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2010 Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix

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2nd Friday Practice

Singapore Formula One Grand Prix - 2nd Friday Practice

(09/24/2010)

9:33

NewsOnF1:

Second Friday Practice session underway. AIr temperature is at 30 degrees while track temperature is at 28 degrees

Friday September 24, 2010 9:33 NewsOnF1

9:33

NewsOnF1:

Most cars are already on the track as teams try to recover the time lost in the first session when the track conditions were drying

Friday September 24, 2010 9:33 NewsOnF1

9:36

NewsOnF1:

Currently it is Hamilton who is quickest ahead of Massa and Button

Friday September 24, 2010 9:36 NewsOnF1

9:38

rf1paddockpass:

Robert is back in the garage after his instal lap; Vitaly is doing his first run [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:38 rf1paddockpass

9:38

NewsOnF1:

Alguersuari goes quickest with a 1:50.637

Friday September 24, 2010 9:38 NewsOnF1

9:38

VirginRacing:

@engyles @realTimoGlock you're welcome. Timo did a great job! [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:38 VirginRacing

9:38

TheFifthDriver:

Don't forget - our live commentary is available in English, Spanish, German and Italian! http://mclaren.com/home/ [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:38 TheFifthDriver

9:38

NewsOnF1:

Button now in second

Friday September 24, 2010 9:38 NewsOnF1

9:40

VirginRacing:

Timos right Mirror is vibrating so we are telling him about traffic. Massa behind then buemi [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:40 VirginRacing

9:40

InsideFerrari:

Second session started ten minutes ago. Felipe and Fernando are already running, again with different aero configurations [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:40 InsideFerrari

9:41

InsideFerrari:

Felipe has not the rear blown wing, Fernando has it. Also the front wings are different at the moment [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:41 InsideFerrari

9:41

rf1paddockpass:

Now Robert is starting his first run while Vtaly is still on track and has done 6 laps so far [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:41 rf1paddockpass

9:42

VirginRacing:

Lots of People liking @realTimeGlock 's commentary on the outlay. [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:42 VirginRacing

9:42

NewsOnF1:

Button goes fastest with a 1:49.768

Friday September 24, 2010 9:42 NewsOnF1

9:42

InsideFerrari:

The track is dry but still some damp patches at Turn 5 [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:42 InsideFerrari

9:43

VirginRacing:

Timo moves up to within 4 tenths of KOV. Lucas will probably take a bit of time to get used to the circuit as he missed fp1 [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:43 VirginRacing

9:44

NewsOnF1:

Alonso now in second with a 1:49.810

Friday September 24, 2010 9:44 NewsOnF1

9:44

rf1paddockpass:

Amazing that at quarter to 10 at night the air temp is still 30C, track temp 20C, humidity is at 70 [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:44 rf1paddockpass

9:45

clubforce:

Adrian called back to the garage for his next run. 3rd quickest for now [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:45 clubforce

9:45

VirginRacing:

Just 2 thousandths separating kov and timo now. One more lap then he'll be in [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:45 VirginRacing

9:46

NewsOnF1:

Alonso goes fastest with a 1:49.376

Friday September 24, 2010 9:46 NewsOnF1

9:46

clubforce:

Tonio also returns to the garage after 8 laps. 4th best time at the moment. [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:46 clubforce

9:46

NewsOnF1:

The 2 Red Bulls and Kubica have yet to set times

Friday September 24, 2010 9:46 NewsOnF1

9:46

rf1paddockpass:

Vitaly is back from his run, he posted 1.51361 ; Robert did a series of one lap runs, he'll now start a run [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:46 rf1paddockpass

9:47

clubforce:

A short turnaround now for both crews. 'The car is not bad, general balance pretty good' says adrian [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:47 clubforce

9:50

NewsOnF1:

Alonso improves in first with a 1:48.661 after setting the fastest times across all sectors!

Friday September 24, 2010 9:50 NewsOnF1

9:50

NewsOnF1:

Webber moves into 5th with a 1:50.236

Friday September 24, 2010 9:50 NewsOnF1

9:51

NewsOnF1:

Massa moves into second with a 1:49.449

Friday September 24, 2010 9:51 NewsOnF1

9:51

rf1paddockpass:

5th time for Robert laptime 1.50.033 as he continues his run [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:51 rf1paddockpass

9:52

InsideFerrari:

First run completed by both drivers, who are currently leading the classification [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:52 InsideFerrari

9:52

InsideFerrari:

Fernando commented that the track has still very poor grip [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:52 InsideFerrari

9:53

NewsOnF1:

Alguersuari hits the wall but continues!

