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2012 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

1st Friday Practice  2nd Friday Practice  Saturday Practice  Qualifying

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2nd Friday Practice

 European Formula One Grand Prix - 2nd Friday Practice(06/22/2012) 
2:02
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 European Grand Prix. The 2nd Friday practice is underway
Friday June 22, 2012 2:02 NewsOnF1
2:03
NewsOnF1: 
Air temperature is at 25 degrees while track temperature is at 33 degrees
Friday June 22, 2012 2:03 NewsOnF1
2:03
NewsOnF1: 
Drivers head out onto the track, Grosjean and Kobayashi lead the field
Friday June 22, 2012 2:03 NewsOnF1
2:06
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi quickest with a 1:41.085
Friday June 22, 2012 2:06 NewsOnF1
2:06
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado in second with a 1:41.133
Friday June 22, 2012 2:06 NewsOnF1
2:07
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel goes quickest with a 1:41.035
Friday June 22, 2012 2:07 NewsOnF1
2:08
NewsOnF1: 
Button on a quick lap
Friday June 22, 2012 2:08 NewsOnF1
2:09
NewsOnF1: 
Button goes quickest with a 1:40.744
Friday June 22, 2012 2:09 NewsOnF1
2:10
NewsOnF1: 
But Maldonado betters that with a 1:40.557
Friday June 22, 2012 2:10 NewsOnF1
2:10
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton on a quick lap
Friday June 22, 2012 2:10 NewsOnF1
2:12
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso goes second with a 1:40.582
Friday June 22, 2012 2:12 NewsOnF1
2:14
NewsOnF1: 
Now Button goes quickest with a 1:40.552
Friday June 22, 2012 2:14 NewsOnF1
2:14
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton now goes quickest with a 1:40.397
Friday June 22, 2012 2:14 NewsOnF1
2:15
NewsOnF1: 
15 minutes into the session and it is Hamilton from Button and Maldonado. Alonso, Hulkenberg, Massa, Webber, Vettel, Senna and Kobayashi make the top 10
Friday June 22, 2012 2:15 NewsOnF1
2:16
NewsOnF1: 
Now Alonso goes quickest with a 1:40.248, the track continues to improve
Friday June 22, 2012 2:16 NewsOnF1
2:17
NewsOnF1: 
Webber goes second with a 1:40.315
Friday June 22, 2012 2:17 NewsOnF1
2:17
NewsOnF1: 
Massa on a quick lap
Friday June 22, 2012 2:17 NewsOnF1
2:18
NewsOnF1: 
Massa goes 5th with a 1:40.468
Friday June 22, 2012 2:18 NewsOnF1
2:21
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher goes 6th with a 1:40.506
Friday June 22, 2012 2:21 NewsOnF1
2:25
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher goes quickest with a 1:40.169
Friday June 22, 2012 2:25 NewsOnF1
2:30
NewsOnF1: 
And now Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:40.154
Friday June 22, 2012 2:30 NewsOnF1
2:31
NewsOnF1: 
30 minutes into the session and the top 10 are: Rosberg, Schumacher, Alonso, Webber, Vettel, di Resta, Hamilton, Massa, Button and Maldonado
Friday June 22, 2012 2:31 NewsOnF1
2:32
NewsOnF1: 
Button out on the softs
Friday June 22, 2012 2:32 NewsOnF1
2:32
NewsOnF1: 
And he goes quickest with a 1:39.990
Friday June 22, 2012 2:32 NewsOnF1
2:33
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg quickest in S1 and S2 and he is on mediums!
Friday June 22, 2012 2:33 NewsOnF1
2:33
NewsOnF1: 
Robserg goes back to the top of the timesheets with a 1:39.926
Friday June 22, 2012 2:33 NewsOnF1
2:35
[Comment From downunder downunder : ] 
The lap times seem very close with no one making big gains yet ED - Yes, the track continues to evolve. Mercedes look strong at this stage though
Friday June 22, 2012 2:35 downunder
2:35
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel quickest in S1
Friday June 22, 2012 2:35 NewsOnF1
2:36
NewsOnF1: 
He is on the mediums and has lost a lot of time in S2
Friday June 22, 2012 2:36 NewsOnF1
2:36
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel goes 4th with a 1:40.214
Friday June 22, 2012 2:36 NewsOnF1
2:38
[Comment From downunder downunder : ] 
What's with Lotus, they don't seem to have fired a shot yet? ED - Hard to tell but Lotus aren't making as big steps forward as the other top teams and like last year they'll start dropping back a bit
Friday June 22, 2012 2:38 downunder
2:39
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso back on the track
Friday June 22, 2012 2:39 NewsOnF1
2:39
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton and Massa as well
Friday June 22, 2012 2:39 NewsOnF1
2:40
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso goes quickest with a 1:39.733 on the softs
