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Live Update

2012 Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

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2nd Friday Practice

 Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix - 2nd Friday Practice(03/23/2012) 
1:59
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix. 2nd Friday practice session about to get underway
Friday March 23, 2012 1:59 
2:00
Air temperature is at 30 degrees while track temperature is at 46 degrees
Friday March 23, 2012 2:00 
2:00
The session gets underway with Glock the first out
Friday March 23, 2012 2:00 
2:00
Track is dry at this stage
Friday March 23, 2012 2:00 
2:02
16 drivers already on the track
Friday March 23, 2012 2:02 
2:03
The teams want as much dry running as possible as it could start raining any minute!
Friday March 23, 2012 2:03 
2:03
18 cars on the track now
Friday March 23, 2012 2:03 
2:05
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
At the last corner of the track:) ED: Enjoy!
Friday March 23, 2012 2:05 Tiny
2:05
Webber quickest with a 1:41.144 from di Resta and Vergne
Friday March 23, 2012 2:05 
2:06
The tyre selection for this race is hard and medium compounds
Friday March 23, 2012 2:06 
2:06
Webber improves with a 1:40.529
Friday March 23, 2012 2:06 
2:07
Vergne quickest with a 1:40.529, Schumacer moves into second with a 1:40.563
Friday March 23, 2012 2:07 
2:07
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
Maclarens joined in the field
Friday March 23, 2012 2:07 Tiny
2:08
Now Ricciardo goes quickest with a 1:40.328
Friday March 23, 2012 2:08 
2:08
Of course the main focus is on the race so the cars are heavy
Friday March 23, 2012 2:08 
2:09
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
Force India car spun at last corner!
Friday March 23, 2012 2:09 Tiny
2:09
The best time from the morning was by Hamilton with a 1:38.021
Friday March 23, 2012 2:09 
2:09
Schumacher now quickest with a 1:39.867
Friday March 23, 2012 2:09 
2:10
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
It recovers ED: That is Hulkenberg
Friday March 23, 2012 2:10 Tiny
2:11
Hamilton is lapping in the 1:43's, clearly wit a heavy fuel load
Friday March 23, 2012 2:11 
2:11
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
Sauber slow down
Friday March 23, 2012 2:11 Tiny
2:12
Button goes 4th with a 1:40.317
Friday March 23, 2012 2:12 
2:13
Now Hamilton goes quickest. He isn't that heavy, it was just a slower lap! A1:39.611 for Hamilton
Friday March 23, 2012 2:13 
2:14
Button moves into second with a 1:39.754.
Schumacher goes wide but recovers
Friday March 23, 2012 2:14 
2:14
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
Lots of skidding in the last corner
Friday March 23, 2012 2:14 Tiny
2:14
Schumacher also quick, now in 3rd
Friday March 23, 2012 2:14 
2:15
Alonso, Vettel, Kovalainen and Petrov yet to set a time
Friday March 23, 2012 2:15 
2:15
Hamilton about to improve
Friday March 23, 2012 2:15 
2:15
A 1:38.921 for Hamilton
Friday March 23, 2012 2:15 
2:16
Alonso goes second with a 1:39.679
Friday March 23, 2012 2:16 
2:17
Now Vettel goes second with a 1:39.624
Friday March 23, 2012 2:17 
2:18
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
Schumacher doing great at the last corner entering quite fast
Friday March 23, 2012 2:18 Tiny
2:20
Alonso improves with a 1:39.391 - 2nd
Friday March 23, 2012 2:20 
2:21
Raikkonen is the first on the medums
Friday March 23, 2012 2:21 
2:22
At this stage it is Hamilton from Alonso, Vettel, Button, Schumacher and Ricciardo
Friday March 23, 2012 2:22 
2:23
Raikkonen makes a mistake, he is 18th
Friday March 23, 2012 2:23 
2:23
Ricciardo goes quickest with a 1:38.853 on the mediums
Friday March 23, 2012 2:23 
2:24
Vergne into 3rd also on the mediums
Friday March 23, 2012 2:24 
2:24
Maldonado also on mediums
Friday March 23, 2012 2:24 
2:25
Maldonado goes 6th with a 1:39.444
Friday March 23, 2012 2:25 
2:27
de la Rosa sets a 1:44.694, the quickest from an HRT so far
