Chinese Grand Prix practice 2 live blog
Review the Chinese Grand Prix practice 2 live blog below.
Lewis Hamilton was fastest in this morning’s first session with Heikki Kovalainen fourth – suggesting McLaren’s revised front wing and diffuser have improved the MP4/24. The second session will give us a better picture of how quick their car is this weekend.
The Brawn duo were second and third but Ferrari stood out for all the wrong reasons – the KERS-less F60s down in 11th and 15th.
But tyres look set to be a talking point this weekend as drivers found the super-soft compounds degraded very quickly and struggled to get the medium-spec rubber up to temperature. Will it continue to be a problem in this second session?
Change to live blogging
In a break from the norm we’re not using CoverItLive this weekend because the live blogs have been so busy that it’s become very difficult to moderate them. You can join in the live blog by posting comments below.
Sadly, this will mean having fewer features to play with, But it should also mean far fewer comments being missed. I haven’t set the page to refresh automatically as it may cause a problem when you are typing a new comment. Click refresh on your browser (or press F5) to see new comments.
I have been looking for alternative live blogging solutions without much success. If you know of a good one please post a comment below or drop me a line.
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jason said on 17th April 2009, 7:16
ya a couple of drivers should be out of f1 completely the names for me are bourdais should go back to le mans piquet should be out period and raikkonen should just retire at the end of the year his heart is not in it anymore he wants to rally to bad
Arun.....india said on 17th April 2009, 7:24
you missed fissi
Alianora La Canta said on 17th April 2009, 7:17
Nakajima’s in P1 following Buemi and Sutil’s P1s? This is proving to be a strange session…
AlvinK said on 17th April 2009, 7:17
keith..saw lewis’ front wing..the change is the front piece now longer and reaches the nose-wing bridge? something like last years’ bridge wing..almost..
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 17th April 2009, 7:18
Yep quite a few teams have brought that style back.
ILoveVettel said on 17th April 2009, 7:18
Here comes our practice hero………
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 17th April 2009, 7:19
Indeed! Rosberg quickest…
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 17th April 2009, 7:20
A lot of the drivers have returned to the pits now. We have a Willians one-two, Rosberg from Nakajima, then Buemi, Barrichello and Bourdais. But Trulli is on a hot lap now.
Alianora La Canta said on 17th April 2009, 7:21
Jarno has set a purple Sector 1 and looks good for P1.
ILoveVettel said on 17th April 2009, 7:21
Truli goes P1
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 17th April 2009, 7:21
Trulli on the super-softs does a 1’36.684 – fastest time so far this weekend.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 17th April 2009, 7:22
That’s less than a second of the best time in the same session last year. Here’s a comparison:
2009:
FP1 1’37.334 (Hamilton)
2008:
FP1 1’35.630 (Hamilton)
FP2 1’35.750 (Hamilton)
FP3 1’36.061 (Heidfeld)
Q1 1’35.566 (Hamilton)
Q2 1’34.947 (Hamilton)
Q3 1’36.303 (Hamilton)
R 1’36.325 (Hamilton)
ILoveVettel said on 17th April 2009, 7:22
SPEED doing a good job here in USA…
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 17th April 2009, 7:24
Did you weigh in on the debate earlier this week?
What do US F1 fans think of Speed?
johnny said on 17th April 2009, 7:23
Anybody noticed new steering wheel design in Hamiltons car? Heikki has the traditional McLaren steering wheel but Lewis has a different looking one.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 17th April 2009, 7:23
Is that definitely new? Steering wheels can often differ out of personal preference.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 17th April 2009, 7:23
And he’s straight into another quick lap with a 1’36.361 – but when will he start to suffer the tyre degradation?
Alianora La Canta said on 17th April 2009, 7:23
1:36:361 – Jarno Trulli is making everyone else look silly at the moment.
mad said on 17th April 2009, 7:23
is torro rosso back to form.I read somewhere that now the entire chasis is same as redbull.Previously they were missing some parts
AlvinK said on 17th April 2009, 7:24
p1 time is droppping to last years’ pole time..i thot the fia were trying to slow down the cars..looks like we’ll get into the .35s here..