Friday September 24, 2010 9:53 NewsOnF1

9:54

rf1paddockpass:

Run on hard tyres for Vitaly who's joigning the circuit [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:54 rf1paddockpass

9:54

InsideFerrari:

@FXX860 remember it's only free practice.... [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:54 InsideFerrari

9:54

NewsOnF1:

The rear left wheel hit the barriers but he continued

Friday September 24, 2010 9:54 NewsOnF1

9:54

InsideFerrari:

@FXX860 In fact Vettel just set the quickest time now [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:54 InsideFerrari

9:55

NewsOnF1:

Vettel goes fastest with a 1:48.559. He is on the softer compound

Friday September 24, 2010 9:55 NewsOnF1

9:55

InsideFerrari:

Vettel has just beaten Fernando's best time [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:55 InsideFerrari

9:55

rf1paddockpass:

Robert's under the 1.50 mark with 1.49.768 [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:55 rf1paddockpass

9:55

InsideFerrari:

The track is improving minute by minute: the more they run the quicker it will be [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:55 InsideFerrari

9:56

NewsOnF1:

Vettel improves again with a 1:47.824

Friday September 24, 2010 9:56 NewsOnF1

9:56

VirginRacing:

Lucas reported that the track was still a bit damp. Especially the parts that have been resurfaced recently. [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 9:56 VirginRacing

9:56

NewsOnF1:

Webber now in 3rd with a 1:48.893

Friday September 24, 2010 9:56 NewsOnF1

10:00

NewsOnF1:

30 minutes into the session and the top 10 are: Vettel, Alonso, Webber, Hulkenberg, Massa, Kubica, Barrichello, Button, Sutil and Schumacher

Friday September 24, 2010 10:00 NewsOnF1

10:02

NewsOnF1:

Webber moves into second with a 1:48.584

Friday September 24, 2010 10:02 NewsOnF1

10:03

NewsOnF1:

Button moves into 4th with a 1:48.795

Friday September 24, 2010 10:03 NewsOnF1

10:03

rf1paddockpass:

Robert is continuing to improve 1.48.855 [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:03 rf1paddockpass

10:04

clubforce:

Tonio out on track and adrian just about to leave the garage for the second of the four runs [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:04 clubforce

10:05

NewsOnF1:

Liuzzi has a brush with the wall. He continues

Friday September 24, 2010 10:05 NewsOnF1

10:05

InsideFerrari:

Now the two F10 swapped the aero configuration: Fernando will run without the rear blown wing, Felipe will have it [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:05 InsideFerrari

10:06

clubforce:

Looks like tonio has had a bit of contact with something, some damage to the front wing. Returning to garage for checks soon [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:06 clubforce

10:07

InsideFerrari:

Felipe has just left the pits and Fernando is going out now [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:07 InsideFerrari

10:09

VirginRacing:

Timo in this lap and he'll practice stopping on the marks. [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:09 VirginRacing

10:10

clubforce:

Tonio may have also picked up some damage to the right rear, some checks happening now to see what the damage could be [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:10 clubforce

10:10

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton moves into second with a 1:48.334

Friday September 24, 2010 10:10 NewsOnF1

10:11

VirginRacing:

Timo not sure the last setup change was the right way to go. Probably going to try a roll bar change and then switch to options next stop [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:11 VirginRacing

10:11

clubforce:

No major damage and he is going out again after some set up changes for the next run [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:11 clubforce

10:13

NewsOnF1:

Sutil flew over a kurb and damaged the suspension. He is limping back to the pits.

Friday September 24, 2010 10:13 NewsOnF1

10:13

clubforce:

Adrian clips a kerb that sends him airborne, damage to suspension. He will stop on track to save further damage to the car [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:13 clubforce

10:13

VirginRacing:

@ColmF1_LMFM going welll thanks. SUT just had a bit of a moment ;-) [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:13 VirginRacing

10:13

rf1paddockpass:

Robert has hopped out of the car while the mecanics are getting the car ready for the next run [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:13 rf1paddockpass

10:13

clubforce:

Adrian stopped at turn 18 [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:13 clubforce

10:15

NewsOnF1:

