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2012 Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix

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2nd Friday Practice

Spanish Formula One Grand Prix - 2nd Friday Practice

(05/11/2012)

2:06

NewsOnF1:

Welcome to our coverage of the 2nd Friday practice for the Spanish Grand Prix

Friday May 11, 2012 2:06 NewsOnF1

2:06

NewsOnF1:

Air temperature is at 29 degrees while track temperature is at 41 degrees

Friday May 11, 2012 2:06 NewsOnF1

2:07

NewsOnF1:

Many drivers have gone out on runs straight away

Friday May 11, 2012 2:07 NewsOnF1

2:07

NewsOnF1:

Vettel is currently quickest from Hamilton and Perez

Friday May 11, 2012 2:07 NewsOnF1

2:09

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher goes quickest with a 1:24.859

Friday May 11, 2012 2:09 NewsOnF1

2:09

NewsOnF1:

Webber goes 3rd with a 1:25.118

Friday May 11, 2012 2:09 NewsOnF1

2:12

NewsOnF1:

Alonso goes 3rd with a 1:25.039

Friday May 11, 2012 2:12 NewsOnF1

2:13

NewsOnF1:

Massa goes 6th with a 1:25.228

Friday May 11, 2012 2:13 NewsOnF1

2:15

NewsOnF1:

15 minutes into the session and the top 10 are: Schumacher, Vettel, Alonso, Hamilton, Webber, Massa, Kobayashi, Perez, Button and Senna

Friday May 11, 2012 2:15 NewsOnF1

2:16

NewsOnF1:

Alonso goes quickest with a 1:24.739

Friday May 11, 2012 2:16 NewsOnF1

2:16

NewsOnF1:

Massa goes 4th with a 1:25.011

Friday May 11, 2012 2:16 NewsOnF1

2:17

NewsOnF1:

It looks like Ferrari have made a step forward

Friday May 11, 2012 2:17 NewsOnF1

2:19

NewsOnF1:

Karthikeyan is the only driver yet to set a time

Friday May 11, 2012 2:19 NewsOnF1

2:20

NewsOnF1:

Vergne is on the track running on the soft compound

Friday May 11, 2012 2:20 NewsOnF1

2:20

NewsOnF1:

And he goes quickest with a 1:24.733

Friday May 11, 2012 2:20 NewsOnF1

2:20

NewsOnF1:

The 2 compounds used here are the hard and soft compounds

Friday May 11, 2012 2:20 NewsOnF1

2:21

NewsOnF1:

Ricciardo on the softs as well

Friday May 11, 2012 2:21 NewsOnF1

2:22

NewsOnF1:

Ricciardo goes 3rd with a1:25.769

Friday May 11, 2012 2:22 NewsOnF1

2:22

NewsOnF1:

Vettel on the track also on softs

Friday May 11, 2012 2:22 NewsOnF1

2:23

NewsOnF1:

Vettel is quickest in S1

Friday May 11, 2012 2:23 NewsOnF1

2:23

NewsOnF1:

And quickest in S2

Friday May 11, 2012 2:23 NewsOnF1

2:24

NewsOnF1:

Vettel goes quickest with 1:23.563

Friday May 11, 2012 2:24 NewsOnF1

2:25

NewsOnF1:

A lot of activity in the HRT garage as the mechanics work on Karthikeyan's car

Friday May 11, 2012 2:25 NewsOnF1

2:26

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi goes second with a 1:24.214 on the softs

Friday May 11, 2012 2:26 NewsOnF1

2:27

NewsOnF1:

HRT are reporting an electrical problem on Karthikeyan's car

Friday May 11, 2012 2:27 NewsOnF1

2:27

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado goes 3rd with a 1:24.468

Friday May 11, 2012 2:27 NewsOnF1

2:27

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton is on the track on softs

Friday May 11, 2012 2:27 NewsOnF1

2:28

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton is quickest in S1

Friday May 11, 2012 2:28 NewsOnF1

2:29

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton goes second with a 1:24.027, nearly half a second off Vettel's time

Friday May 11, 2012 2:29 NewsOnF1

2:29

NewsOnF1:

Webber now quickest in S1

Friday May 11, 2012 2:29 NewsOnF1

2:30

NewsOnF1:

Webber is slower than Vettel in S2

Friday May 11, 2012 2:30 NewsOnF1

2:31

NewsOnF1:

Webber only manages 3rd with a 1:24.065

Friday May 11, 2012 2:31 NewsOnF1

2:32

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton improves in second with a 1:23.909

Friday May 11, 2012 2:32 NewsOnF1

2:33

NewsOnF1:

A big lockup for Hamilton on that lap!

Friday May 11, 2012 2:33 NewsOnF1

2:34

NewsOnF1:

Button now quickest in S1 on the softs

Friday May 11, 2012 2:34 NewsOnF1

2:35

[Comment From Downunder Downunder : ]

what does the degradation look like at this early stage ED - Too early to tell. They just put on the softs. The hards seem to be holdng for a few laps

Friday May 11, 2012 2:35 Downunder

2:36

NewsOnF1:

Button goes quickest with a 1:23.399. He was quickest in S1 and S3

Friday May 11, 2012 2:36 NewsOnF1

2:41

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg goes 6th with a 1:24.365

Friday May 11, 2012 2:41 NewsOnF1

2:43

NewsOnF1:

Perez takes 7th with a 1:24.422

Friday May 11, 2012 2:43 NewsOnF1

2:44

NewsOnF1:

