Australian Grand Prix - Free Practice Two

3rd & 7 37yd

@RB: Vettel is two tenths up on Hamilton at the moment.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:55:50 AM
Button is quickly running out of team mates :-)

by concussion 3/13/2015 5:55:52 AM
Regarding VDG v/s Sauber - why did both the parties ask for time this morning? Were they planning some out of court settlement? The way the 2 saubers are going around the track seems like something has been achieved!!

by VS 3/13/2015 5:56:12 AM
@VS: It's all very strange, isn't it. I would assume Sauber is confident there will be no ramifications but who knows.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:56:37 AM
Button is out there on track. His data now doubly important with Magnussen putting the other car in the wall.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:58:24 AM
Raikkonen is lighting up the timing screens - he's on the soft tyre so we can expect him to go top.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 5:59:09 AM
Raikkonen lowers the benchmark to a 1:28.842 on the soft tyre.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:00:00 AM
His team-mate Vettel is also out there on soft tyres.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:00:14 AM
"Front was a little bit better now but not ideal. That was not a very good lap anyway but the right direction," reports Raikkonen.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:01:12 AM
Vettel jumps back above his new team-mate by four tenths.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:01:22 AM
I don;t think Manor will race this weekend. How sad is that.

by VS 3/13/2015 6:01:27 AM
@VS: I think they will. Missing these two sessions was always likely after the team arrived with no testing under its belt.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:01:48 AM
@Nate : Couldn't catch FP1, with what tyres did the Mercs top?

by Arvind 3/13/2015 6:01:50 AM
@Arvind: Mediums. FP1 is prime tyre only because the teams save their qualifying simulations for FP1.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:02:08 AM
Ai, Raikkonen still having troubles with the front end. When are they going to give the man what he wants.

by DonovanFroon 3/13/2015 6:02:10 AM
It was a good decision Alonso and his doctors not to participate in Australian GP this weekend. Just imagine if it was Alonso who crashed today instead of Magnussen!! And what if the hit was a bit more harder!

by Cabuna 3/13/2015 6:03:09 AM
@Donovan : the team always tries, Kimi could be a little more flexible though.

by Arvind 3/13/2015 6:03:12 AM
Quali sims for FP2 and 3 surely @Nate?

by DonovanFroon 3/13/2015 6:03:15 AM
@DonovanFroon: Yes, FP3 as well.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:03:21 AM
@Nate .. but I doubt they will be within 107% during Q1 and with no data to show from practice, they won't be allowed to race

by VS 3/13/2015 6:03:43 AM
@VS: We'll see. Instead of focusing on the negatives we should be happy the team returned to the grid.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:04:00 AM
@DonovanFroon since they add Vettel, don't expect Ferrari to gave Kimi the car "he" want's.

by Christian Laviolette 3/13/2015 6:04:03 AM
Rosberg has moved to within six tenths of Vettel's benchmark. Worryingly for everyone else he's still on the medium tyre.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:04:57 AM
Perez leaps into sixth on the soft tyre, still 2.5s down on Ferrari.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:05:50 AM
McLaren has advised Button to end his current medium tyre run so the team can put soft tyres on for a qualifying sim..

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:06:33 AM
Still exclusively sporting the white marked @pirellisport mediums thus far today - we'll turn into big softies later... #F1 #AusGP #FP2

by Mercedes-AMG F1 via twitter 3/13/2015 6:06:37 AM
Honestly, would JEVergne have done better than the Torro Rosso's babies?

by EnzoRippo 3/13/2015 6:06:43 AM
@Christian Laviolette to have an incredible driver and not use him - does that sound logical? Just give him his front end. He was the last one to win a title for them, deserves some respect.

by DonovanFroon 3/13/2015 6:06:48 AM
The track is till rubbering in. Mercs on average seem to have a 07-0.8 seconds in the bag?

by Arvind 3/13/2015 6:06:51 AM
Anyone have seen any modifications on cars since the winter tests ?

by Christian Laviolette 3/13/2015 6:06:54 AM
@ChristianLaviolette: There's nothing major on any of the front runners. Merc certainly doesn't have anything huge from what I've seen.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:07:09 AM
We've got some smoke coming from the back of Ericsson's Sauber. "Something is broken. Left rear suspension I think - puncture or something," is the Swede's feedback. He's crawling around the circuit.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:07:41 AM
Waiting for a soft tyre lap from Mercs. But the fuel loads still unknown.

by Arvind 3/13/2015 6:07:52 AM
Ericsson still limping around the circuit. The wheel is looking like it might just come off the car at the moment.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:08:46 AM
Replays show Ericsson getting wide on the kerb as he joins the start finish straight. The problem started immediately afterwards.

Grosjean very nearly collected the Sauber later in the lap as well after having a wobble.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:09:41 AM
@DonovanFroon I'm 100% with you on that case, I would prefer a perfect car for each driver.
@Nate, thanks for the infos

by Christian Laviolette 3/13/2015 6:09:56 AM
Do McLaren expect KM back for FP2 today ?

by Carsten 3/13/2015 6:10:29 AM
It'll be a race against the clock to get him out but let's see.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:10:59 AM
the lotus drivers have an inherent tendency to crash

by malik 3/13/2015 6:11:03 AM
@malik: Maybe Maldonado is contagious?

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:11:17 AM
So things go from bad to worse at Sauber as their cars start to repossess themselves. Rear suspension failure on the number 9 car of ERI.

by F1 Paddock Pass via twitter 3/13/2015 6:11:35 AM
Is this season Show-Or-Go for Ericsson ?

by timot 3/13/2015 6:12:23 AM
@timot: I would say so - though who knows how long he could stay in F1 with sponsorship.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:12:48 AM
sir where is mr lawrence edmonson?i like the technical commentaries

by p3t3r 3/13/2015 6:12:50 AM
@p3t3r: Laurence is in the paddock in Melbourne.

by Nate Saunders 3/13/2015 6:13:05 AM

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