Sutil can't make it back, he stops on the track

Friday September 24, 2010 10:15 NewsOnF1

10:15

NewsOnF1:

Alonso moves into second with a 1:47.977

Friday September 24, 2010 10:15 NewsOnF1

10:16

InsideFerrari:

@rfbertelli no [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:16 InsideFerrari

10:17

VirginRacing:

Lucas in. Better overall. Traction improving and braking stability ok. High speed also ok [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:17 VirginRacing

10:19

VirginRacing:

@RachaelEdwards quite happy to be roary ;-) thanks [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:19 VirginRacing

10:19

NewsOnF1:

Button now quickest with a 1:47.690 while Alonso in second with a 1:47.718

Friday September 24, 2010 10:19 NewsOnF1

10:20

NewsOnF1:

But Vettel goes quickest again with a 1:47.168

Friday September 24, 2010 10:20 NewsOnF1

10:21

VirginRacing:

@aggi_forter @haryantorio is here this weekend. He did a great job this year! [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:21 VirginRacing

10:22

InsideFerrari:

Second run completed. Fernando is 3rd in 1.47.718, Felipe 10th in 1.49.023 [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:22 InsideFerrari

10:22

NewsOnF1:

Another improvement by Vettel. Now a 1:46.974

Friday September 24, 2010 10:22 NewsOnF1

10:23

rf1paddockpass:

Vitaly completes this lap, he's 12th with 1.49.608 [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:23 rf1paddockpass

10:24

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton into 4th with a 1:47.988

Friday September 24, 2010 10:24 NewsOnF1

10:29

clubforce:

Adrian won't take any further part in this session. Tonio now leaving the garage on option tyres for his next run [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:29 clubforce

10:30

InsideFerrari:

Both McLarens and Red Bulls used soft tyres [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:30 InsideFerrari

10:31

clubforce:

Adrian now back in the garage. ' I made a mistake, I'm disappointed as the car was good' [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:31 clubforce

10:31

InsideFerrari:

Fernando just left the garage with soft tyres on [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:31 InsideFerrari

10:32

NewsOnF1:

30 minutes remain and the top 10 are: Vettel, Webber, Button, Alonso, Hamilton, Barrichello, Rosberg, Kubica, Schumacher and Massa

Friday September 24, 2010 10:32 NewsOnF1

10:32

InsideFerrari:

Felipe did the same now [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:32 InsideFerrari

10:34

VirginRacing:

@RachaelEdwards it's possible :-) [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:34 VirginRacing

10:34

InsideFerrari:

Now both cars have a standard rear wing, not blown [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:34 InsideFerrari

10:35

VirginRacing:

@NotPoshPete @GrandPrixDiary @MyLotusRacing @tabathavalls don't know about the rest but starting to het nervous! [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:35 VirginRacing

10:36

VirginRacing:

@harishvadde thanks. It does look great! [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:36 VirginRacing

10:37

NewsOnF1:

Alonso on the softer compound was on a quick lap but missed a turn

Friday September 24, 2010 10:37 NewsOnF1

10:37

InsideFerrari:

Fernando went close to the wall then went off and the engine stopped [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:37 InsideFerrari

10:37

rf1paddockpass:

Vitaly's just heading out for a new run, there's 22 mins left in this session [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:37 rf1paddockpass

10:38

WilliamsF1Team:

Loving the beeb's commentary of practice - quite enjoyable listening to Crofty, Karun and Anthony with a cuppa stuck in the office! [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:38 WilliamsF1Team

10:38

NewsOnF1:

He has reversed out but his car appears to have stalled

Friday September 24, 2010 10:38 NewsOnF1

10:39

InsideFerrari:

It is a pity as he was very quick, close to Vettel's lap time [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:39 InsideFerrari

10:40

clubforce:

Tonio will now complete an extended run to bring his session to a close. [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:40 clubforce

10:42

VirginRacing:

Kov out on options. Tru on primes. Both timo and Lucas going put on options. Lucas not for a couple of minutes though [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:42 VirginRacing

10:46

VirginRacing:

@GrandPrixDiary thanks for the confidence boost ;-) [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:46 VirginRacing

10:46

redbullf1spy:

Two Scottish grand prix legends are enjoying a spot of flyaway hospitality Red Bull-style, enjoying the final minutes of P2. And a chat. [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:46 redbullf1spy

10:47

MikeGascoyne:

Jarno struggling to find a good balance [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:47 MikeGascoyne

