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Formula 1 Brazilian GP

2014 Brazilian Grand Prix Friday - Practice

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That brings an end to our live coverage from the first day of running ahead of the Brazilian GP.

We'll be back tomorrow, kicking off with FP3 at 13:00 UK time. See you then.
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It's a tale of two moods at Red Bull - Vettel sounds miserable, while team-mate Ricciardo reckons he's in good shape.

Vettel: "I don't think we've had too many Fridays that were trouble free. All in all we didn't get that much running due to the red flags.

"We are still fighting and trying to improve. There are still some things we need to work on. If we get everything right we should be in a reasonable place."

His chirpy team-mate Ricciardo says "early signs are good" based on today's running, though. We'll have more on why he's so upbeat on autosport.com shortly.
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Hamilton tells the media after the session that the red flags affected his running today, but it shouldn't cause much of a problem for the rest of the weekend.

When asked if he put a clean lap together, he said: "No I didn't. There were quite a few red flags at the end so we didn't get the best of long running, but it's the same for everyone.

"The car feels OK, there are some improvements we can make. It wasn't the best of days - I didn't put together a good lap, but that will come tomorrow hopefully."
The final gap between the two Mercedes drivers at the top of the field is 0.213s.
Yellow flag
Hamilton says he's coming in, is told to do the VSC test, replies that he doesn't need to then is firmly told that yes, he does.
Here's the final order for FP2:

1 Rosberg 1m12.123s
2 Hamilton
3 Raikkonen
4 Ricciardo
5 Bottas
6 Massa
7 Alonso
8 Kvyat
9 Vettel
10 Magnusen
11 Maldonado
12 Grosjean
13 Hulkenberg
14 Gutierrez
15 Sutil
16 Button
17 Vergne
Yellow flag
The field will now participate in another virtual safety car test.
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Kvyat wonders if something is actually broken on his car: "I can't take the easy flat corners flat, so something is wrong".
Checkered flag
The chequered flag comes out.
Kvyat declares his Toro Rosso, or its tyres, "undriveable". He's told to stick it out for the final minute.
Several drivers, including the Mercedes, have switched back to medium tyres for this stage of long-run testing.
Hamilton pops a wheel on the grass approaching Juncao but gathers it up without doing any Raikkonen-style run-off exploration.
Bottas heads the pack on track, but does not improve his time and stays in P5.
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"OK Felipe, we'll just run to the end of the session," is the message to Massa, "we should have time to do seven or eight timed laps."
Green flag
Back to green and time for a few more runs for everyone.
The top 10 is completed by:

6 Massa
7 Alonso
8 Kvyat
9 Vettel
10 Magnussen
The Sauber is cleared away and the session will resume with nine minutes to go.
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Button: "The vibrations aren't the same as at other races. There's proper bouncing, you can really feel it through the steering wheel."
It's worth remembering the top five as the red flags fly once again:

1 Rosberg
2 Hamilton
3 Raikkonen
4 Ricciardo
5 Bottas
Gutierrez's message to Sauber just before he parked was "no power".
Replays show Massa coming out of the Williams garage into Raikkonen's path just before this stoppage.
Red flag
The red flag is back out to retrieve Gutierrez's Sauber.
Gutierrez has stopped closer to the pit exit than Alonso was and further onto the grass, so this might be easier to clear.
Yellow flag
Gutierrez has now parked in a similar place to where Alonso was.
Apart from the stranded Jean-Eric Vergne, unfortunately for the Brazilian fans, it's local hero Felipe Massa who has completed the fewest number of laps so far this afternoon, with just 17 completed.
Alonso and his ample beard arrive back in the pits grinning, so he's not too fussed about the engine problem.
The clouds above the circuit are now quite dark, though it would be a surprise to see rain before the end of the session. Some soggy interviews are possible instead.
Green flag
We're back to green, quite a queue waiting at the end of the pitlane.
The session will restart with 16 minutes left.
Replays suggest that was a proper old-fashioned engine failure on Alonso's Ferrari, with some puffs of smoke out of the Sol curve followed by a substantial cloud of smoke, then the fire. Retro.
A flatbed truck now arrives behind Alonso's car to return it to the pits.
Still no activity around the stranded Ferrari and no indication when the session will resume. Marshals are presumably waiting for a suitable recovery vehicle.
Outside the top 10 the order is:

11 Maldonado
12 Grosjean
13 Hulkenberg
14 Gutierrez
15 Sutil
16 Button
17 Vergne
Alonso's hurry to get the extinguisher was probably became he read about what happened to erstwhile European Rally Championship contender Sepp Wiegand's Skoda earlier this week. Or maybe not.
With the red flags out again, here's the current running order:

1 Rosberg
2 Hamilton
3 Raikkonen
4 Ricciardo
5 Bottas
6 Massa
7 Alonso
8 Kyyat
9 Vettel
10 Magnussen
The Ferrari is now covered in extinguisher foam and still awaiting recovery.
Alonso had parked on the Reta Oposta straight heading towards the Descida do Lago. The fire was brief but looked unnerving.
Alonso ran to get a fire extinguisher himself to deal with the moderate blaze at the back of his car.
Red flag
The red flags come out for the Ferrari to get attended to.

By: Glenn Freeman, Matt Beer, AUTOSPORT staff

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