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2013 Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix

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2nd Friday Practice

Bahrain Grand Prix - 2013 - 2nd Friday Practice

(19/04/2013)

13:58

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Welcome to our coverage of the Bahrain Grand Prix

13:58

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The second Friday practice session starts shortly

13:59

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Air temperature remains at 31 degrees while track temperature has actually dropped to 39 degrees as there is cloud cover and a few drops of rain!

14:00

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This morning it was Massa from Alonso and Rosberg however the top 8 were separated by 0.6 seconds

14:00

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Session is underway and Max Chilton is the first out

14:02

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Bianchi who sat out the first session giving way for test driver Gonzalez is also on the track

14:03

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More drivers head out

14:04

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The 2 dry tyre compounds here are the hard and medium

14:04

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So far no one has used the mediums

14:08

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Everyone is on the track except for the 2 Ferraris

14:08

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Perez quickest with a 1:35.866

14:09

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Button in second and Vergne in third

14:09

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Hamilton and Webber on quick laps

14:10

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A 1:34.664 for Webber

14:10

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Hamilton only 9th after a slow S3

14:10

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A slow first lap from Vettel

14:10

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Alonso and Massa on the track now

14:12

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Alonso goes quickest with a 1:34.317

14:12

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Hamilton very quick in S1

14:13

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Massa goes 3rd as Hamilton has a slowish S2

14:13

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Hamilton 4th

14:13

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Replay shows Vettel going wide, he is trying again now

14:14

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Sutil into 5th

14:14

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Alonso pits after just 1 timed lap

14:15

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Vettel goes 4th with a 1:35.031

14:15

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Rosberg only 9th as Webber pits after 3 timed laps

14:18

Comment From Tony:

Is it still raining?
Ed: No, it was only a few drops

14:17

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Top 10
Alonso
Webber
Massa
Vettel
Hamilton
Sutil
di Resta
Perez
Rosberg
Button
Quickest time in FP2 in 2012: Rosberg - 1:32.816

14:19

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Now almost everyone has gone back to the pits

14:19

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Vergne is the first to try the mediums

14:19

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Ricciardo also about to go out on the mediums

14:20

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So far Chilton is quicker than Bianchi however he had a full session this morning

14:21

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Vergne goes 7th on the mediums with a 1:35.506

14:21

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Ricciardo on the track on the mediums as Alonso is also about to go out on them

14:22

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Rosberg goes 5th, this was his 8th timed lap on this set

14:24

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Vergne pits after just 1 lap on the mediums

14:25

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Ricciardo 11th

14:25

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Webber goes back out on the mediums

14:26

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Webber quickest in S1

14:26

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And Vettel heads out as well

14:27

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Webber quickest in S2

14:27

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A 1:34.184 for Webber, quickest so far

14:28

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His 3rd sector was actually slower than his best S3 on hards!

14:28

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Now Alonso is on the track

14:29

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Vettel quickest in S1 as Massa joins the action

14:29

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Webber pits after just 1 timed lap

14:29

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Vettel not as quick as Webber in S2

14:29

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Alonso quicker in S1

14:30

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Vettel only second with a 1:34.282 and slower in S3 than his best on hards!

14:30

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Alonso not so quick in S2!

14:31

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Alonso improves but remains in 3rd with a 1:34.310!

14:31

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Are the mediums going off that quickly!

14:31

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Massa not as fast in S1

14:33

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Massa improves his time but remains 4th

14:34

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Vettel also pits after 1 timed lap

14:35

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Rosberg 5th on the mediums, again minor improvements

14:40

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Top 10
Webber
Vettel
Alonso
Massa
Rosberg
Hamilton
Sutil
Vergne
di Resta
Perez
Quickest time in FP2 in 2012: Rosberg - 1:32.816

14:45

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Webber now on a long run on the mediums

14:46

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Grosjean goes 6th

14:47

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Raikkonen very quick on the mediums

14:47

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He has a bad S3 but still goes quickest with a 1:34.154

14:48

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Vettel lapping in the 1:40s now

14:49

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Vettel is on the mediums

14:50

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Meanwhile Alonso is again doing some evaluation on the hards

14:50

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Raikkonen pits after just 1 timed lap on the mediums

14:53

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Vettel still lapping in the 1:40s on the mediums which is a good sign

14:54

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Rosberg also lapping in the 1:40s

14:56

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Alonso on the hards is lapping in the 1:39s

14:57

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Rosberg drops into the 1:41s

14:58

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Raikkonen back on track, this is expected to be a long run on the mediums

14:59

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Massa on the mediums in in the 1:39s

14:59

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Vettel now sets a 1:40.952

15:01

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19 drivers on the track

15:02

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Raikkonen on the mediums sets a 1:39.921

15:04

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Rosberg now in the 1:42s, Hamilton in the 1:41s

15:04

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Vettel also in the 1:42s

15:05

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Massa on the mediums now in the 1:40s while Alonso now in the 1:41s on hards

15:05

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Raikkonen after 2 laps on the 1:39s is in the 1:40s

15:08

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Both Vettel and Alonso pit

15:09

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Rosberg now in the mid 1:42s and Hamilton in the 1:43s

15:10

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Not knowing the fuel loads, it appears that Ferrari and Lotus are quickest followed by Red Bull and Mercedes

15:10

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It is also a welcome sign that the medium tyre isn't degrading as quick as the soft tyre in China last weekend

15:11

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Raikkonen lapping the 1:40s

15:11

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Top 10
Raikkonen
Webber
Vettel
Alonso
di Resta
Massa
Grosjean
Rosberg
Sutil
Hamilton
Quickest time in FP2 in 2012: Rosberg - 1:32.816

15:13

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Alonso goes on the medium and Massa on the hard

15:14

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Most drivers have completed over 10 laps on the medium compound on their long runs

15:19

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Massa is in the low 1:40s on the hard. Alonso now out on the mediums

15:19

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Raikkonen on the same run now in the mid 1:41s

15:21

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All drivers on the track except for Hamilton

15:22

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Alonso's first lap on the medium is a 1:38.811

15:24

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Vettel on the hards is lapping in the mid 1:39s

15:26

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Raikkonen pits after a long run on the mediums

15:27

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Alonso now lapping in th 1:39s

15:28

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Final minute

15:29

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It seems that Ferrari. Lotus, Red Bull and Mercedes are very close. We don't know fuel loads though

15:32

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End of session

15:33

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Top 10
Raikkonen1:34.154
Webber1:34.184
Vettel1:34.282
Alonso1:34.310
di Resta1:34.543
Massa1:34.552
Grosjean1:34.631
Rosberg1:34.666
Sutil1:34.932
Hamilton1:34.976
Quickest time in FP2 in 2012: Rosberg - 1:32.816

15:34

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Just 0.822 separates the top 10

15:35

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11th to 22nd: Button, Vergne, Perez, Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Maldonado, Gutierrez, Pic, Chilton, Bianchi and van der Garde

15:40

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15:43

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The 3rd practice session starts at 11:00 am local time on Saturday (that is 8:00 GMT)

16:09

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