European GP Friday and Saturday Practice Sessions Thread

[vcs316]

FP2 underway

The track temperature is up to a very warm 44 Celsius in the afternoon sunshine.

[bonzo]

I would prefer P1 straight out of the pits, though. That is more frightening for the others

[FerrariF60]

alonso's on track now

[vcs316]

3 min: Fernando Alonso is the first man to head out of the pits in front of his home crowd.

[bonzo]

the two Ferraris were the first to come out

[Ste]

Alonso is doing 5 timed laps and a quick inlap.

[vcs316]

5 min: Alonso is told on the radio that everything is fine with his rear wing and a five-lap run is planned for the Ferrari driver.

[Hermann]

Of course- the moment they show Fernando in onboard driving german tv switches to ads. They are so predictable.

[xinebessa]

I love this on the BBC live text commentary...

"We are getting shots of some very cool F1 drivers preparing for the start of the second session. Most have got the aviators out. Top Gun o'clock. "

[Ste]

2nd quick lap ruined by Kobayashi, Alonso backed off at the start of the lap to make space.

[chris.gotfunk]

Is it me or that lap we just saw in the opening part of FP2 by Alonso makes our car look like it is really on rails. That thing looked planted.

[Hermann]

2nd quick lap ruined by Kobayashi, Alonso backed off at the start of the lap to make space.

*sigh*

[dfunk257]

still a great lap, quickest of all so far isnt it?

[bonzo]

Wow, we are quicker than Rosberg best P1 time in the morning!!!

[vcs316]

6 min: Alonso clocks a 1m40.850s to start the afternoon timesheet.
7 min: Massa slots in second quickest in the early times with a 1m40.963s in his Ferrari.

[FerrariF60]

Is it me or that lap we just saw in the opening part of FP2 by Alonso makes our car look like it is really on rails. That thing looked planted.

i too noticed that too...but i thought it was just me...as he goes P1

[Ste]

Alonso held up again in S3 on that quick lap. Two purple sectors, 4 tenths quicker than Lewis' current time.

[dfunk257]

am i right in saying that the Ferraris being very quick straight out of the box in its 1st few laps is a great sign?

[Ste]

BOOM! There we go, Alonso nearly 7 tenths clear now, didn't even do a PB in S1 and S2. There is another 3 tenths there. Going purple in S1 now.

[bonzo]

The http://eplsite.com/stream5.html has a lot of interruptions. Anyone on a different streamer? Link?

[FerrariF60]

alonso goes p1 again...1.39.9

[Ste]

Blimey, Alonso held up yet again. Purple in S1, held up in S2 and having to back off.

3 laps out of 4 so far he's been held up.

[epiclyaddicted]

Look who's P1 and P2 at the moment!

[dfunk257]

Blimey, Alonso held up yet again. Purple in S1, held up in S2 and having to back off.

3 laps out of 4 so far he's been held up.

lets hope he doesnt get held in the race again

[Hermann]

Nice traction. Too much traffic for Fernando though.

[dfunk257]

Considering he had traffic, very impressive stint 4 Fernando

[FerrariF60]

now vettel goes P1...what's up with that???
i bet alonso can beat that....he, he..

[bonzo]

Well, it looks as though we have great improvements. RB and Maccas also, may be not so great. Looks like we are equal now...

[Ste]

now vettel goes P1...what's up with that???
i bet alonso can beat that....he, he..

Alonso set his quickest lap on the final lap of a 5 lap stint - Vettel did not.

Plus Alonso had a lot of traffic.

[Ste]

Massa has spun and is getting out of the car. Lost the car under acceleration and span.

Session Red Flagged.

Smedley shaking his head! I doubt we'll get the car back before the end of the session. Sigh.