Karthikeyan yet to set a time as mechanics continue working on his car

Friday May 11, 2012 2:44 NewsOnF1

2:44

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg is on the track on the softs

Friday May 11, 2012 2:44 NewsOnF1

2:45

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg quickest in S2

Friday May 11, 2012 2:45 NewsOnF1

2:45

NewsOnF1:

But Robserg only manages 3rd with a 1:23.771

Friday May 11, 2012 2:45 NewsOnF1

2:47

NewsOnF1:

Halfway into the session and the top 10 are: Button, Vettel, Roberg, Hamilton, Webber, Kobayashi, Hulkenberg, Perez, Maldonado and Vergne

Friday May 11, 2012 2:47 NewsOnF1

2:47

NewsOnF1:

Alonso on the track on softs

Friday May 11, 2012 2:47 NewsOnF1

2:48

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher only 6th on the softs. His first sector wasn't quick

Friday May 11, 2012 2:48 NewsOnF1

2:50

NewsOnF1:

Alonso wasn't particularly quick in S1 and aborts his lap

Friday May 11, 2012 2:50 NewsOnF1

2:50

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean quickest in S1 so far!

Friday May 11, 2012 2:50 NewsOnF1

2:51

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean goes 5th but had some traffic in S3

Friday May 11, 2012 2:51 NewsOnF1

2:52

NewsOnF1:

Alonso was up in S1 and S2 but loses time in S3 and doesn't improve

Friday May 11, 2012 2:52 NewsOnF1

2:52

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen on the track on softs now

Friday May 11, 2012 2:52 NewsOnF1

2:53

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen aborts his flyer!

Friday May 11, 2012 2:53 NewsOnF1

2:53

NewsOnF1:

Track temperature is up to 44 degrees

Friday May 11, 2012 2:53 NewsOnF1

2:54

NewsOnF1:

Webber has an off but recovers

Friday May 11, 2012 2:54 NewsOnF1

2:55

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen goes 5th with a 1:23.918

Friday May 11, 2012 2:55 NewsOnF1

2:55

NewsOnF1:

Replay shows Webber going wide and goes across the gravel

Friday May 11, 2012 2:55 NewsOnF1

2:56

NewsOnF1:

Button back on the track and the team warn him of the gravel that is on the track as a result of Webber's off

Friday May 11, 2012 2:56 NewsOnF1

2:57

NewsOnF1:

Button in race trim. He is 7 seconds off his best time on softs!

Friday May 11, 2012 2:57 NewsOnF1

2:58

NewsOnF1:

Karthikeyan goes out on the track only 2 stop into his second lap

Friday May 11, 2012 2:58 NewsOnF1

3:00

NewsOnF1:

30 minutes remain in the session and the top 10 are: Button, Vettel, Rosberg, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Grosjean, Webber, Schumacher, Kobayashi and Hulkenberg

Friday May 11, 2012 3:00 NewsOnF1

3:05

NewsOnF1:

Nearly all the drivers are doing long runs on softs

Friday May 11, 2012 3:05 NewsOnF1

3:05

NewsOnF1:

Perez has an off, almost a repeat of Webber's. He recovers

Friday May 11, 2012 3:05 NewsOnF1

3:07

NewsOnF1:

Alonso is back on the track but on hards. They seem to be more comfortable with the hards

Friday May 11, 2012 3:07 NewsOnF1

3:11

NewsOnF1:

Vettel on a long run also on hards

Friday May 11, 2012 3:11 NewsOnF1

3:15

NewsOnF1:

Nearly all the drivers are on the track with 15 minutes remaining

Friday May 11, 2012 3:15 NewsOnF1

3:16

NewsOnF1:

Top 10 at this stage: Button, Vettel, Rosberg, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Grosjean, Webber, Schumacher, Kobayashi and Hulkenberg

Friday May 11, 2012 3:16 NewsOnF1

3:21

NewsOnF1:

Most are now on the hards. The softs aren't lasting too long

Friday May 11, 2012 3:21 NewsOnF1

3:27

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton misses a turn and Senna who was behind him misses it too!

Friday May 11, 2012 3:27 NewsOnF1

3:29

NewsOnF1:

Final minute, no one is about to improve. They are all focussing on the race

Friday May 11, 2012 3:29 NewsOnF1

3:29

NewsOnF1:

Senna spun and is facing the wrong way!

Friday May 11, 2012 3:29 NewsOnF1

3:30

NewsOnF1:

He corrects the car and heads to the pits

Friday May 11, 2012 3:30 NewsOnF1

3:30

NewsOnF1:

Session over

Friday May 11, 2012 3:30 NewsOnF1

3:33

NewsOnF1:

Top 10: Button (1:23.399), Vettel (+0.164), Rosberg, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Grosjean, Webber, Schumacher, Kobayashi and Hulkenberg
Top 10 separated by 0.966

Friday May 11, 2012 3:33 NewsOnF1

3:36

NewsOnF1:

11th to 24th: Massa, Perez, Maldonado, Alonso, di Resta, Vergne, Ricciardo, Senna, Kovalainen, Petrov, Glock, Pic, de la Rosa and Karthikeyan (no time)

Friday May 11, 2012 3:36 NewsOnF1

3:37

NewsOnF1:

Join us tomorrow at 11:00 am local time (9:00 GMT) for the Saturday practice session followed by qualifying at 2:00 pm local time (12:00 GMT)

Friday May 11, 2012 3:37 NewsOnF1

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