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2012 Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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2nd Friday Practice

Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix - 2nd Friday Practice

(03/23/2012)

1:59

Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix. 2nd Friday practice session about to get underway

Friday March 23, 2012 1:59

2:00

Air temperature is at 30 degrees while track temperature is at 46 degrees

Friday March 23, 2012 2:00

2:00

The session gets underway with Glock the first out

Friday March 23, 2012 2:00

2:00

Track is dry at this stage

Friday March 23, 2012 2:00

2:02

16 drivers already on the track

Friday March 23, 2012 2:02

2:03

The teams want as much dry running as possible as it could start raining any minute!

Friday March 23, 2012 2:03

2:03

18 cars on the track now

Friday March 23, 2012 2:03

2:05

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

At the last corner of the track:) ED: Enjoy!

Friday March 23, 2012 2:05 Tiny

2:05

Webber quickest with a 1:41.144 from di Resta and Vergne

Friday March 23, 2012 2:05

2:06

The tyre selection for this race is hard and medium compounds

Friday March 23, 2012 2:06

2:06

Webber improves with a 1:40.529

Friday March 23, 2012 2:06

2:07

Vergne quickest with a 1:40.529, Schumacer moves into second with a 1:40.563

Friday March 23, 2012 2:07

2:07

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

Maclarens joined in the field

Friday March 23, 2012 2:07 Tiny

2:08

Now Ricciardo goes quickest with a 1:40.328

Friday March 23, 2012 2:08

2:08

Of course the main focus is on the race so the cars are heavy

Friday March 23, 2012 2:08

2:09

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

Force India car spun at last corner!

Friday March 23, 2012 2:09 Tiny

2:09

The best time from the morning was by Hamilton with a 1:38.021

Friday March 23, 2012 2:09

2:09

Schumacher now quickest with a 1:39.867

Friday March 23, 2012 2:09

2:10

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

It recovers ED: That is Hulkenberg

Friday March 23, 2012 2:10 Tiny

2:11

Hamilton is lapping in the 1:43's, clearly wit a heavy fuel load

Friday March 23, 2012 2:11

2:11

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

Sauber slow down

Friday March 23, 2012 2:11 Tiny

2:12

Button goes 4th with a 1:40.317

Friday March 23, 2012 2:12

2:13

Now Hamilton goes quickest. He isn't that heavy, it was just a slower lap! A1:39.611 for Hamilton

Friday March 23, 2012 2:13

2:14

Button moves into second with a 1:39.754.
Schumacher goes wide but recovers

Friday March 23, 2012 2:14

2:14

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

Lots of skidding in the last corner

Friday March 23, 2012 2:14 Tiny

2:14

Schumacher also quick, now in 3rd

Friday March 23, 2012 2:14

2:15

Alonso, Vettel, Kovalainen and Petrov yet to set a time

Friday March 23, 2012 2:15

2:15

Hamilton about to improve

Friday March 23, 2012 2:15

2:15

A 1:38.921 for Hamilton

Friday March 23, 2012 2:15

2:16

Alonso goes second with a 1:39.679

Friday March 23, 2012 2:16

2:17

Now Vettel goes second with a 1:39.624

Friday March 23, 2012 2:17

2:18

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

Schumacher doing great at the last corner entering quite fast

Friday March 23, 2012 2:18 Tiny

2:20

Alonso improves with a 1:39.391 - 2nd

Friday March 23, 2012 2:20

2:21

Raikkonen is the first on the medums

Friday March 23, 2012 2:21

2:22

At this stage it is Hamilton from Alonso, Vettel, Button, Schumacher and Ricciardo

Friday March 23, 2012 2:22

2:23

Raikkonen makes a mistake, he is 18th

Friday March 23, 2012 2:23

2:23

Ricciardo goes quickest with a 1:38.853 on the mediums

Friday March 23, 2012 2:23

2:24

Vergne into 3rd also on the mediums

Friday March 23, 2012 2:24

2:24

Maldonado also on mediums

Friday March 23, 2012 2:24

2:25

Maldonado goes 6th with a 1:39.444

Friday March 23, 2012 2:25

2:27

de la Rosa sets a 1:44.694, the quickest from an HRT so far

Friday March 23, 2012 2:27

2:29

Webber goes 3rd with a 1:39.133

Friday March 23, 2012 2:29

2:30

2 Australians in the top 3!

Friday March 23, 2012 2:30

2:30

Webber is on the medium compound

Friday March 23, 2012 2:30

2:31

30 minutes into the session and the top 10 are:Ricciardo, Hamilton, Webber, Vegne, Alonso, Vettel, Maldonado, Button, Schumacher and Rosberg

