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2014 Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix

1st Friday Practice  2nd Friday Practice  Saturday Practice  Qualifying  Race

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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










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










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










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









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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