10:47

VirginRacing:

@GrandPrixDiary are we still having klien's question even though he's clearly a team member? [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:47 VirginRacing

10:47

InsideFerrari:

Felipe finished his run on soft tyres. He improved up to 7th place in 1.48.341 but is not particularly happy with the car balance [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:47 InsideFerrari

10:47

rf1paddockpass:

Robert has put his helmet back on and is getting into the car. [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:47 rf1paddockpass

10:48

NewsOnF1:

With just over 10 minutes remaining, the top 10 are: Vettel, Webber, Button, Alonso, Hamilton, Barrichello, Massa, Rosberg, Kubica and Schumacher

Friday September 24, 2010 10:48 NewsOnF1

10:51

InsideFerrari:

Fernando has just walked back in the paddock after his stop. [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:51 InsideFerrari

10:52

VirginRacing:

@CaptainCombes I got distracted by visitors and then, er, by lunch ;-) it has been decided though [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:52 VirginRacing

10:53

InsideFerrari:

We need to wait until the car is brought back in the garage to understand what happened when Fernando was rejoining the track [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:53 InsideFerrari

10:54

NewsOnF1:

Nearly everyone is on the track in the final minutes

Friday September 24, 2010 10:54 NewsOnF1

10:55

InsideFerrari:

Felipe just went out for his final run on used soft tyres [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:55 InsideFerrari

10:55

rf1paddockpass:

Robert's car is ready and he's now heading out for a run [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 10:55 rf1paddockpass

11:00

VirginRacing:

Timo had a bit of a steering issue so couldn't set a time on options. Not major and we have enough data to work on tomorrows setup [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 11:00 VirginRacing

11:00

WilliamsF1Team:

Massive shame Nico has that penalty for a gearbox change as Team Hulk are really on it at the moment and deserve some more good results. [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 11:00 WilliamsF1Team

11:01

InsideFerrari:

Session is finished [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 11:01 InsideFerrari

11:02

InsideFerrari:

The five drivers fighting for the championship are in the top five position in the following order: VET, WEB, BUT, ALO, HAM [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 11:02 InsideFerrari

11:02

NewsOnF1:

Session over, awaiting final lap times

Friday September 24, 2010 11:02 NewsOnF1

11:02

rf1paddockpass:

Chequered flag and the session is over. Robert 9th fastest and Vitaly 14th. [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 11:02 rf1paddockpass

11:03

clubforce:

Tonio finishes in 15th position, adrian in 16th. Still plenty of info learnt for tomorrow [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 11:03 clubforce

11:03

InsideFerrari:

Felipe finished 7th. He did twice the same lap time in the last run: 1.52.788 [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 11:03 InsideFerrari

11:04

NewsOnF1:

Top 10: Vettel (1:46.660), Webber (+0.627), Button (+1.030), Alonso, Hamilton, Barrichello, Massa, Rosberg, Kubica and Schumacher (+2.229)

Friday September 24, 2010 11:04 NewsOnF1

11:05

WilliamsF1Team:

Sixth for Rubens, 11th for the Hulk in P2....not too shabby - particularly as Nico's only experience of Singapore is on the sim [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 11:05 WilliamsF1Team

11:09

clubforce:

Here's the summary to FP1 - http://bit.ly/cMfk41 [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 11:09 clubforce

11:11

NewsOnF1:

11th to 24th: Hulkenberg (+2.493), Kobayashi (+2.778), Heidfeld (+2.898), Petrov, Liuzzi, Sutil, Alguersuari (+3.531), Buemi (+4.236), Kovalainen (+5.218), Glock, di Grassi, Trulli, Senna (+8.065) and Klien (+8.882)

Friday September 24, 2010 11:11 NewsOnF1

11:17

VirginRacing:

Some great answers for #IdeserveMyVRshirtBecause comp. Winner is odeanna, because she has a VR themed dog!

[via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 11:17 VirginRacing

11:18

VirginRacing:

Don't give up if you didn't win a T shirt today. I have a bootful to give away over the next few weeks, but mainly small or very large! #f1 [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 11:18 VirginRacing

11:19

VirginRacing:

@skybluemandylou No, it's 23:20 !! [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 11:19 VirginRacing

11:40

InsideFerrari:

SIN - Alonso fourth and Massa seventh on Friday at Singapore [via Twitter]

Friday September 24, 2010 11:40 InsideFerrari

11:41