Japanese Grand Prix - Free Practice Three

3rd & 7 37yd

What is SFI's line-up for 2015 again? Is it finalized?

by Rohan Mehta 10/4/2014 2:42:12 AM
@RohanMehta: Not quite yet. Perez keeps saying he's close to a new deal, though.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:42:26 AM
Raikkonen's session is over - looks like his Ferrari was suffering a power loss. More woe for Ferrari, who knows he may be getting a new team-mate in 2015.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:42:59 AM
How long to go??

by Willie 10/4/2014 2:43:01 AM
@Willie: Seventeen minutes to go now.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:43:10 AM
Vettel is out of his RB10 and removing his helmet, as Red Bull do a bit of work on the car.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:43:25 AM
We'll have a bit of a lull before the drivers embark on some late runs on the medium compound tyre.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:43:38 AM
What happened to the 3 drivers/team speculations?

by Sahil Shah 10/4/2014 2:43:41 AM
@SahilShah: Discussions about that are still ongoing but it all hinges on whether smaller teams fold.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:43:59 AM
HaasF1 needs 2 drivers for 16

by RCC 10/4/2014 2:44:02 AM
where will vergne go now?

by eza 10/4/2014 2:44:03 AM
@eza: Possibly Sauber, that's one rumour I heard in Singapore. But his options look severely limited at the moment.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:44:32 AM
Doesn't look particularly good for Vettel. This is the first hard season he's had at Red Bull and he's straight out of the door. #f1

by byronf1 via twitter 10/4/2014 2:45:08 AM
@charlie_whiting this happened at the german gp, you can't say we weren't warned about all this happening http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzEfYaFIIAMmq2c.jpg

by andresgnomo via twitter 10/4/2014 2:46:13 AM
I want vergne to replace sutil ....

by eza 10/4/2014 2:46:16 AM
Of course it would never happen (or could it?) Vettel doesn't get signed by anyone .... Maybe he can go to Porsche and race with MW (tongue firmly in cheek)

by LD 10/4/2014 2:46:23 AM
Turns out that earlier run from Vergne was. in fact, on mediums.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:46:47 AM
Nobody cares now but SFI is in deep trouble this weekend, Their aero upgrade sent them backwards ?

by RawPace 10/4/2014 2:47:02 AM
Ha.. Both Ferrari 2015 drivers out of the session, and it is only them in their respective current teams to be affected by reliability.. What a coincidence..

by jee1 10/4/2014 2:47:06 AM
I think there’s a bailiff in disguise in the Caterham garage. He’s just run off with the front right wheel. #F1

by Fake Charlie Whiting via twitter 10/4/2014 2:47:28 AM
Ah Caterham. Remember them? Every other bit of F1 news has paled into insignificance now, hasn't it?

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:47:54 AM
Ricciardo, Rosberg and Alonso all out on the mediums.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:48:08 AM
Ricciardo is now the undisputed main man'at Red Bull. Let's see how he steps up to the plate - though you could argue he already has this season.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:48:36 AM
So the Vettel-Alonzo swap is killed instantly after Kvyat's promotion! Who will Alo replace at McLaren? hmmm...

by Toncharl 10/4/2014 2:48:46 AM
Don't think I've ever seen a media centre pay less attention to a practice session.

by Will Buxton via twitter 10/4/2014 2:48:57 AM
I don't think I've ever paid less attention to a practice session, either.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:49:18 AM
Vet could always do what Raikk. did go to WRC. smash up a few cars,the come back to F1

by Willie 10/4/2014 2:49:25 AM
I think Caterham and Marussia ought to be forced to give it up. Year after year, race after race no development.

by Satyaban 10/4/2014 2:49:29 AM
Ricciardo's first lap on the options looks scruffy through the Esses - he goes fourth.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:50:04 AM
Rosberg lights up all three sectors, lowering the benchmark to a very impressive 1:33.228. Hamilton about to start his own hot lap so let's see how they compare.

Clear to see it's another straight fight between the Mercedes drivers for pole.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:50:48 AM
Has anyone interviewed Alonso since the big Vettel news?

by Long Beach 78 10/4/2014 2:50:51 AM
@LongBeach78: No. He has a media session after this session.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:51:12 AM
HAMILTON GOES STRAIGHT ON AT THE CORNER!

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:51:18 AM
First corner, even. That has damaged his Mercedes and that could have a huge impact on qualifying this afternoon!

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:51:36 AM
Well well. More drama today. #

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:51:55 AM
Rosberg applying pressure!

by RCC 10/4/2014 2:52:00 AM
Looks like Hamilton just carried a bit too much speed into the corner as he started his flying lap.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:52:25 AM
Oh hamilton! Uhhh

by Eli 10/4/2014 2:52:26 AM
Bit of understeer and you can see him desperately trying to slow the car down. Mercedes now faces a race against time to fix his car.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:52:46 AM
Hamilton radios the team to say he's OK.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:53:30 AM
Did he hit the barriers?

by freddykruegs 10/4/2014 2:53:32 AM
@freddykruegs: Yes, he did. His left rear is gone from the car.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:53:42 AM
Ohh Ham....Cold brakes,Cold tyres

by eza 10/4/2014 2:54:22 AM
It looks like fixable damage to Hamilton's car - we saw drivers who crashed out of FP2 back out later in the session. But he needed that lap before qualifying to understand the balance and the grip of his car.

by Nate Saunders 10/4/2014 2:55:12 AM
If Lewis has damaged the chassis, he won't be allowed to do Qual, and he will start 22nd...

by Adam Cooper via twitter 10/4/2014 2:55:29 AM

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