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2014 Germany Formula 1 Grand Prix

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2nd Friday Practice

German Grand Prix - 2014 - 2nd Friday Practice

(07/18/2014)

14:03

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Welcome to our coverage of the 2014 German Grand Prix

14:04

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2nd Friday practice is underway under sunny conditions with air temperature at 32 degrees and track temperature at 56 degrees

14:05

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Ericsson, Kobayashi and Gutierrez are on the track

14:05

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The two types of tyre for this event are the soft and super soft

14:06

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Ericsson stops on the track. He had just set a time of 1:25.361

14:08

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Radio communication with Ericsson shows that the engine was overheating, the team telling him to slow down, then told him to stop the car

14:09

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11 drivers on the track now

14:09

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Magnussen quickest with a 1:21.277

14:10

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No Maldonado goes quickest with a 1:21.133

14:11

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Raikkonen on a flyer

14:11

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He goes quickest with a 1:20.263

14:16

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Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:19.729

14:18

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Alonso goes out but is asked to return to the pits, Team tells him that they cannot see what is going on with the car. Seems they lost telemetry

14:19

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Rosberg improves with a 1:19.424

14:19

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Hamilton gets a lap together and goes second with a 1:19.757

14:20

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Amazingly Rosberg gets two laps in identical times; 1:19.424!

14:21

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RIcciardo goes 3rd with a 1:19.806

14:23

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Vettel takes 4th with a 1:19.872

14:23

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Alonso is the only driver not to set a time this session

14:27

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Alonso makes it out

14:27

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Alonso goes 5th with a 1:20.013

14:30

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FP2 - Top 10
Rosberg
Hamilton
Ricciardo
Vettel
Alonso
Massa
Raikkonen
Bottas
Kvyat
Sutil

14:31

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Hulkenberg heads out on the supersofts. It will be interesting to see how consistent these tyres will be under such high temperature

14:34

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Terminal problem for Kobayashi with fire coming out of his car. He stop the car and gets out very quickly

14:35

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Hulkenberg goes second with a 1:19.593

14:39

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Rosberg on the supersofts

14:39

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And goes wide on his first flying lap!

14:39

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Ricciardo quick on the super softs

14:40

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He goes fastest with a 1:18.443

14:40

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Massa goes second with a 1:19.024

14:42

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Hamilton goes quickest and Rosberg in second

14:43

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Raikkonen goes 4th on the super softs

14:44

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Alonso heads out on the super softs

14:47

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Alonso only manages 9th as he loses time in the 3rd sector

14:52

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FP2 - Top 10
Hamilton
Rosberg
Ricciardo
Raikkonen
Magnussen
Massa
Button
Vettel
Alonso
Bottas

14:58

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Teams will now work on the race preparation

14:59

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Rosberg and Ricciardo lapping in the mid 1:22s

15:05

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Tyre degradation doesn't look too bad, Ricciardo dropped slightly to the low 1:23s, Rosberg still in the 1:22s

15:06

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Ricciardo back in the high 1:22s

15:12

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With the exception of the two Caterhams, all drivers are on the track as track temperature hits 58 degrees

15:13

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Ricciardo has droppeed into the 1:24s now

15:14

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Ricciardo tells team "the rears are really starting to go"

15:20

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Ricciardo switches to the softs

15:23

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Slow motion replay on Grosjean's car shows bits of tyre just flying off his car!

15:28

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Final few minutes

15:30

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At these conditions, it seems the super softs will only last for 7 or 8 laps

15:30

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Session over

15:31

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FP2 - Top 10
Hamilton
Rosberg
Ricciardo
Raikkonen
Magnussen
Massa
Button
Vettel
Alonso
Bottas

15:32

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Sutil, Kvyat, Perez, Hulkenberg, Vergne, Maldonado, Grosjean, Gutierrez, Bianchi, Ericsson, Chilton, Kobayashi make the rest of the field

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