2014 Brazilian Grand Prix Friday - Practice
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It should be a very brief stoppage though, as the marshals have now managed to shift Vergne's car away.
Red flag
The red flags do now come out.
Marshals wearing safety gloves have gone out to Vergne's Toro Rosso, which is still stuck on the inside edge of the track.
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Red Bull tells Vettel to abort his run: "We're better off waiting for that car to be cleared. They might want to go red."
Replays suggest Vergne parked on the team's instruction, getting a "stop the car on track JEV" message.
Vergne hops out of his car, which has ground to a halt on the way out of the Descida do Lago.
Yellow flag
Vergne has parked his Toro Rosso at the trackside.
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"Rear tyre temperature on the high side," Toro Rosso warns Kvyat. "Yeah, I can feel it a lot," replies the Russian.
Valterri Bottas improves to P2 but remains 0.033 behind Magnussen.
Grosjean is more and more convinced there's something seriously wrong with his Lotus, and continues to radio the team in some agitation.
Stopwatch
Kevin Magnussen goes fastest with a 1m15.232s in the McLaren.
Adrian Sutil spins his Sauber into the Senna S.
Grosjean reports that his Lotus is currently "a disaster", but wonders if it might just be down to tyre temperatures.
Breaking news
Juncadella
While Perez sits this session out, Juncadella has been describing "the weirdest crash" of his career to BEN ANDERSON.
Juncadella crash rules Perez out of FP2
Another driver gathering info on the pitwall is Max Verstappen. Vergne may be back in the car, but the 2015 Toro Rosso driver is learning all he can.
Romain Grosjean has a trip over the asphalt run-off at the Descida do Lago. No harm done and he resumes.
Jenson Button, another man hoping make up for time lost in FP1, completes his first flying lap of the day in 1m17.534s.
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"I'm feeling vibrations on the front," reports Jean-Eric Vergne to Toro Rosso.
TV cameras catch Sergio Perez looking intent but forlorn on the Force India pitwall.
Stopwatch
Pastor Maldonado now takes the top spot from his Lotus teammate with a 1m15.467s.
Stopwatch
Romain Grosjean usurps Gutierrez at the top with a 1m16.001s in the Lotus.
Stopwatch
Gutierrez does a 1m18.173s on his first flying lap as the Mexican driver looks to make up for the time he lost this morning.
No rush for the drivers to get out onto the circuit as Esteban Gutierrez is the first driver to venture onto the track this afternoon.
Completely dry and nearly sunny conditions at the moment, no sign of rain.
Breaking news
Nico Rosberg
On track this morning, Nico Rosberg was quickest ahead of Lewis Hamilton, with Mercedes again a fair margin clear of the rest.
But in the silver cars' wake, third position changed hands pretty incessantly, and it was Daniil Kvyat who ended up there for Toro Rosso.
At the back, no flying laps for either Jenson Button or Esteban Gutierrez as technical problems plagued their sessions.
They arguably got off lightly compared to Sergio Perez - he had to hand his Force India to test driver Daniel Juncadella, who crashed it. Resultant engine damage has sidelined Perez for the day. And he's got a seven-place grid penalty too...
Here's a reminder of all the events of practice one:
Interlagos practice one full report
Breaking news
Sad news broke just as this morning's session was coming to an end - all efforts to save the Marussia team have failed and it is officially closing down:
Marussia F1 team shuts down
The other financially-troubled team absent from Interlagos is trying to fight on. As Marussia wound down, Caterham's administrators launched a crowd-funding revival bid:
Caterham makes public funding appeal
Marussia F1 team shuts down
The other financially-troubled team absent from Interlagos is trying to fight on. As Marussia wound down, Caterham's administrators launched a crowd-funding revival bid:
Caterham makes public funding appeal
Welcome back to AUTOSPORT Live for second practice at Interlagos, which is 12 minutes away.
Breaking news
So early honours to Rosberg on what has been a dry day at Interlagos up to this point, and problems for Gutierrez and Button.
Here's the full report from that session, plus the results rundown:
Brazilian GP practice one report
We'll be back just before 4pm UK time for the afternoon session. See you then.
Here's the full report from that session, plus the results rundown:
Brazilian GP practice one report
We'll be back just before 4pm UK time for the afternoon session. See you then.
Rosberg's best time was a 1m12.764s, 0.221s clear of Hamilton and 0.959s ahead of Kvyat in third.
The latest 'Virtual Safety Car' test is now taking place. Part of that process includes cars being called in for pitstops - which Rosberg has just carried out.
Back of the field:
11 Sutil
12 Nasr
13 Hulkenberg
14 Vettel
15 Grosjean
16 Juncadella
No time: Button, Gutierrez
11 Sutil
12 Nasr
13 Hulkenberg
14 Vettel
15 Grosjean
16 Juncadella
No time: Button, Gutierrez
Final FP1 order:
1 Rosberg
2 Hamilton
3 Kvyat
4 Alonso
5 Massa
6 Verstappen
7 Maldonado
8 Raikkonen
9 Magnussen
10 Ricciardo
1 Rosberg
2 Hamilton
3 Kvyat
4 Alonso
5 Massa
6 Verstappen
7 Maldonado
8 Raikkonen
9 Magnussen
10 Ricciardo
Raikkonen chose the conventional method of rejoining the track this time, so no repeat of his excursions in the past at that corner that resulted in him finding a locked gate!
Raikkonen is off again. This time he spun on the way into Juncao, having clipped the grass on the outside as he turned in.
Alonso goes quicker than before in sectors one and two, but doesn't bother finishing the lap and pits.
Button was sat in the McLaren, but the team have just missed the opportunity to get him out for even a single lap.
Checkered flag
The chequered flag comes out, so Rosberg will end the morning fastest.
Alonso was quicker than before in sector one but encountered Magnussen's McLaren so this won't be an improvement. He stays fourth.
Gutierrez is out of the Sauber, walking out of the back of the garage.
Massa leaps from ninth to fifth, slotting the Williams in 0.016s ahead of Verstappen.
By: Glenn Freeman, Matt Beer, AUTOSPORT staff
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