Friday March 23, 2012 2:27 
2:29
Webber goes 3rd with a 1:39.133
Friday March 23, 2012 2:29 
2:30
2 Australians in the top 3!
Friday March 23, 2012 2:30 
2:30
Webber is on the medium compound
Friday March 23, 2012 2:30 
2:31
30 minutes into the session and the top 10 are:Ricciardo, Hamilton, Webber, Vegne, Alonso, Vettel, Maldonado, Button, Schumacher and Rosberg
Friday March 23, 2012 2:31 
2:31
Button, Schumacher and Rosberg are on the track
Friday March 23, 2012 2:31 
2:31
Hamilton as well
Friday March 23, 2012 2:31 
2:32
Hamilton is still on the hard compound
Friday March 23, 2012 2:32 
2:33
Button also on the hards
Friday March 23, 2012 2:33 
2:34
Latest weather from the track is that no rain for the next 30 minutes
Friday March 23, 2012 2:34 
2:35
Grosjean out on the track on mediums
Friday March 23, 2012 2:35 
2:35
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
I think it'll be a hot sunny afternoon for FP2 so the cars can go flat out
Friday March 23, 2012 2:35 Tiny
2:36
Grosjean quickest in S1
Friday March 23, 2012 2:36 
2:37
Grosjean only 5th with a 1:39.311 after making a small mistake in S2
Friday March 23, 2012 2:37 
2:38
[Comment From Chow Chow : ] 
Im from Malaysia Kuala Lumpur. The sky now are cloundy ED: Yes there is rain nearby but not aboe the track!
Friday March 23, 2012 2:38 Chow
2:38
Alonso on mediums and quickest in S2
Friday March 23, 2012 2:38 
2:39
Alonso sets a 1:38.891 - 2nd
Friday March 23, 2012 2:39 
2:39
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
Hi chow:) I'm sitting at the last coener
Friday March 23, 2012 2:39 Tiny
2:39
Vettel on the mediums but goes wide in S2
Friday March 23, 2012 2:39 
2:40
Vettel aborted that lap, now trying again
Friday March 23, 2012 2:40 
2:40
Massa in 13th with a 1:40.271
Friday March 23, 2012 2:40 
2:41
If Massa is on a similar program to Alonso then he continues to struggle
Friday March 23, 2012 2:41 
2:42
Vettel doesn't improve
Friday March 23, 2012 2:42 
2:42
Hamilon quickest in S1 on the hards!
Friday March 23, 2012 2:42 
2:43
Raikkonen now quickest in S1 on mediums
Friday March 23, 2012 2:43 
2:44
Hamlton goes quickest with a 1:38.816, thatis impessive given that he is on hards
Friday March 23, 2012 2:44 
2:45
Raikkonen only 10th with a 1:39.696
Friday March 23, 2012 2:45 
2:46
Halfway into the session, the top 10 are: Hamilton, Riccardio, Alonso, Webber, Vergne, Grosjean, Vettel, Maldonado, Button and Raikkonen
Friday March 23, 2012 2:46 
2:47
Hamilton improves again with a 1:38.617
Friday March 23, 2012 2:47 
2:48
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
Button's struggling ED: He is quickest in S2! He must be pushing!
Friday March 23, 2012 2:48 Tiny
2:49
Button goes 3rd with a 1:38.858
Friday March 23, 2012 2:49 
2:50
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
Ok.... He's pushing hs set of tires to the max... Smoking at the last corner
Friday March 23, 2012 2:50 Tiny
2:51
What is impressive from McLaren is that they are sill on the hard compound whereas Red Bull are already running on the medium
Friday March 23, 2012 2:51 
2:52
Button now second with a 1:38.674. Just 0.057 from Hamilton
Friday March 23, 2012 2:52 
2:53
di Resta goes off but recovers
Friday March 23, 2012 2:53 
2:53
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
Boy jensen's skidding in last corner for every lap!
Friday March 23, 2012 2:53 Tiny
2:54
Schumacher on the track on mediums. Interesting to watch his times
Friday March 23, 2012 2:54 
2:55
Schumacher up at S2
Friday March 23, 2012 2:55 
2:55
Schumacher goes quickes with a 1:38.533
Friday March 23, 2012 2:55 
2:56
[Comment From frankj27 frankj27 : ] 
That's McLaren horsepower
Friday March 23, 2012 2:56 frankj27
2:56
Schumacher is just a fraction quicker than Hamilton
Of course hard to make comparisons as we don't know the fuel loads
Friday March 23, 2012 2:56 
2:57
For reference, the quickest time from 2nd Friday practice in 2011 was a 1:36.876 by Webber.