Friday June 22, 2012 2:40 NewsOnF1
2:40
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton doesn't improve while Massa goes 6th after a big lock up
Friday June 22, 2012 2:40 NewsOnF1
2:41
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton trying again
Friday June 22, 2012 2:41 NewsOnF1
2:42
NewsOnF1: 
He goes 4th with a 1:40.147, he is on the softs
Friday June 22, 2012 2:42 NewsOnF1
2:42
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg now on softs
Friday June 22, 2012 2:42 NewsOnF1
2:42
NewsOnF1: 
As Alonso goes for another quick lap on the softs
Friday June 22, 2012 2:42 NewsOnF1
2:43
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso makes a mistake in S2
Friday June 22, 2012 2:43 NewsOnF1
2:43
NewsOnF1: 
While Rosberg is quickest in S1
Friday June 22, 2012 2:43 NewsOnF1
2:44
NewsOnF1: 
de la Rosa into the barriers!
Friday June 22, 2012 2:44 NewsOnF1
2:45
NewsOnF1: 
Strange, it looks like a huge understeer or that his car had some steering /front end problem
Friday June 22, 2012 2:45 NewsOnF1
2:46
NewsOnF1: 
It is almost like he drove straight into the tyre barriers at a slight angle
Friday June 22, 2012 2:46 NewsOnF1
2:47
NewsOnF1: 
It will take a few minutes to clear the track from yellows
Friday June 22, 2012 2:47 NewsOnF1
2:49
[Comment From downunder downunder : ] 
How are the Red Bulls top end speed, hard to see them staying competitive without improving it ED - They aren't fast there but we have yet to see them on the softs
Friday June 22, 2012 2:49 downunder
2:49
NewsOnF1: 
Yellow flags cleared
Friday June 22, 2012 2:49 NewsOnF1
2:50
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher on the track and is on a quick lap
Friday June 22, 2012 2:50 NewsOnF1
2:51
NewsOnF1: 
He goes quickest with a 1:39.601 on softs
Friday June 22, 2012 2:51 NewsOnF1
2:51
NewsOnF1: 
Webber goes 5th with a 1:40.022 on the softs
Friday June 22, 2012 2:51 NewsOnF1
2:52
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta goes 6th with a 1:40.095 on softs
Friday June 22, 2012 2:52 NewsOnF1
2:54
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean jumps into 3rd with a 1:39.868
Friday June 22, 2012 2:54 NewsOnF1
2:54
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel quickest in S1
Friday June 22, 2012 2:54 NewsOnF1
2:55
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel goes quickest with a 1:39.334
Friday June 22, 2012 2:55 NewsOnF1
2:56
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg goes second with a 1:39.465
Friday June 22, 2012 2:56 NewsOnF1
2:59
NewsOnF1: 
Most drivers are now on long runs although Vettel is still on his quick run
Friday June 22, 2012 2:59 NewsOnF1
2:59
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel doesn't improve
Friday June 22, 2012 2:59 NewsOnF1
3:04
NewsOnF1: 
With 30 minutes remaining in the session, the top 10 are: Vettel, Hulkenberg, Kobayashi, Schumacher, Senna, di Resta, Alonso, Grosjean, Webber and Rosberg
Friday June 22, 2012 3:04 NewsOnF1
3:12
NewsOnF1: 
Replay shows Grosjean locking up and missing the turn as he attempts to overtake Schumacher
Friday June 22, 2012 3:12 NewsOnF1
3:16
NewsOnF1: 
Drivers continue with their long runs, under 15 minutes remain
Friday June 22, 2012 3:16 NewsOnF1
3:20
NewsOnF1: 
With 10 minutes remaining, the top 10 are: Vettel, Hulkenberg, Kobayashi, Schumacher, Senna, di Resta, Alonso, Grosjean, Webber, and Rosberg
Friday June 22, 2012 3:20 NewsOnF1
3:22
NewsOnF1: 
Only Petrov is in the pits at this stage and of course de la Rosa is out after hitting the barriers
Friday June 22, 2012 3:22 NewsOnF1
3:30
NewsOnF1: 
Session over
Friday June 22, 2012 3:30 NewsOnF1
3:31
NewsOnF1: 
No improvements as all the drivers are running on heavy loads
Friday June 22, 2012 3:31 NewsOnF1
3:32
NewsOnF1: 
So the top 10 are: Vettel, Hulkenberg, Kobayashi, Schumacher, Senna, di Resta, Alonso, Grosjean, Webber and Rosberg
Friday June 22, 2012 3:32 NewsOnF1
3:33
NewsOnF1: 
11th to 24th: Raikkonen, Button, Maldonado, Hamilton, Massa, Perez, Petrov, Ricciardo, Kovalainen, Vergne, Glock, Pic, Karthikeyan, de la Rosa
Friday June 22, 2012 3:33 NewsOnF1
3:37
NewsOnF1: 
Most laps by Kovalainen with 38 while least laps by de la Rosa (who crashed into the barriers) with 12 laps then Kobayashi and Petrov with 20 laps each
Friday June 22, 2012 3:37 NewsOnF1
3:43
NewsOnF1: 
Join us tomorrow for our coverage of the 3rd practice session from 11:00 local time (9:00 GMT)
Friday June 22, 2012 3:43 NewsOnF1
3:43
 

 
 
 

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