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2015 Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix

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2nd Friday Practice

Chinese Grand Prix - 2015 - 2nd Friday Practice

(04/09/2015)

14:13

NewsOnF1:

Welcome to our coverage of the 2015 Chinese Grand Prix, 2nd Friday practice is underway

14:14

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg sets a 1:39.126 and goes quickest from Raikkonen and Vettel

14:14

NewsOnF1:

Vettel had a spin very early in the session, he recovered

14:16

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:39.058

14:17

NewsOnF1:

FP2 - Top 10
Hamilton
Rosberg
Raikkonen
Vettel
Alonso
Grosjean
Button
Sainz
Maldonado
Verstappen

14:18

NewsOnF1:

Massa goes 5th with a 1:40.781

14:22

NewsOnF1:

Button takes 7th with a 1:40.794. The McLaren continues to impress

14:23

NewsOnF1:

Everyone is still on the prime (medium) compound

14:24

NewsOnF1:

Bottas goes 4th with a 1:40.327

14:24

NewsOnF1:

Nasr takes 7th with a 1:40.772

14:25

NewsOnF1:

FP2 - Top 10
Hamilton
Rosberg
Raikkonen
Bottas
Vettel
Massa
Nasr
Button
Alonso
Grosjean

14:26

NewsOnF1:

Poor start to the weekend for Red Bull, both their cars have yet to go out this session

14:29

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen is the first to go out on the soft compound

14:30

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen goes quickest with a 1:37.662, Rosberg on the track on the soft compound

14:31

NewsOnF1:

Vettel on the softs as well

14:33

NewsOnF1:

Conditions are sill cold with air temperature only at 15 degrees, track temperature is up though at 36

14:34

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg only second after a poor 3rd sector after going wide

14:35

NewsOnF1:

Vettel takes second with a 1:38.339

14:36

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:37.219

14:38

NewsOnF1:

Massa goes off

14:39

NewsOnF1:

He slightly hits the barriers damaging part of his front wing

14:40

NewsOnF1:

Replay shows he lost it under braking. For some reason he can't keep going and is out of the car

14:40

NewsOnF1:

Session has been stopped

14:41

NewsOnF1:

FP2 - Top 10
Hamilton
Raikkonen
Vettel
Rosberg
Ericsson
Bottas
Kvyat
Massa
Nasr
Button

14:43

NewsOnF1:

Session resumes

14:44

NewsOnF1:

Ricciardo is now out on the track

14:46

NewsOnF1:

Ricciardo goes 6th on the mediums

14:47

NewsOnF1:

Alonso jumps into 6th on the softs with a 1:39.743

14:48

NewsOnF1:

Nasr takes 5th with a 1:39.032

14:49

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean goes 6th with a 1:39.142

14:50

NewsOnF1:

Button goes 7th with a 1:39.275

14:52

NewsOnF1:

Kvyat goes 4th with a 1:38.737 on the mediums!

14:53

NewsOnF1:

Ricciardo now on the softs

14:54

NewsOnF1:

Ricciardo goes 3rd with a 1:38.311

14:55

NewsOnF1:

Drivers will now switch to long runs to prepare for the race

14:56

NewsOnF1:

FP2 - Top 10
Hamilton
Raikkonen
Ricciardo
Vettel
Rosberg
Kvyat
Bottas
Nasr
Grosjean
Button

15:00

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton on the softs is lapping in the low to mid 1:42s on his long run. Rosberg on the mediums is lapping in the mid 1:43s on his long run

15:08

NewsOnF1:

The tyres seem to be consistent, Hamilton has dropped into the 1:43s though

15:14

NewsOnF1:

Kvyat is off! He hits the barriers

15:16

NewsOnF1:

He is ok but his car has some damage

15:17

NewsOnF1:

The long runs for Raikkonen and Vettel are looking good, both lapping in the 1:43s

15:19

NewsOnF1:

Ricciardo lapping in the low 1:43s

15:20

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg has switched to the softs and is lapping in the high 1:42s

15:22

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg drops into the high 1:41s

15:22

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton on the mediums is lapping in the high 1:42s

15:24

NewsOnF1:

The rest of the field is lapping in the 1:44s and 1:45s

15:30

NewsOnF1:

Session over

15:32

NewsOnF1:

FP2 - Top 10
Hamilton
Raikkonen
Ricciardo
Vettel
Rosberg
Kvyat
Bottas
Nasr
Grosjean
Button
Maldonado, Alonso, Ericsson, Verstappen, Sainz, Hulkenberg, Massa, Perez, Merhi and Stevens make the rest of the field

12:07

Comment From Mill:

thinking around 6:00 AM EST US start time, help, am I correct? ED: It is actually much earlier, at 2:00 AM EST US start time for the Chinese F1 race tomorrow

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