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2013 Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

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2nd Friday Practice

 
Bahrain Grand Prix - 2013 - 2nd Friday Practice
(19/04/2013) 
13:58
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Welcome to our coverage of the Bahrain Grand Prix
13:58
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The second Friday practice session starts shortly
13:59
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Air temperature remains at 31 degrees while track temperature has actually dropped to 39 degrees as there is cloud cover and a few drops of rain!
14:00
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This morning it was Massa from Alonso and Rosberg however the top 8 were separated by 0.6 seconds
14:00
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Session is underway and Max Chilton is the first out
14:02
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Bianchi who sat out the first session giving way for test driver Gonzalez is also on the track
14:03
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More drivers head out
14:04
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The 2 dry tyre compounds here are the hard and medium
14:04
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So far no one has used the mediums
14:08
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Everyone is on the track except for the 2 Ferraris
14:08
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Perez quickest with a 1:35.866
14:09
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Button in second and Vergne in third
14:09
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Hamilton and Webber on quick laps
14:10
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A 1:34.664 for Webber
14:10
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Hamilton only 9th after a slow S3
14:10
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A slow first lap from Vettel
14:10
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Alonso and Massa on the track now
14:12
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Alonso goes quickest with a 1:34.317
14:12
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Hamilton very quick in S1
14:13
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Massa goes 3rd as Hamilton has a slowish S2
14:13
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Hamilton 4th
14:13
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Replay shows Vettel going wide, he is trying again now
14:14
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Sutil into 5th
14:14
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Alonso pits after just 1 timed lap
14:15
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Vettel goes 4th with a 1:35.031
14:15
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Rosberg only 9th as Webber pits after 3 timed laps
14:18
Comment From Tony: 
Is it still raining?
Ed: No, it was only a few drops
14:17
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Top 10










Quickest time in FP2 in 2012: Rosberg - 1:32.816
14:19
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Now almost everyone has gone back to the pits
14:19
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Vergne is the first to try the mediums
14:19
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Ricciardo also about to go out on the mediums
14:20
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So far Chilton is quicker than Bianchi however he had a full session this morning
14:21
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Vergne goes 7th on the mediums with a 1:35.506
14:21
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Ricciardo on the track on the mediums as Alonso is also about to go out on them
14:22
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Rosberg goes 5th, this was his 8th timed lap on this set
14:24
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Vergne pits after just 1 lap on the mediums
14:25
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Ricciardo 11th
14:25
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Webber goes back out on the mediums
14:26
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Webber quickest in S1
14:26
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And Vettel heads out as well
14:27
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Webber quickest in S2
14:27
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A 1:34.184 for Webber, quickest so far
14:28
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His 3rd sector was actually slower than his best S3 on hards!
14:28
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Now Alonso is on the track
14:29
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Vettel quickest in S1 as Massa joins the action
14:29
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Webber pits after just 1 timed lap
14:29
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Vettel not as quick as Webber in S2
14:29
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Alonso quicker in S1
14:30
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Vettel only second with a 1:34.282 and slower in S3 than his best on hards!
14:30
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Alonso not so quick in S2!
14:31
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Alonso improves but remains in 3rd with a 1:34.310!
14:31
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Are the mediums going off that quickly!
14:31
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Massa not as fast in S1
14:33
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Massa improves his time but remains 4th
14:34
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Vettel also pits after 1 timed lap
14:35
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Rosberg 5th on the mediums, again minor improvements
14:40
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Top 10










Quickest time in FP2 in 2012: Rosberg - 1:32.816
14:45
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Webber now on a long run on the mediums
14:46
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Grosjean goes 6th
14:47
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Raikkonen very quick on the mediums
14:47
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He has a bad S3 but still goes quickest with a 1:34.154
14:48
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Vettel lapping in the 1:40s now
14:49
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Vettel is on the mediums
14:50
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Meanwhile Alonso is again doing some evaluation on the hards
14:50
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Raikkonen pits after just 1 timed lap on the mediums
14:53
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Vettel still lapping in the 1:40s on the mediums which is a good sign
14:54
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Rosberg also lapping in the 1:40s
14:56
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Alonso on the hards is lapping in the 1:39s
14:57
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Rosberg drops into the 1:41s
14:58
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Raikkonen back on track, this is expected to be a long run on the mediums
14:59
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Massa on the mediums in in the 1:39s
14:59
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Vettel now sets a 1:40.952
15:01
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19 drivers on the track
15:02
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Raikkonen on the mediums sets a 1:39.921
15:04
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Rosberg now in the 1:42s, Hamilton in the 1:41s
15:04
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Vettel also in the 1:42s
15:05
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Massa on the mediums now in the 1:40s while Alonso now in the 1:41s on hards
15:05
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Raikkonen after 2 laps on the 1:39s is in the 1:40s
15:08
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Both Vettel and Alonso pit
15:09
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Rosberg now in the mid 1:42s and Hamilton in the 1:43s
15:10
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Not knowing the fuel loads, it appears that Ferrari and Lotus are quickest followed by Red Bull and Mercedes
15:10
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It is also a welcome sign that the medium tyre isn't degrading as quick as the soft tyre in China last weekend
15:11
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Raikkonen lapping the 1:40s
15:11
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Top 10










Quickest time in FP2 in 2012: Rosberg - 1:32.816
15:13
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Alonso goes on the medium and Massa on the hard
15:14
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Most drivers have completed over 10 laps on the medium compound on their long runs
15:19
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Massa is in the low 1:40s on the hard. Alonso now out on the mediums
15:19
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Raikkonen on the same run now in the mid 1:41s
15:21
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All drivers on the track except for Hamilton
15:22
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Alonso's first lap on the medium is a 1:38.811
15:24
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Vettel on the hards is lapping in the mid 1:39s
15:26
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Raikkonen pits after a long run on the mediums
15:27
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Alonso now lapping in th 1:39s
15:28
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Final minute
15:29
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It seems that Ferrari. Lotus, Red Bull and Mercedes are very close. We don't know fuel loads though
15:32
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End of session
15:33
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Top 10
1:34.154
1:34.184
1:34.282
1:34.310
1:34.543
1:34.552
1:34.631
1:34.666
1:34.932
1:34.976
Quickest time in FP2 in 2012: Rosberg - 1:32.816
15:34
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Just 0.822 separates the top 10
15:35
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11th to 22nd: Button, Vergne, Perez, Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Maldonado, Gutierrez, Pic, Chilton, Bianchi and van der Garde
15:40
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15:43
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The 3rd practice session starts at 11:00 am local time on Saturday (that is 8:00 GMT)
16:09
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Full session results here

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