Looks F1 is slower this year at this track (no blown exhausts anymore!)
Friday March 23, 2012 2:57 
2:58
Rosberg goes 4th with a 1:38.696
Friday March 23, 2012 2:58 
2:59
The top 4 are Mercedes powered cars!
Friday March 23, 2012 2:59 
3:00
Button on mediums, will be interesting
Friday March 23, 2012 3:00 
3:00
Button isn't to quick in S1!
Friday March 23, 2012 3:00 
3:00
But is quickest in S2
Friday March 23, 2012 3:00 
3:02
Button goes second with a 1:38.535, just 0,002 off Schumacher's time even though he was nearly half a second slower at S1!
Friday March 23, 2012 3:02 
3:02
Hamilton goes quickest wih a 1:38.513, that is 0.02 ahead of Schumacher
Friday March 23, 2012 3:02 
3:03
Top 6 are currently separated by less than 0.4 seconds!
Friday March 23, 2012 3:03 
3:04
The McLaren's about to improve!
Friday March 23, 2012 3:04 
3:05
Button pits
Friday March 23, 2012 3:05 
3:05
Hamilton improves in 1st with a 1:38.172
Friday March 23, 2012 3:05 
3:07
Sauber team still working on Kobayashi's car, he is 19th
Friday March 23, 2012 3:07 
3:08
20 minutes remain and the top 10 are: Hamilton, Schumacher, Button, Rosberg, Ricciardo, Alonso, Webber, Vergne, Grosjean and Vettel
Friday March 23, 2012 3:08 
3:12
A few cars now are lapping slower indicating higher fuel loads
Friday March 23, 2012 3:12 
3:14
Kobayashi is back on the track
Friday March 23, 2012 3:14 
3:14
Kobayashi is 16th now
Friday March 23, 2012 3:14 
3:16
Alonso on a long run lapping in the 1:43's
Friday March 23, 2012 3:16 
3:16
Alonso is on the hards
Friday March 23, 2012 3:16 
3:16
Under 15 minutes remains in the session
Friday March 23, 2012 3:16 
3:17
18 cars on the track at this stage!
Friday March 23, 2012 3:17 
3:18
Interesting that the 2 Red Bulls are not on the track!
Friday March 23, 2012 3:18 
3:19
Now Webber heads out
Friday March 23, 2012 3:19 
3:19
Kobayashi moves into 14th
Friday March 23, 2012 3:19 
3:20
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
What's Kimis position? ED: 15th
Friday March 23, 2012 3:20 Tiny
3:21
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
Lewis goes wide but recovers
Friday March 23, 2012 3:21 Tiny
3:21
Replay of that on TV now ;-)
Friday March 23, 2012 3:21 
3:22
And now Vettel goes back out
Friday March 23, 2012 3:22 
3:24
22 cars on the track now with 5 minutes remaining
Friday March 23, 2012 3:24 
3:25
There is plenty of marbles on the track. Not sure if they have managed to reduce that with this year's compounds
Friday March 23, 2012 3:25 
3:26
Almost everyone is on long runs
Friday March 23, 2012 3:26 
3:26
Hamilton goes slightly wide but recovers
Friday March 23, 2012 3:26 
3:27
A barge board flies off the Marussia of Glock
Friday March 23, 2012 3:27 
3:28
And he improves to 20th with a 1:41.681
Friday March 23, 2012 3:28 
3:28
A big lockup from Schumacher
Friday March 23, 2012 3:28 
3:29
Final minute
Friday March 23, 2012 3:29 
3:30
A spin by Karthikeyan as the session ends. He recovers
Friday March 23, 2012 3:30 
3:31
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
Spin from hrt ED: That is Karthikeyan
Friday March 23, 2012 3:31 Tiny
3:32
Session over, top 10: Hamilton, Schumacher, Button, Rosberg, Ricciardo, Alonso, Webber, Vergne, Grosjean and Vettel
Friday March 23, 2012 3:32 
3:32
11th to 24th: Maldonado, Hulkenberg, di Resta, Kobayashi, Raikkonen, Masa, Senna, Perez, Petrov, Glock, Kovalainen, Pic, Karthikeyan and de la Rosa
Friday March 23, 2012 3:32 
3:35
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Friday March 23, 2012 3:35 
3:36
Full results shortly
Friday March 23, 2012 3:36 
3:37
Saturday practice from Malaysia starts at 13:00 local time (5:00 GMT)
Friday March 23, 2012 3:37 
3:56
Full results here
Friday March 23, 2012 3:56 
3:56
 

 
 
 

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