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2nd Friday Practice

Japanese Grand Prix - 2014 - 2nd Friday Practice

(03/10/2014)

14:01

NewsOnF1:

Welcome to our coverage of the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix

14:02

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Second Friday Practice is underway with air temperature at 29 degrees and track temperature at 44 degrees

14:02

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However there are dark clouds approaching the circuit

14:04

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A number of drivers head out onto the track

14:05

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Grosjean sets a 1:38.440

14:07

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Kobayashi is off and into the barriers

14:09

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He didn't take part in the first session giving way for test driver Merhi and now on his second flyer he lost it and went through the gravel and into the barriers. The damage doesn't seem to be big but it is very likely that his session is over

14:12

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Kobayashi's car is cleared

14:15

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Magnussen quickest with a 1:37.278

14:15

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And Vergne stops on the track

14:17

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Vergne like Kobayashi had to sit out the first session for test driver Verstappen. Vergne was just about to start a timed lap. His car is stuck and the marshals are trying to clear it

14:17

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Meanwhile Ricciardo goes quickest with a 1:37.186

14:19

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And just after going quickest, Ricciardo goes off and into the barriers

14:20

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It is a very strange crash as he was just about to start a lap when he went off and into the barriers. He is ok

14:25

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A number of drivers had to abort their laps due to Ricciardo's crash

14:26

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The track remains under yellow

14:26

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Bottas goes 3rd with a 1:37.286

14:27

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Now they have decided to stop the session as Ricciardo's car is in a dangerous position

14:30

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FP2 - Top 10
Ricciardo
Magnussen
Bottas
Kvyat
Massa
Button
Alonso
Grosjean
Gutierrez
Sutil
Kobayashi and Ricciardo crashed. Vergne stopped on the track

14:34

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Session restarts

14:37

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A few cars have switched to the medium compound including Raikkonen

14:37

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Rosberg, Hamilton and Vettel are on quick laps

14:38

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Hamilton sets a 1:35.432

14:38

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Rosberg makes a mistake in S3 but still goes second

14:40

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Another crash! This time it is Gutierrez going off at Spoon and hitting the barriers

14:40

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He went sideways into the gravel, he is ok

14:41

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Meanwhile Raikkonen has gone second with a 1:36.529 on the mediums

14:44

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Hamilton now switches to the mediums

14:46

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Button goes second with a 1:36.409 on the mediums

14:47

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Hamilton makes a mistake in S2 and doesn't improve

14:47

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Bottas goes second with a 1:36.279

14:48

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Hamilton trying again

14:49

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Now he improves in first with a 1:35.078

14:49

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Alonso goes 6th on the mediums with a 1;36.637

14:50

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Now Rosberg is on the mediums

14:52

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Rosberg goes second with a 1:35.318

14:53

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FP2 - Top 10
Hamilton
Rosberg
Bottas
Button
Vettel
Raikkonen
Alonso
Magnussen
Ricciardo
Grosjean
Kobayashi, Ricciardo and Gutierrez crashed. Vergne stopped on the track

14:58

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Sergio Perez has yet to go out this session

15:02

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With less than 30 minutes remaining, the teams will now evaluate the medium compound tyre on long runs

15:03

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Rosberg sets a 1:39.970

15:03

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Hamilton sets a 1:39.769

15:05

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It is getting darker by the minute

15:05

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Perez has finally managed to get out onto the track

15:07

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Rain is now expected on parts of the track before the session ends

15:07

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Vergne who stopped on the track early in the session is back out

15:08

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The medium compound also appears to be durable with Rosberg now setting a 1:39.649 while Hamlton set a 1:39.764

15:09

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Bottas sets a 1:40.712

15:10

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Looks like Mercedes will dominate here

15:10

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Rain is starting to fall on parts of the track

15:13

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It is drizzling at this stage without much impact on the lap times as Rosberg sets a 1:39.674

15:16

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Vettel goes wide at Spoon, he recovers

15:19

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All cars on the track for the final 10 minutes

15:20

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Hamilton and Rosberg switch to the hard compound

15:22

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Hamilton sets a 1:40.295 while Rosberg set s 1:40.906

15:23

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Robserg sets a 1:40.094

15:25

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Rosberg improves again with a 1;39.882

15:26

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Smoke coming out of Vergne's car

15:27

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He stops on the track on the back straight

15:27

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Session red flagged

15:27

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This will be the end of the session

15:28

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Towards the end of the first session Verstappen who was drving this car had to stop on the track with smoke coming out

15:31

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FP2 - Top 10
Hamilton
Rosberg
Bottas
Button
Vettel
Raikkonen
Alonso
Magnussen
Kvyat
Ricciardo
Vergne, Hulkenberg, Grosjean, Massa, Perez, Maldonado, Sutil, Gutierrez, Ericsson, Bianchi, Chilton and Kobayashi make the rest of the field
Kobayashi, Ricciardo and Gutierrez crashed. Vergne stopped twice on the track

15:42

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Join us for Saturday practice tomorrow from 11 am local time (that is 2 am GMT)

15:43

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