Australian Grand Prix - Free Practice Two

3rd & 7 37yd

Hello and welcome to ESPN's live coverage of the second practice session of the Australian Grand Prix.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:15:23 AM
We still don't know what's happening with Giedo van der Garde yet. The court case is ongoing and we'll keep you updated on what happens there.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:19:53 AM
Nasr and Ericsson failed to leave the garage in FP1 as Sauber tried to avoid legal ramifications. A really big mess.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:20:20 AM
How strong do u think are the Mclaen this season

by Alonso 3/13/2015 5:20:52 AM
@Alonso: They'll get stronger as the season goes on and they get over the teething issues with Honda power. Just look at Red Bull's improvement over the course of last year after starting on a similar footing.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:21:21 AM
Hi Nate.Good Morning From India! It feels great to see the F1 back again :)

by Pavan 3/13/2015 5:21:23 AM
Hi Nate!!! Back to FP after a long time :) So what do you think about SFI this weekend

by Atharva 3/13/2015 5:21:26 AM
@Atharva: Sergio Perez seemed braced for a pretty painful weekend when he spoke to the media yesterday. The team is still making up for lost time from the winter, even though it did manage an impressive amount of laps when it finally got the 2015 car out on track in Barcelona.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:22:12 AM
@Nate Who are your top ten finishers for this weekend

by Alonso 3/13/2015 5:22:14 AM
@Alonso: Merc one-two looks pretty much nailed on unless something happens, then a scrap between Bottas, the Ferraris and Ricciardo for the final spot on the podium. Behind that I've been impressed with Toro Rosso and with McLaren and Force India making up for lost ground they could score strongly. And let's not count out Lotus, a team which looks pretty revitalised from the winter.

Not a defined top 10 but it's me hedging my bets as best I can....

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:23:37 AM
Toro Rosso looking strong so far..

by Lakmal 3/13/2015 5:23:39 AM
Nate do you know what time pole position was last year? It will be interesting to see how much progress the teams have made since the big rule changes last year

by GlenH 3/13/2015 5:27:27 AM
@GlenH: Pole last year was 1:44.231 but that was in a rainy qualifying session. A better benchmark is Lewis Hamilton's headline time from FP2 last year, a 1:29.625.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:28:36 AM
Sauber looks like it is preparing to compete in this session.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:29:55 AM
And the session goes green and Nasr is the first man out there, so Sauber are competing.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:30:25 AM
Both the saubers or just one?

by Questionaire 3/13/2015 5:31:21 AM
Only Nasr so far.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:31:26 AM
Oh, tell a lie - Ericsson is out there too and immediately complains about the feeling of the car through Turn 1.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:32:39 AM
So last year, Honda's chief said they will match Mercedes power....

by Noeyes 3/13/2015 5:32:42 AM
@Noeyes: Early days yet. We haven't seen Honda running anywhere close to full power.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:32:57 AM
Hi nate .. what are the chances of a mercedes DNF?

by Questionaire 3/13/2015 5:32:58 AM
@Questionaire: It's impossible to quantify a number for you but Mercedes worked hard on reliability over the winter.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:33:16 AM
The wait is over for @FelipeNasr, who didn't feature in #FP1 but is already out on the track #AusGP #F1DownUnder http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_9EdWfWAAAjzxh.jpg

by Formula 1 via twitter 3/13/2015 5:33:32 AM
"Really strange feeling on the brakes," was Ericsson's complaint. Hulkenberg another man out there and he reports the tailwind in Turn 1 has intensified.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:34:07 AM
Why did you write off Massa?

by Manoel Carvalho 3/13/2015 5:34:24 AM
@ManoelCarvalho: Didn't intentionally, but I don't think he's going to have a good season alongside Bottas.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:34:41 AM
Did Mclaren had any major issues in FP1

by Alonso 3/13/2015 5:34:55 AM
Here is what McLaren reported back during the break....

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:35:03 AM
We've brought the curtain down early on our #FP1 running to check over a small mechanical issue with a power-unit component. #AusGP

by McLaren via twitter 3/13/2015 5:35:13 AM
Problem with timing screen Nate? Looks like McLaren and Sainz are all over the place lol

by DonovanFroon 3/13/2015 5:35:46 AM
@DonovanFroon: Yes, a technical glitch we're working on.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:35:53 AM
Looks like an engine change for Ricciardo, is he likely to make it out for any of this session?

by GlenH 3/13/2015 5:36:10 AM
Not the start we were hoping for with an engine change for Daniel - the Team are doing their best to get him out this session. #FP2 #AusGP

by Red Bull Racing via twitter 3/13/2015 5:36:18 AM
Update from Williams

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:37:23 AM
Time for FP2 here in Melbourne, however post FP1 inspection on #Massa's car identified a water leak on the Power Unit #AusGP

by WILLIAMS RACING via twitter 3/13/2015 5:37:32 AM
lets hope we see a McLaren Honda driven in anger with the engine turned up this session.

by Neville 3/13/2015 5:38:36 AM
Raikkonen is out on the medium tyre. We'll see some qualifying simulations later in this session.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:39:00 AM
glitches ..glitches everywhere!!

by Questionaire 3/13/2015 5:39:05 AM
Are drivers still sporting the that yellow-green marking on the top of the cars to identify themselves from their teammates? Or are the 'no change allowed' helmet rules making that now unneccesary?

by DonovanFroon 3/13/2015 5:39:15 AM
@DonovanFroon: Yes, they are still running those.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:39:31 AM
Raikkonen posts a 1:31.116 but Vettel goes some seven tenths quicker and jumps into P1.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:40:21 AM
Grosjean has just run onto the grass at Turn 3. He locked up heavily at the start of this lap at Turn 1. Looks like he's taken too much speed into the corner. Is the Frenchman ove-eager to make up for missing FP1?

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:41:03 AM
McLaren will definitely miss Alonso in season opener.

by Sandslash 3/13/2015 5:41:04 AM
Hulkenberg has complained about a "huge brake judder" in the VJM08.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:41:27 AM
I think McLaren announced the Honda deal in late 2013 so with a year and a half to work on the engine and 4 tests later, how can there be so many glitches with the power unit!!

by GlenH 3/13/2015 5:41:34 AM

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