Friday March 23, 2012 2:31

2:31

Button, Schumacher and Rosberg are on the track

Friday March 23, 2012 2:31

2:31

Hamilton as well

Friday March 23, 2012 2:31

2:32

Hamilton is still on the hard compound

Friday March 23, 2012 2:32

2:33

Button also on the hards

Friday March 23, 2012 2:33

2:34

Latest weather from the track is that no rain for the next 30 minutes

Friday March 23, 2012 2:34

2:35

Grosjean out on the track on mediums

Friday March 23, 2012 2:35

2:35

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

I think it'll be a hot sunny afternoon for FP2 so the cars can go flat out

Friday March 23, 2012 2:35 Tiny

2:36

Grosjean quickest in S1

Friday March 23, 2012 2:36

2:37

Grosjean only 5th with a 1:39.311 after making a small mistake in S2

Friday March 23, 2012 2:37

2:38

[Comment From Chow Chow : ]

Im from Malaysia Kuala Lumpur. The sky now are cloundy ED: Yes there is rain nearby but not aboe the track!

Friday March 23, 2012 2:38 Chow

2:38

Alonso on mediums and quickest in S2

Friday March 23, 2012 2:38

2:39

Alonso sets a 1:38.891 - 2nd

Friday March 23, 2012 2:39

2:39

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

Hi chow:) I'm sitting at the last coener

Friday March 23, 2012 2:39 Tiny

2:39

Vettel on the mediums but goes wide in S2

Friday March 23, 2012 2:39

2:40

Vettel aborted that lap, now trying again

Friday March 23, 2012 2:40

2:40

Massa in 13th with a 1:40.271

Friday March 23, 2012 2:40

2:41

If Massa is on a similar program to Alonso then he continues to struggle

Friday March 23, 2012 2:41

2:42

Vettel doesn't improve

Friday March 23, 2012 2:42

2:42

Hamilon quickest in S1 on the hards!

Friday March 23, 2012 2:42

2:43

Raikkonen now quickest in S1 on mediums

Friday March 23, 2012 2:43

2:44

Hamlton goes quickest with a 1:38.816, thatis impessive given that he is on hards

Friday March 23, 2012 2:44

2:45

Raikkonen only 10th with a 1:39.696

Friday March 23, 2012 2:45

2:46

Halfway into the session, the top 10 are: Hamilton, Riccardio, Alonso, Webber, Vergne, Grosjean, Vettel, Maldonado, Button and Raikkonen

Friday March 23, 2012 2:46

2:47

Hamilton improves again with a 1:38.617

Friday March 23, 2012 2:47

2:48

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

Button's struggling ED: He is quickest in S2! He must be pushing!

Friday March 23, 2012 2:48 Tiny

2:49

Button goes 3rd with a 1:38.858

Friday March 23, 2012 2:49

2:50

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

Ok.... He's pushing hs set of tires to the max... Smoking at the last corner

Friday March 23, 2012 2:50 Tiny

2:51

What is impressive from McLaren is that they are sill on the hard compound whereas Red Bull are already running on the medium

Friday March 23, 2012 2:51

2:52

Button now second with a 1:38.674. Just 0.057 from Hamilton

Friday March 23, 2012 2:52

2:53

di Resta goes off but recovers

Friday March 23, 2012 2:53

2:53

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

Boy jensen's skidding in last corner for every lap!

Friday March 23, 2012 2:53 Tiny

2:54

Schumacher on the track on mediums. Interesting to watch his times

Friday March 23, 2012 2:54

2:55

Schumacher up at S2

Friday March 23, 2012 2:55

2:55

Schumacher goes quickes with a 1:38.533

Friday March 23, 2012 2:55

2:56

[Comment From frankj27 frankj27 : ]

That's McLaren horsepower

Friday March 23, 2012 2:56 frankj27

2:56

Schumacher is just a fraction quicker than Hamilton
Of course hard to make comparisons as we don't know the fuel loads

Friday March 23, 2012 2:56

2:57

For reference, the quickest time from 2nd Friday practice in 2011 was a 1:36.876 by Webber.

