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2014 Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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2nd Friday Practice

 
Belgian Grand Prix - 2014 - 2nd Friday Practice
(22/08/2014) 
14:01
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Welcome to our coverage of the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix
14:04
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The second Friday Practice session gets underway under dry but overcast conditions with air temperature at 17 degrees while track temperature at 32 degrees
14:04
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Max Chilton who was going to be replaced by Alexander Rossi this weekend is the first to take to the track
14:05
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It appears that contractual issues forced Marussia to keep Chilton this weekend
14:05
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More drivers head out
14:06
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Chilton completes an installation lap
14:08
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Magnussen is the first to set a time this afternoon with a 1:52.677
14:08
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Maldonado crashes!
14:09
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The session has been stopped
14:09
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Maldonado is ok
14:10
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Replay shows he went over the grass and lost control.
14:11
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Maldonado's car is being cleared
14:13
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Red Bull are reporting that Vettel will not take part in this session due to a power unit change
14:13
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Session restarting in 1 minute
14:15
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Session resumes
14:16
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10 drivers on the track
14:17
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The 2 tyre types for this event are the medium and the soft
14:18
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18 drivers on the track now
14:19
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Button goes quickest with a 1:52.285
14:19
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Kvyat goes second with a 1:52.647
14:20
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Now Rosberg tops the timesheets with a 1:52.065
14:20
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Hamilton betters that with a 1:51.989
14:21
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Alonso on a quick lap
14:21
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Alonso goes quickest with a 1:51.693
14:23
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Rosberg on a quick lap
14:24
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Rosberg doesn't improve after losing time in S2
14:25
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Now Hamilton on a quick lap
14:26
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Seems Raikkonen continues to have problems. He completed 2 timed laps which were very slow
14:26
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Hamilton quickest with a 1:51.276
14:27
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Ricciardo goes off but recovers
14:29
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Gutierrez has a spin and is stopped on the side of the track
14:29
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Gutierrez tells the team he has lost the gearbox
14:31
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Session stopped again due to Gutierrez;s car needing to be cleared
14:32
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FP2 - Top 10










14:35
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Session restarting in 1 minute
14:38
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Session resumes
14:39
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Drivers are now going out on the soft compound
14:39
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It will be interesting to see how big the difference is between the two tyres
14:40
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Magnussen quickest with a 1:51.074
14:41
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Button betters that with a 1:50.659
14:41
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Sutil goes 4th on the softs with a 1:51.450
14:43
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Raikkonen continues to have problems. Now the team tells him there is a misfire and he has to pit again
14:43
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Kvyat on a quick lap
14:43
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Kvyat goes second with a 1:50.725
14:46
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Bottas goes second with a 1:50.677
14:46
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Rosberg tops the timesheets with a 1:49.793
14:47
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Hamilton very quick
14:48
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A 1:49.189 for Hamilton
14:49
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Alonso goes 3rd with a 1:49.930
14:49
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Again on the softs, Alonso is the only driver close to the Mercedes cars
14:54
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Ricciardo on the track, he has only completed 2 flyers on the medium. Now he is on the soft
14:56
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Raikkonen has yet to set a time on the softs, he is in the pits with a misfiring problem. Gutierrez and Maldonado are out while Vettel's car is being repaired and how won't take to the track this session
15:00
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FP2 - Top 10










15:02
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Drivers will now go on long run in preparation for the race
15:07
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Both Hamilton and Rosberg are running the soft compound and are lapping in the mid 1:54s at this stage
15:12
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Seems the lap times aren't consistent, this could be due to the very long lap and traffic
15:16
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Raikkonen back on the track but complaining of poor grip in the rear
15:17
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Both Hamilton and Rosberg still lapping around the mid 1:54s with some fluctuation
15:22
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Now the Mercedes cars are lapping in the mid 1:55s
15:24
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Raikkonen is down in 15th even with the softs!
15:30
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Session over
15:31
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FP2 - Top 10










Vergne, Sutil, Perez, Grosjean, Raikkonen, Bianchi, Gutierrez, Chilton, Ericsson, Lotterer make the rest of the field
Maldonado crashed without setting a time while Vettel didn't set a time as his car required a power unit replacement

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