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2014 Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix

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2nd Friday Practice

Spanish Grand Prix - 2014 - 2nd Friday Practice

(10/05/2014)

13:59

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Welcome to our coverage of the 2014 Spanish Grand Prix

14:00

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The second Friday Practice session gets underway under sunny conditions

14:01

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Air temperature is at 23 degrees while track temperature is at 44 degrees

14:02

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Hamilton was quickest in the first session and it looks like Mercedes remain ahead with a significant advantage

14:02

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Vettel stopped early in the session and only managed 4 laps

14:03

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9 drivers on the track as they go for flying laps straight away

14:03

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The two tyre compounds for this event are the hard and medium compounds

14:03

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The two tyre compounds for this event are the hard and medium compounds

14:03

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Marcus Ericsson is the first to set a lap time with a 1:39,717

14:05

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Team tells Chilton to come into the pits as they have an engine problem

14:05

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Maldonado quickest with a 1:29.275

14:05

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Grosjean second

14:06

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Kvyat splits the two Lotus cars with a 1:29.767

14:08

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Magnussen goes second with a 1:29.566

14:08

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Now Magnussen goes quickest with a 1:28.815

14:09

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Button betters that with a 1:28.703

14:10

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Hamilton, Rosberg and Ricciardo are on the track

14:11

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Hamilton quickest in S1

14:11

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Ricciardo quickest in S2

14:11

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Ricciardo tops the timesheets with a 1:27.644

14:12

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Only briefly as Hamilton betters that with a 1:27.448

14:13

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Alonso and Raikkonen on the track

14:14

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Hamilton quickest in S1

14:14

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Vettel and Massa yet to go out

14:14

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And Hamilton is quickest in S2

14:15

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Hamilton improves with a 1:27.061 despite not improving in the third sector

14:15

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Massa on track as Rosberg goes second with a 1:27.522

14:16

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Raikkonen goes 4th with a 1;28.075

14:16

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Alonso takes 4th from his teammate with a 1:28.012

14:17

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It is good to see Raikkonen setting similar laptimes to Alonso this weekend

14:18

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Massa goes 9th with a 1:29.188

14:19

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FP2 - Top 10
Hamilton
Rosberg
Ricciardo
Alonso
Raikkonen
Button
Magnussen
Hulkenberg
Massa
Maldonado

14:19

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Rosberg improves in second with a 1:27.301

14:21

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Over 20 minutes into the session and still no sign of Vettel

14:21

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Sutil and Chilton haven't set times either this session

14:23

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Chilton goes back out but the team tells him that he still has an engine problem and has to go back in

14:25

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Maldonado goes on the medium compound

14:27

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Maldonado goes 4th with a 1:27.866 on the mediums

14:29

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More drivers heading out on the mediums

14:30

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Sutil goes 14th on the hards as Ricciardo goes out on the mediums

14:32

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Ricciardo not as quick as Hamilton in S1 but quickest in S2

14:33

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And goes quickest with a 1:26.509 on the mediums

14:36

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Raikkonen on the track on the mediums

14:38

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Raikkonen goes 3rd with a 1:27.296

14:39

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Rosberg quickest on the mediums with a 1:25.973

14:39

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Hamilton just untouchable with a 1:25.524

14:40

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Alonso goes 4th with a 1:27.121

14:40

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FP2 - Top 10
Hamilton
Rosberg
Ricciardo
Alonso
Raikkonen
Maldonado
Kvyat
Hulkenberg
Button
Magnussen
Quickest time in FP2 in 2013: 1:22.808 (Vettel)

14:42

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Looks like Vettel will not take part this session as not much work is going on his car

14:44

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According to Red Bull, a wiring problem has cause the problem and his car won't be ready for this session but will be ready for FP3 tomorrow

14:45

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Grosjean has stopped at the exit of the pit lane. He is pulled back

14:46

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They get his car going again and Grosjean is back out on the mediums

14:48

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With just over 40 minutes remaining, we should now see mainly long runs in preparation for the race

14:50

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Grosjean continues to struggle today, still down in 18th

14:51

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Ricciardo on a long run on the mediums

14:52

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Ricciardo's first lap this run is in the low 1:31s

14:52

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Rosberg also on the track

14:53

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Ricciardo drops slightly into the mid 1:31s

14:54

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Hamilton and Raikkonen on the track as well

14:55

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A piece of wing flys off Chilton's car as he goes sideways over the kerbs

14:57

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Ricciardo into the low 1:32s now

14:57

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Rosberg in the high 1:30s on his first lap this run

15:00

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Hamilton into the low 1:31s on his first lap this run

15:01

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Rosberg still in the high 1:30s

15:02

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18 cars on the track now, that is causing traffic issues

15:03

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Ricciardo continues to lap in the mid 1:32s, tyre degradation on the medium compound doesn't look too bad

15:04

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Alonso is on the hard compound while Raikkonen is on the mediums

15:05

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Hard to read the laptimes now with the traffic

15:06

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All drivers except for Vettel are on the track

15:07

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Alonso in the mid 1:32s on the hard, Raikkonen in the high 1:31s on the mediums

15:07

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Hamilton just set a 1:30.584 on the mediums

15:10

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FP2 - Top 10
Hamilton
Rosberg
Ricciardo
Alonso
Raikkonen
Magnussen
Button
Massa
Maldonado
Kvyat
Quickest time in FP2 in 2013: 1:22.808 (Vettel)

15:13

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Team asks Maldonado how are the tyres and he replies "completely finished"

15:14

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He has managed 28 laps on those medium tyres!

15:17

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Both compounds seem to be holding up well although it seems the teams have a preference for the medium compound as it is quicker and isn't degrading so quickly

15:18

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Just over 10 minutes remaining in the session

15:20

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Team tells Grosjean that his brakes are too hot and it isn't safe to stay out

15:22

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Rosberg pits and switches to the hards

15:23

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Alonso pits and switches to the mediums

15:25

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Hamilton still lapping in the low 1:31s

15:25

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Rosberg sets a 1:30.671 on the hards

15:26

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Vergne has lost his right rear tyre!

15:27

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Team tells Maldonado that he has a gearbox problem and needs to pit

15:28

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Replay of the Toro Rosso losing its tyre indicates the tyre wasn't fitted on properly

15:30

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Session over

15:30

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Max Chilton is beached in the gravel!

15:40

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FP2 - Top 10
Hamilton
Rosberg
Ricciardo
Alonso
Raikkonen
Magnussen
Button
Massa
Maldonado
Kvyat

15:42

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Hulkenberg, Vergne, Sutil, Bottas, Guiterrez, Perez, Grosjean, Bianchi, Chilton, Kobayashi and Ericsson make the rest of the field

15:42

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Vettel didn't take part in the session due to an electrical wiring problem on his car

15:43

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Most laps by Maldonado with 42 then Ericsson with 39. Least laps by Guiterrez with 24 laps

15:43

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Most laps by Maldonado with 42 then Ericsson with 39. Least laps by Guiterrez with 24 laps

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