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2011 Korean Formula 1 Grand Prix

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2nd Friday Practice

Korean Formula One Grand Prix - 2nd Friday Practice

(10/14/2011)

2:00

Welcome to our coverage of the second Friday practice session from Korea

Friday October 14, 2011 2:00

2:00

Air temperature is at 19 degrees and so is the track temperature

Friday October 14, 2011 2:00

2:01

The session gets underway and the cars stream out of the pit lane

Friday October 14, 2011 2:01

2:01

It is not raining however the track remains wet

Friday October 14, 2011 2:01

2:03

There is plenty of water on the track

Friday October 14, 2011 2:03

2:04

Alguersuari is the first to set a time with a 2:00.237

Friday October 14, 2011 2:04

2:05

Maldonado betters that with a 2:00.067

Friday October 14, 2011 2:05

2:05

Button now quickest with a 1:59.067

Friday October 14, 2011 2:05

2:06

Vettel goes quickest with a 1:56.604, Webber right behind

Friday October 14, 2011 2:06

2:06

Buemi now quickest with a 1:55.305

Friday October 14, 2011 2:06

2:07

And now Button goes quickest with a 1:54.447

Friday October 14, 2011 2:07

2:07

Vettel now quickest with a 1:54.340

Friday October 14, 2011 2:07

2:08

It is raining again!

Friday October 14, 2011 2:08

2:10

10 minutes into the session and the top 10 are: Vettel, Button, Webber, Buemi, Alguersuari, Sutil, Rosberg, Alonso, Petrov and Barrichello

Friday October 14, 2011 2:10

2:10

Despite the rain, the times are dropping

Friday October 14, 2011 2:10

2:10

Button now quickest from Buemi

Friday October 14, 2011 2:10

2:11

Hamilton, Massa and Schumacher have yet to set times

Friday October 14, 2011 2:11

2:13

Hamilton goes 3rd with a 1:54.022

Friday October 14, 2011 2:13

2:14

Hamilton now goes quickest with a 1:52.659

Friday October 14, 2011 2:14

2:16

Button goes quickest with a 1:51.798

Friday October 14, 2011 2:16

2:19

Button improves with a 1:51.334

Friday October 14, 2011 2:19

2:19

Hamilton betters that with a 1:51.189

Friday October 14, 2011 2:19

2:20

20 minutes into the session and the top 10 are: Hamilton, Button, Vettel, Webber, Alonso, Buemi, Rosberg, Alguersuari, Sutil and Schumacher

Friday October 14, 2011 2:20

2:22

Massa goes 8th with a 1:54.604

Friday October 14, 2011 2:22

2:25

Hamilton improves in 1st with a 1:50.828

Friday October 14, 2011 2:25

2:28

Track remains wet

Friday October 14, 2011 2:28

2:32

30 minutes into the session and the top 10 are: Hamilton, Button, Vettel, Webber, Alonso, Buemi, Alguersuari, Rosberg, Massa and di Resta

Friday October 14, 2011 2:32

2:36

The rain has stopped and the track is starting to dry out - very slowly though!

Friday October 14, 2011 2:36

2:36

Button is on a fast lap

Friday October 14, 2011 2:36

2:37

Button pits

Friday October 14, 2011 2:37

2:40

Alguersuari into 5th with a 1:53.402

Friday October 14, 2011 2:40

2:41

There is concern about tyre degradation at this track and it is expected that there will be many stops - more

Friday October 14, 2011 2:41

2:42

The dry tyres for this weekend are the softs and super softs

Friday October 14, 2011 2:42

2:44

Hamilton on a fast lap

Friday October 14, 2011 2:44

2:46

He loses time in the middle sector and doesn't improve

Friday October 14, 2011 2:46

2:48

Hamilton pits

Friday October 14, 2011 2:48

2:52

Not much improvements at this stage, the top 10 are: Hamilton, Button, Vettel, Webber, Alguersuari, Alonso, Rosberg, Buemi, Massa and Sutil

Friday October 14, 2011 2:52

2:53

Alonso goes 5th with a 1:53.158

Friday October 14, 2011 2:53

2:59

The track remains wet

Friday October 14, 2011 2:59

3:01

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

Friday October 14, 2011 3:01

3:01

Vettel takes 3rd again with a 1:52.735

Friday October 14, 2011 3:01

3:05

Vettel improves slightly with a 1:52.646

Friday October 14, 2011 3:05

3:06

Hamilton and Webber are back on the track

Friday October 14, 2011 3:06

3:08

Track under yellow for debris on the track

Friday October 14, 2011 3:08

3:09

Rosberg has stopped on the track

Friday October 14, 2011 3:09

3:10

Actually Rosberg hits Alguersuari

Friday October 14, 2011 3:10

3:10

This caused Rosberg to stop

Friday October 14, 2011 3:10

3:12

Alguersuari's car is being repaired

Friday October 14, 2011 3:12

3:12

di Resta on a quick lap

Friday October 14, 2011 3:12

3:14

Some may try to go out on dry tyres

Friday October 14, 2011 3:14

3:17

Although the track isn't as wet, there aren't many who are improving

Friday October 14, 2011 3:17

3:21

10 minutes remain and the top 10 are: Hamilton, Button, Vettel, Alonso, Webber, Alguersuari, Rosberg, Buemi, Massa and Petrov

Friday October 14, 2011 3:21

3:21

Senna spins but recovers. He is currently in 15th

Friday October 14, 2011 3:21

3:23

Massa up into 7th with a 1:53.707

Friday October 14, 2011 3:23

3:23

di Resta in 10th with a 1:53.957

Friday October 14, 2011 3:23

3:24

Massa spins and recovers

Friday October 14, 2011 3:24

3:24

Buemi is on the track on dry super softs and spins!

Friday October 14, 2011 3:24

3:26

Buemi is 7 seconds off in the first sector!

Friday October 14, 2011 3:26

3:27

Webber is also on the dry super softs

Friday October 14, 2011 3:27

3:27

Webber pits as does Buemi

Friday October 14, 2011 3:27

3:29

Button also on super softs pits. The conditions are too wet for drys

Friday October 14, 2011 3:29

3:30

Session over, awaiting final times

Friday October 14, 2011 3:30

3:33

Top 10: Hamilton (1:50.828), Button (+0.104), Vettel (+1.818), Alonso (+1.946), Webber (+2.221), Alguersuari (+2.574), Massa (+2.879), Rosberg (+3.086), Buemi (+3.120) and di Resta (+3.129)

Friday October 14, 2011 3:33

3:38

11th to 24th: Petrov (+3.372), Sutil, Barrichello (+4.003), Schumacher, Senna, Perez, Kobayashi, Maldonado (+5.239), Kovalainen, Trulli (+6.345), Glock, d'Ambrosio, Ricciardo (+9.130), Liuzzi

Friday October 14, 2011 3:38

3:40

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Friday October 14, 2011 3:40

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