:11

Hamilton goes second with a 1:29.148

Friday October 28, 2011 2:11

2:12

Now Button goes second with Webber in third

Friday October 28, 2011 2:12

2:13

Maldonado is off and stuck in the gravel!

Friday October 28, 2011 2:13

2:15

Maldonado spins off and buries his car in the gravel. He tries to get the marshals to push him, they try but couldn't. He is out of his car and his session is severely disrupted

Friday October 28, 2011 2:15

2:15

Maldonado lost an engine in the first session!

Friday October 28, 2011 2:15

2:16

15 minutes into the session and the top 10 are: Vettel, Button, Webber, Buemi, Hamilton, Massa, Sutil, di Resta, Maldonado and Alonso

Friday October 28, 2011 2:16

2:18

Hamilton on a quick lap

Friday October 28, 2011 2:18

2:18

Hamilton sets a 1:27.261 on soft tyres

Friday October 28, 2011 2:18

2:19

Buemi in second with a 1:27.868

Friday October 28, 2011 2:19

2:19

Drivers are reporting very low grip on the hard tyre!

Friday October 28, 2011 2:19

2:21

Hamilton improves with a 1:26.618

Friday October 28, 2011 2:21

2:23

In the first session Hamilton set the fastest time right at the end of the session and double yellow flags were waving at the time. He gets a 3 place grid penalty for ignoring the yellows

Friday October 28, 2011 2:23

2:25

Plenty of spectators in the stands

Friday October 28, 2011 2:25

2:29

[Comment From nihil nihil : ]

it's hamilton again...

Friday October 28, 2011 2:29 nihil

2:29

Vettel goes quickest with a 1:26.492

Friday October 28, 2011 2:29

2:30

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

Friday October 28, 2011 2:30

2:33

Looks like there is a problem with Schumacher's car. He is 24th and has completed just 2 timed laps

Friday October 28, 2011 2:33

2:34

Barrichello also seems to have a problem, only 5 laps in total

Friday October 28, 2011 2:34

2:36

Massa on a quick lap

Friday October 28, 2011 2:36

2:37

Massa goes 3rd with a 1:26.923

Friday October 28, 2011 2:37

2:37

Button takes 3rd from Massa! A 1:26.714

Friday October 28, 2011 2:37

2:39

Vettel improves in1st with a 1:26.320

Friday October 28, 2011 2:39

2:41

Barrichello moves into 12th with a 1:29.693

Friday October 28, 2011 2:41

2:41

Alonso moves to 6th with a 1:27.712

Friday October 28, 2011 2:41

2:44

Alonso improves into 5th with a 1:26.952

Friday October 28, 2011 2:44

2:45

The Ferrari's are vibrating violently under braking and the front wings are touching the track on many occasions

Friday October 28, 2011 2:45

2:45

Massa up into second with a 1:26.589

Friday October 28, 2011 2:45

2:46

At the halfway mark, the top 10 are: Vettel, Massa, Hamilton, Button, Alonso, Webber, Buemi, Senna, Petrov and Alguersuari

Friday October 28, 2011 2:46

2:47

Michael Schumacher still in 24th and has done only 6 laps in total

Friday October 28, 2011 2:47

2:49

Schumacher now on the track

Friday October 28, 2011 2:49

2:50

d'Ambrosio crashes!

Friday October 28, 2011 2:50

2:51

Session is stopped

Friday October 28, 2011 2:51

2:52

d'Ambrosio loses grip, goes wide and slams into the barriers with the rear right of this car. He is ok

Friday October 28, 2011 2:52

2:53

The session is stopped because d'Ambrosio's car is in a dangerous position off the track

Friday October 28, 2011 2:53

2:53

The car is being cleared

Friday October 28, 2011 2:53

2:55

The session will restart in 1 minute

Friday October 28, 2011 2:55

2:56

Session resumes

Friday October 28, 2011 2:56

2:59

Drivers go back out onto the track

Friday October 28, 2011 2:59

3:00

30 minutes remain in the session and the top 10 are:Vettel, Massa, Hamilton, Button, Alonso, Webber, Senna, Buemi, Sutil and Petrov

Friday October 28, 2011 3:00

3:02

Maldonado is back on the track after they got his car back to the pits after he beached it in the gravel

Friday October 28, 2011 3:02

3:03

Webber on a quick lap

Friday October 28, 2011 3:03

3:03

Webber remain in 6th

Friday October 28, 2011 3:03

3:05

Although Schumacher has done a few timed laps, he remains in 24th, clearly something isn't right on his car

Friday October 28, 2011 3:05

3:05

Hamilton takes second with a 1:26.454

Friday October 28, 2011 3:05

3:05

Vettel on a quick lap

Friday October 28, 2011 3:05

3:06

A 1:25.794 for Vettel

Friday October 28, 2011 3:06

3:06

Alonso jumps to 3rd with a 1:26.458

Friday October 28, 2011 3:06

3:06

Webber in 4th with a 1:26.500

Friday October 28, 2011 3:06

3:08

Massa on a quick lap

Friday October 28, 2011 3:08

3:08

Massa jumps to 2nd with a 1:26.362

Friday October 28, 2011 3:08

3:09

Alonso very quick!

Friday October 28, 2011 3:09

3:10

Alonso moves into second with a 1:26.216. 3rd sector for Alonso was slow due to traffic

Friday October 28, 2011 3:10

3:10

Schumacher moves into 21st

Friday October 28, 2011 3:10

3:11

Massa goes quickest with a 1:25.706

Friday October 28, 2011 3:11

3:14

Alonso improves but remains in 3rd

Friday October 28, 2011 3:14

3:15

15 minutes remain in the session and the top 10 are: Massa, Vettel, Alonso, Hamilton, Webber, Button, Sutil, Senna, di Resta and Buemi

Friday October 28, 2011 3:15

3:21

Most cars are now running with high fuel for race simulations

Friday October 28, 2011 3:21

3:22

Most drivers are on the track

Friday October 28, 2011 3:22

3:23

Petrov goes off but recovers

Friday October 28, 2011 3:23

3:24

All drivers now on the track except for d'Ambrosio who crashed earlier

Friday October 28, 2011 3:24

3:25

Petrov pits following his spin

Friday October 28, 2011 3:25

3:26

Cars are lapping in the 1:31's are this stage

Friday October 28, 2011 3:26

3:29

There has been a number of near miss incidents as cars exit the pit lane and rejoin the track. They may need to revise the white line for exiting the pits and rejoining the track

Friday October 28, 2011 3:29

3:30

Session over

Friday October 28, 2011 3:30

3:32

Top 10: Massa (1:25.706), Vettel (+0.088), Alonso (+0.224), Hamilton (+0.748), Webber (+0.794), Button (+1.008), Sutil (+1.610), Senna (+1.792), di Resta (+2.147) and Buemi (+2.172)

Friday October 28, 2011 3:32

3:37

11th to 24th: Petrov (+2.184), Kobayashi, Perez, Alguersuari, Barrichello, Maldonado (+3.002), Trulli (+3.626), Kovalainen (+4.535), Rosberg, Glock (+5.763), Schumacher, d'Ambrosio (+6.887), Ricciardo (+7.062), Karthikeyan (+7.118)

Friday October 28, 2011 3:37

3:38

Join us tomorrow for the final practice session followed by qualifying.
Saturday practice starts at 11:00 local time while qualifying starts at 14:00 local time

Friday October 28, 2011 3:38

3:40

That is 5:30 and 8:30 GMT respectively

Friday October 28, 2011 3:40

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