Spanish Grand Prix - Second Practice

3rd & 7 37yd

Welcome back to live coverage of the Spanish Grand Prix. Next up, FP2.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 11:43:36 AM
It was a fairly predictable first practice session, with Mercedes a second quicker than Ferrari. But Friday practice is not all about lap times, especially this one as the teams get their heads around the updates they have brought to this race.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 11:53:25 AM
Slept through FP1, so what’s up with the Red Bull rhinoplasty? Botched surgery or snorting sand? I was surprised to see Toro Rosso still on top.

by mfbull 5/8/2015 11:53:33 AM
@mfbull: The new Red Bull nose is the most obvious upgrade in the pit lane. It is a shorter nose that the car was originally designed for, but the team could not get it to pass the crash test until now. It only ran on Kvyat's car, which is just as well as Ricciardo spent most of his session in the garage. Work on the No.3 car continues ahead of this session - it could mean a penalty if they are replacing the engine.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 11:55:40 AM
Here's a comparison of Red Bull noses new (top) and old (below)

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 11:56:47 AM
Ferrari's most visible upgrade comes in the form of revised sidepods.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:02:47 PM
And does the Mclaren look any better in person than in pictures?

by mfbull 5/8/2015 12:03:05 PM
@mfbull: Nate reports that it "looks great in person, certainly compared to the last livery. It looks more badass"

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:04:00 PM
And here is the new McLaren livery in all its badassness

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:06:58 PM
That Ferrari's a looker, why is it the ugly ones never seem to win?

by mfbull 5/8/2015 12:07:05 PM
In pics, the McLaren looks a bit silly like it is wearing a false nose...

by mfbull 5/8/2015 12:07:11 PM
What about the new aero pack from williams?

by Jose Pepe 5/8/2015 12:07:16 PM
@JosePepe: There are only minimal changes to the Williams, certainly in comparison to Ferrari and Red Bull.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:07:38 PM
Does anyone know, how many engine tokens were used by ferrari and mercedes?
Ferrari and mercedes gap is still 1 sec, does it mean that ferrari is still not competitive?

by leo 5/8/2015 12:08:13 PM
@leo: I don't know for certain, but we will try to find out. My understanding was that Ferrari would spend up to five tokens in time for Canada but has not spent any so far. That would make sense as Montreal is a power circuit.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:10:11 PM
I've got it! The McLaren has a 'stache!

by mfbull 5/8/2015 12:10:14 PM
Williams is missing that PDVSA money. More this year than last.

by mfbull 5/8/2015 12:10:18 PM
Ferrari running on old engine.. i hope somebody can confirm this>

by RJ 5/8/2015 12:11:06 PM
@RJ: It depends what you mean by an old engine. Both cars took a new one in Bahrain and so the first (of the four they can use this year) is likely to become the Friday practice engine. They can change between engines relatively easily on a Friday night when they strip the car down and prep it for qualifying.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:12:37 PM
They all look good when they cross the checkers in P1

by Stekay 5/8/2015 12:12:46 PM
... and it looks that Lotus is making good use of that PDVSA money.... :-)

by Jose Pepe 5/8/2015 12:12:49 PM
Only hard tyres used so far and Nico Rosberg leads the way in the Mercedes with a 1:29.075.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:13:25 PM
Vettel is 0.010s off Rosberg but both are currently over 2.5s slower than their FP1 times

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:14:26 PM
So how does the panel feel about the Mosley Solution? Open regs for teams that stick to a $100 million cap. development.

by mfbull 5/8/2015 12:14:43 PM
@mfbull: It's an idea that has been knocking around for a while. I'm all for it but haven't got much of a response when I've posed the question to people in the paddock.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:15:31 PM
That Friday practice engine idea doesn't seem bad either...nor does making these things a lot harder to drive, I've taken to calling Bernie's series "GP1"...

by mfbull 5/8/2015 12:15:41 PM
Red flag. There is some debris on the track.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:16:15 PM
The engine cover of Grosjean's Lotus was torn off on the pit straight.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:17:06 PM
I'm not sure whether it was incorrectly attached or something went bang inside. The car returned to the pits, so I guess it was a bodywork failure rather than anything inside.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:17:55 PM
Not good news for Grosjean who lost FP1 vacating his seat for Jolyon Palmer.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:18:33 PM
Is that like when you forget to secure the hood on a car? Oh wait, their engines are in the back...

by mfbull 5/8/2015 12:19:21 PM
The whole of the engine cover was blown off, leaving the internals bare as the car returned to the pits.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:20:43 PM
Is that Merc is showing their true potential in barcelona by letting the cat out of the bag? Have they been a littel conservative all these four races?

by rockedin123 5/8/2015 12:23:21 PM
@rockedin123: It's still early in this GP weekend, but I suspect Mercedes will be rather dominant here.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:23:49 PM
Green flag again and Kvyat on track in the Red Bull with its new nose.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:24:20 PM
Have Grosjean done for indecent exposure.

by mfbull 5/8/2015 12:24:26 PM
Hamilton is now down to a 1:27.826, which is over a second quicker than anybody else. But we have yet to see quick runs from any of the drivers this session or a lap on the medium tyres.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:25:15 PM
what was the best time at barcelona during pre season testing

by mohammed 5/8/2015 12:27:33 PM
@mohammed: Rosberg set a 1:22.792, but that was on soft tyres after six days of rubbering-in the track.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:28:04 PM
Vettel goes fastest with a 1:27.260 on the medium tyres.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:28:22 PM
Raikkonen is also out on the softer of the two compounds.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:28:34 PM
Vettel says he has "a lot of vibrations" on his set of medium tyres.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:29:00 PM
What is that the new sidepods mean for the Ferrari?

by rockedin123 5/8/2015 12:29:17 PM
@rockedin123: It looks like they are tightening up the bodywork, which will help with aero and is possible due to Ferrari's impressive cooling.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:29:54 PM
Hamilton is sat in the garage waiting while mechanics see to his Mercedes.

by Laurence Edmondson 5/8/2015 12:30:12 PM

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