Singapore Grand Prix - Free Practice Two

3rd & 7 37yd

Hello and welcome to ESPN's coverage of the second practice session from the Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:13:42 PM
The big news from FP1 was not Alonso pipping the Mercs to P1, but Vettel's late engine woes which will see him miss this session as Red Bull changes an engine. Yet again the bad luck falls to the world champion, and once again he will need to rely on Ricciardo's FP2 data.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:17:39 PM
Webber has got to be laughing his +!+$ off...

by mfbull 9/19/2014 1:22:16 PM
When Vettel wins,he wins 9 in a row.. When he has mechanical problems,he has relentless problems.. Seems everything happens in excess to Seb Vettel..

by jee1 9/19/2014 1:22:23 PM
@jee1: That's an interesting way of looking at it, actually. He doesn't do anything in ones or twos!

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:22:37 PM
You can just hear the Vettel haters licking their chops at his latest misfortune. Whatever your opinion of him, hard not to think he's been woefully unfortunate with luck this year. But then, is it the last four years coming home to roost?

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:23:22 PM
Do we even know if Ferrari were running race legal or race ready parts? They said they will be testing experimental parts for 2015 didn't they?

by Shripad 9/19/2014 1:23:29 PM
@Shripad: Everything is race legal, they wouldn't be allowed out of parc ferme without anything legal. They are turning one eye onto 2015, which doesn't specifically mean they are making wholesale changes to the car, but doing little things here and there with next year in mind. They obviously aren't going to tell us the exact changes otherwise their rivals will know!

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:24:21 PM
Hi Nate!
How many engines does SV have left?

by Matt 9/19/2014 1:24:23 PM
@Matt: He's used five parts on three of his components. Next power unit change will incur a penalty.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:25:45 PM
@Shripad , doubt Alonso will be testing out 2015 parts , as that work is usually done by the 'other' ferrari drivers'.. and a certain driver was 'on fire' in FP1..

by jee1 9/19/2014 1:28:01 PM
Christian Horner says Red Bull are hoping to get Vettel out for a few laps at the end of this session.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:29:07 PM
I'm worried that this championship will be down to reliability, maybe it is time to introduce a joker for each team. If you can double point the last race and change pit-to-car radio mid-season, why not?

by mfbull 9/19/2014 1:29:13 PM
@mfbull: Maybe the championship should go to whoever has the least points after Abu Dhabi. I can see Ecclestone loving that idea.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:29:35 PM
I don't really like Vettel all that much but I hope that this year's misfortunes get him less booed once we see him return to the podium

by Matt 9/19/2014 1:29:38 PM
Almost time for FP2 & VET's mechanics still v busy installing his race engine. If things go smoothly they could make it out before the flag.

by f1elvis via twitter 9/19/2014 1:30:00 PM
If VET's car doesn't make FP2, it'll be almost prepped for FP3 tomorrow, but he'll have lost valuable high fuel race run time on track.

by f1elvis via twitter 9/19/2014 1:30:00 PM
The clock is ticking, this session is underway.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:30:59 PM
FP2 is under way in Singapore.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:31:17 PM
Biggest penalty here is not getting track time for VET, street circuits need drivers to gradually dial themselves in & discover limits.

by f1elvis via twitter 9/19/2014 1:32:35 PM
@Matt: if they go to 8 teams with 3 cars each, SV might never see a podium again...

by mfbull 9/19/2014 1:32:40 PM
Chilton is out on track, as is Ericsson.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:33:18 PM
Drivers will start this session on soft tyres, and then switch to the super-soft later in the session for those all-important qualifying runs.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:34:14 PM
The McLaren duo of Magnussen and Button head out on track.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:35:26 PM
Chilton sliding around a lot out there and tells Marussia as much. He goes to the top of the timing screens with a 1:54.539.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:35:46 PM
Finally figured out who Chilton reminded me of when I caught "Billy Budd" on TV last night: a young Terence Stamp

by mfbull 9/19/2014 1:35:50 PM
Kobayashi has another little spin at Turn 8. He spun in the earlier session, too.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:36:24 PM
@Nate , Can teams like FI and Lotus field 3 teams , if F1 goes that route , noting that they are mid-budget teams on the lower end?? Will the increase in prize money the get be greater than cost for fielding a 3rd car??

by jee1 9/19/2014 1:36:41 PM
@jee1: Force India will surely struggle to put up a third car. If the rule does come in it really spells trouble for more than just three teams, so it's interesting to see how that plays out.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:37:18 PM
Never complain about having a cramped desk at work again... #tightfit
#SingaporeGP http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bx5k8bzIQAAE7j1.jpg

by McLaren via twitter 9/19/2014 1:37:36 PM
Magnussen crosses the line with a 1:51.644, and Button slots in two tenths behind him. Guttierez a further three tenths behind the 2009 world champion in third.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:38:03 PM
Rosberg is having a front nose change before heading out on track.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:38:54 PM
Ricciardo heads out for Red Bull, knowing he now has to do the work for two people while Vettel's car stays in the garage.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:39:18 PM
How about a force india podium this weekend especially with the softer compounds?? Safety car too would help...

by SaranSayee 9/19/2014 1:39:22 PM
@SaranSayee: Several safety cars would help

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:39:28 PM
Nate, we all know Ericsson is probably the weakest driver on the grid at the moment, he must be paying lots of money to catherham just to be there, who are his main sponsors and how big figures are we speaking, roughly?

by Ander Kaver 9/19/2014 1:39:53 PM
Ericsson is backed by a number of Swedish companies, and I remember figures around £15m being thrown around earlier this year. But those were unconfirmed reports.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:41:47 PM
Especially a safety car right after you pit and your teammate 'crashes'...now who should sacrifice, checo or nico?

by mfbull 9/19/2014 1:41:50 PM
If we go to 8 teams, 3 cars, when will the bottom 4 end up being 'too slow' then we end up with a 4 team F1 Championship?

by Matt 9/19/2014 1:42:05 PM
OK McLaren, pay me $10 million a year and I'll sit in a child's desk.

by mfbull 9/19/2014 1:42:07 PM
Hamilton entered the track a while ago but had a little stutter as he did, but he gets away on his practice start.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:42:41 PM
#FP2 and Kamui Kobayashi spins his @CaterhamF1 CT05 at Turn 8 #SingaporeGP #F1 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bx5lz3kCEAACdDW.jpg

by Formula 1 via twitter 9/19/2014 1:43:00 PM
Talking about Force India drivers, then in the beginning of the season it looked like Perez will never be a match to Hulkenberg, but lately it looks like Perez Hulk is struggling to match Perez´s pace

by Ander Kaver 9/19/2014 1:43:21 PM
Indeed, Perez has been impressive recently.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:43:31 PM
Ricciardo the new pace setter, setting a 1:50.390. Vergne continuing his impressive day and is just five tenths off his former team-mate.

by Nate Saunders 9/19/2014 1:44:13 PM

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