Looks F1 is slower this year at this track (no blown exhausts anymore!)

Friday March 23, 2012 2:57

2:58

Rosberg goes 4th with a 1:38.696

Friday March 23, 2012 2:58

2:59

The top 4 are Mercedes powered cars!

Friday March 23, 2012 2:59

3:00

Button on mediums, will be interesting

Friday March 23, 2012 3:00

3:00

Button isn't to quick in S1!

Friday March 23, 2012 3:00

3:00

But is quickest in S2

Friday March 23, 2012 3:00

3:02

Button goes second with a 1:38.535, just 0,002 off Schumacher's time even though he was nearly half a second slower at S1!

Friday March 23, 2012 3:02

3:02

Hamilton goes quickest wih a 1:38.513, that is 0.02 ahead of Schumacher

Friday March 23, 2012 3:02

3:03

Top 6 are currently separated by less than 0.4 seconds!

Friday March 23, 2012 3:03

3:04

The McLaren's about to improve!

Friday March 23, 2012 3:04

3:05

Button pits

Friday March 23, 2012 3:05

3:05

Hamilton improves in 1st with a 1:38.172

Friday March 23, 2012 3:05

3:07

Sauber team still working on Kobayashi's car, he is 19th

Friday March 23, 2012 3:07

3:08

20 minutes remain and the top 10 are: Hamilton, Schumacher, Button, Rosberg, Ricciardo, Alonso, Webber, Vergne, Grosjean and Vettel

Friday March 23, 2012 3:08

3:12

A few cars now are lapping slower indicating higher fuel loads

Friday March 23, 2012 3:12

3:14

Kobayashi is back on the track

Friday March 23, 2012 3:14

3:14

Kobayashi is 16th now

Friday March 23, 2012 3:14

3:16

Alonso on a long run lapping in the 1:43's

Friday March 23, 2012 3:16

3:16

Alonso is on the hards

Friday March 23, 2012 3:16

3:16

Under 15 minutes remains in the session

Friday March 23, 2012 3:16

3:17

18 cars on the track at this stage!

Friday March 23, 2012 3:17

3:18

Interesting that the 2 Red Bulls are not on the track!

Friday March 23, 2012 3:18

3:19

Now Webber heads out

Friday March 23, 2012 3:19

3:19

Kobayashi moves into 14th

Friday March 23, 2012 3:19

3:20

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

What's Kimis position? ED: 15th

Friday March 23, 2012 3:20 Tiny

3:21

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

Lewis goes wide but recovers

Friday March 23, 2012 3:21 Tiny

3:21

Replay of that on TV now ;-)

Friday March 23, 2012 3:21

3:22

And now Vettel goes back out

Friday March 23, 2012 3:22

3:24

22 cars on the track now with 5 minutes remaining

Friday March 23, 2012 3:24

3:25

There is plenty of marbles on the track. Not sure if they have managed to reduce that with this year's compounds

Friday March 23, 2012 3:25

3:26

Almost everyone is on long runs

Friday March 23, 2012 3:26

3:26

Hamilton goes slightly wide but recovers

Friday March 23, 2012 3:26

3:27

A barge board flies off the Marussia of Glock

Friday March 23, 2012 3:27

3:28

And he improves to 20th with a 1:41.681

Friday March 23, 2012 3:28

3:28

A big lockup from Schumacher

Friday March 23, 2012 3:28

3:29

Final minute

Friday March 23, 2012 3:29

3:30

A spin by Karthikeyan as the session ends. He recovers

Friday March 23, 2012 3:30

3:31

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

Spin from hrt ED: That is Karthikeyan

Friday March 23, 2012 3:31 Tiny

3:32

Session over, top 10: Hamilton, Schumacher, Button, Rosberg, Ricciardo, Alonso, Webber, Vergne, Grosjean and Vettel

Friday March 23, 2012 3:32

3:32

11th to 24th: Maldonado, Hulkenberg, di Resta, Kobayashi, Raikkonen, Masa, Senna, Perez, Petrov, Glock, Kovalainen, Pic, Karthikeyan and de la Rosa

Friday March 23, 2012 3:32

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Friday March 23, 2012 3:35

3:36

Full results shortly

Friday March 23, 2012 3:36

3:37

Saturday practice from Malaysia starts at 13:00 local time (5:00 GMT)

Friday March 23, 2012 3:37

3:56

Full results here

Friday March 23, 2012 3:56

3:56

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