Japanese Grand Prix - Free Practice Two

3rd & 7 37yd

Good sources tell me that the Japanese GP promoters (Honda) do not want a Saturday race because they would have to refund fans for Sunday

by Adam Cooper via twitter 10/3/2014 5:13:01 AM
by Formula 1 via twitter 10/3/2014 5:13:16 AM
Some good images of Kobayashi's crash there. Was rather helpless as he bounced across the gravel.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:13:32 AM
In all that drama, Magnussen has gone top of the timesheets with a 1:37.278. He then runs wide on his second lap but keeps it on the track.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:14:15 AM
Ricciardo currently on a hot lap.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:15:10 AM
And now Vergne is out, in roughly the same part of the track where Verstappen was forced to stop in his car this morning. From bad to worse for Toro Rosso.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:16:01 AM
Ricciardo goes quickest by 0.092s - lowering the benchmark to 1:37.186.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:16:17 AM
what was your first impression of Max Verstappen FP1 drive ?

by Salman 10/3/2014 5:16:23 AM
@Salman: I never read too much into practice times, because you never know relative fuel loads. But considering he'd never driven at Suzuka - one of the most challenging races on the calendar - and only finished a few tenths off Kvyat, is very impressive. Looking forward to seeing him, back in the car.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:17:07 AM
JEV looks rather forlorn as he inspects his Toro Rosso, which is being hooked up to a crane. Both men who missed FP1 have issues in FP2, then, which means their limited window for practice has slammed shut pretty dramatically.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:18:11 AM
Kobayashi and JEV would have needed more running than anyone to optimise set-up but completed a combined five laps.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:18:45 AM
Oh and a shunt for Daniel Ricciardo now.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:19:22 AM
Looks like the Australian got wide while coming around the final curve and ended up in the wall. That will set him back significantly - remember he was quicker than Vettel this morning.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:20:43 AM
RIC went off on the run down from the chicane, an unusual place to go off. Might have damaged his chassis as wheel folded back

by Adam Cooper via twitter 10/3/2014 5:21:14 AM
by Formula 1 via twitter 10/3/2014 5:21:20 AM
Lots of early drama in this session then.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:21:27 AM
Ricciardo had gone top of the timesheets the lap before, of course. I remember Timo Glock went off around there a few years ago. Luckily for Ricciardo he had slowed significantly, possibly preparing for another flying lap.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:22:18 AM
Ricciardo confirmed he was OK on the radio. Vettel also asked if his team-mate was Ok.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:22:29 AM
looks like its only a matter of time before we see maldonado finding a wall to crash in..

by Salman 10/3/2014 5:22:34 AM
That's the first real mistake of note in 2014 for Ricciardo.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:23:13 AM
by Formula 1 via twitter 10/3/2014 5:23:42 AM
The yellow flags are still out for that incident but no need for red flags as the marshals do their thing.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:24:38 AM
Friday is always a busy day for aero! We still have lots of data to collect this session on all our new parts #FP2

by WILLIAMS RACING via twitter 10/3/2014 5:24:55 AM
Bottas slots into third, exactly one tenth off Ricciardo's time.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:25:15 AM
It was a failure of some kind left rear

by RCC 10/3/2014 5:25:17 AM
Massa can only manage fifth, nearly eight tenths down on Ricciardo's benchmark.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:25:43 AM
Hearing that the FIA will not change the schedule of this race despite the lurking Typhoon Phanfone.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:25:59 AM
Yay!!

by Rohan Mehta 10/3/2014 5:26:22 AM
Alonso, the subject of much intrigue this/every weekend, slots into seventh with his first run of the afternoon. That's nearly a second off Ricciardo's time.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:27:14 AM
Well then, the red flags have now come out because Ricciardo's car has still not been recovered. The truck currently has JEV's stricken Toro Rosso on the back of it.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:27:54 AM
So, we've nearly had half an hour of this session and it's just been suspended until that car is removed.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:28:16 AM
If this was a circuit that had been 'dumbed down' then there would be tarmac where Ricciardo lost control - not gravel. #F1

by F1 Paddock Pass via twitter 10/3/2014 5:28:31 AM
Correction- RIC says it was on him, just lost it.

by RCC 10/3/2014 5:28:36 AM
@RCC: You can see on the replay, he realises early that he's made a mistake as he slams on the brakes.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:28:55 AM
Worth remembering the clock keeps ticking in these practice sessions even when a red flag is out. The red flag means the track is a no-go zone.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:29:31 AM
Rosberg and Hamilton yet to complete a significant lap time, hence why they are down in 18th and 19th. Still no time for JEV or the Force Indias - who confirm both drivers were due to head out when the red flags appeared.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:31:03 AM
Hi Nate, Good day, Is there any cause that SFI limiting the track time for its cars?

by Hari 10/3/2014 5:31:04 AM
@Hari: See below - appears it was the red flags.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:31:14 AM
Both JEV and Kobayashi's cars have been recovered to the pit lane, so let's see if those mechanics can work any magic.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:32:59 AM
So the red flagged time in FPs is

by Rohan Mehta 10/3/2014 5:33:01 AM
wasted time?

by Rohan Mehta 10/3/2014 5:33:02 AM
Basically, yes.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:33:07 AM
The session is green again and there are two Mercedes waiting at the end of the pit lane.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:33:57 AM
Hamilton does a practice start to lead away, with Rosberg following closely.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:34:27 AM
Vettel also emerges from the pits.

by Nate Saunders 10/3/2014 5:34:41 AM

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Chinese Grand Prix April 10-12

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