[horaAppagob]

Wow, only a few hours before P1 and nobody has setup the thread?

Wake-up people! This may be the last time we see this racetrack in F1.

[mikeydesignzinc]

FIA technical delegate Joe Bauer was having a good look at Vettel's crashed car this morning apparently, I wonder if he saw anything interesting!

[EnvellFen]

Pos Driver Team Time Laps

1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m38.670s 13
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m40.072s + 1.402 14
3. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m40.132s + 1.462 18
4. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m40.338s + 1.668 9
5. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m40.401s + 1.731 10
6. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m40.421s + 1.751 16
7. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m40.697s + 2.027 14
8. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m41.094s + 2.424 18
9. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m41.178s + 2.508 22
10. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m41.347s + 2.677 16

Source : http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91141

[kertionderf]

FIA technical delegate Joe Bauer was having a good look at Vettel's crashed car this morning apparently, I wonder if he saw anything interesting!

That's an impressive beating!

Would be an incredible job if he were to win on Sunday, given FP2 was a write-off thanks to this error.

EDIT: It's amazing how much Mercedes has now upped their game as well.

[EnvellFen]

1. Jenson Button (GB/McLaren) 1:26.456
2. Nico Rosberg (GER/Mercedes) 1:26.521
3. Lewis Hamilton (GB/McLaren-Mercedes) 1:27.033
4. Michael Schumacher (GER/Mercedes) 1:27.063
5. Mark Webber (AUS/Red Bull-Renault) 1:27.149
6. Felipe Massa (BRA/Ferrari) 1:27.340
7. Vitaly Petrov (RUS/Lotus-Renault) 1:27.517
8. Paul di Resta (GB/Force India-Mercedes) 1:27.725
9. Sergio Perez (MES/Sauber-Ferrari) 1:27.844
10. Adrian Sutil (GER/Force India-Mercedes) 1:28.052
11. Fernando Alonso (SPA/Ferrari) 1:28.069
12. Sebastien Buemi (SVI/Toro Rosso-Ferrari) 1:28.153

[russmodel]

That's an impressive beating!

Would be an incredible job if he were to win on Sunday, given FP2 was a write-off thanks to this error.

EDIT: It's amazing how much Mercedes has now upped their game as well.

OUCH!!!

[SantaGanstag]

That's an impressive beating!

Would be an incredible job if he were to win on Sunday, given FP2 was a write-off thanks to this error.

EDIT: It's amazing how much Mercedes has now upped their game as well.

That'll buff out.

May I also add; COME ON NICO!

[Aleksis]

I must congratulate Vettel on successfully bending all 4 corners.

Looks like Button is having a good start to the weekend. Anybody else notice how incredibly bumpy the braking zone into turn 12 is?

[eXC3Kvnn]

Anybody else notice how incredibly bumpy the braking zone into turn 12 is?

They showed some slow-mo footage in FP2 and the cars were being shaken to bits. Doubt the track owners care if they aren't holding the race next year..

If the race is wet then we're going to see a few accidents, not many people got through the puddle at turn 11 without going off.

[mashabox]

Yes the bumps ino Turn 12 was amazing, don't remember it being that bad last year, but could be wrong.

Pastor Maldonado had a poor day today, 3 or 4 spins damaging the car a couple of times.

Looks like Mercedes upgrades have been pretty good thus far.

Disapointing turn out for Practice again unfortunatley.

[kertionderf]

FIA technical delegate Joe Bauer was having a good look at Vettel's crashed car this morning apparently, I wonder if he saw anything interesting!

The wires protruding from the bottom of the front wing are electrical?

[SantaGanstag]

The wires protruding from the bottom of the front wing are electrical?

DAMN! Those are some eagle eyes you've got there!

That said I doubt the FIA would have missed something as obvious as a movable wing.

[eropiereetuekm]

DAMN! Those are some eagle eyes you've got there!

That said I doubt the FIA would have missed something as obvious as a movable wing.

It wouldn't necesarily have to be moveable itself, softening it by means of a heating element, as I suggested previously in the movable wings thread, would suffice.

What other possible reasons could these wires be there for?

[kertionderf]

It wouldn't necesarily have to be move itself, softening it by means of a heating element, as I suggested previously in the movable wings thread, would suffice.

What other possible reasons could these wires be there for?

Sensors maybe?

[eropiereetuekm]

Sensors maybe?

Its possible, Im just wondering what sensors they might be and why that fragile location?

[SantaGanstag]

Kobay.....nooooo!

[SantaGanstag]

Jayzus! Renault has some pace

[CevepBiageCefm]

Yo F1 and FIA,

I think that it would be handy in P1 to display what the current 107% of the fastest lap is on your captiony thingo... I'm just sayin'

[CevepBiageCefm]

Kobayahsi isn't going to set a time in P1, so does everyone think that is Sauber applied to let him into the race starting 24th, that the other teams would agree to it?

[SantaGanstag]

Yeah he'll be in the race. Not last either. One of the Virgin's got a penalty I think.