2015 Australian Grand Prix Friday - Practice
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Vettel retakes first place by 0.430s over Raikkonen with a 1m28.412s.
Now it's Vettel's turn - he's beating Raikkonen's times in the first two sectors.
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Raikkonen jumps to the top on a 1m28.842s on soft tyres, faster than Vettel in second by 0.959s.
"I have no information on the gears," Rosberg informs Mercedes.
'Purple' again for Raikkonen in sector two.
Kimi Raikkonen, Australian GP 2015
Button says "we seem to have quite a lot of understeer in the car".
That's the opposite of the problem that pitched Magnussen into the wall earlier, as he lost the rear at Turn 6.
That's the opposite of the problem that pitched Magnussen into the wall earlier, as he lost the rear at Turn 6.
Raikkonen, who is currently third, sets a new top time in sector one.
Nasr has done a slow lap 7.9s off but is now going faster.
"The shifts are very slow," complains Ericsson.
Button is only 13th on a 1m34.071s, 4.2s down.
Bottas's first lap puts him fourth, it's a 1m30.861s, a second off Vettel.
Button also makes his first appearance of the session.
Bottas is straight back out, followed by Nasr.
Green flag
Back to green with 1h06m remaining.
Further back:
11 Rosberg
12 Ericsson
No time: Nasr, Hulkenberg
Yet to run: Ricciardo, Massa, Button, Stevens, Bottas, Merhi
11 Rosberg
12 Ericsson
No time: Nasr, Hulkenberg
Yet to run: Ricciardo, Massa, Button, Stevens, Bottas, Merhi
Current order:
1 Vettel
2 Hamilton
3 Raikkonen
4 Grosjean
5 Verstappen
6 Kvyat
7 Maldonado
8 Sainz
9 Perez
10 Magnussen
1 Vettel
2 Hamilton
3 Raikkonen
4 Grosjean
5 Verstappen
6 Kvyat
7 Maldonado
8 Sainz
9 Perez
10 Magnussen
A close-up replay shows Magnussen was repeatedly hitting the brake pedal while going through the gravel, but as the car was bouncing along that had little effect beyond locking up the front wheels every time he increased the pressure.
Magnussen got out of shape on the way into the corner, and just a tiny step out for the rear was enough to send him into a moment that he couldn't recover.
From there it was a fast trip through the gravel and into the barrier on the outside.
From there it was a fast trip through the gravel and into the barrier on the outside.
Crash
Ah not so much stopped as crashed, replays show Magnussen went off at Turn 6.
The cause looks like Magnussen's McLaren stopping in an awkward place.
Red flag
The session has been stopped.
Verstappen jumps to fifth. He's 1.5s behind Vettel and just 0.001s off fourth-placed Grosjean.
The DRS-less Rosberg's first time is 3.6s off the pace in 11th.
McLaren has a time on the board: Kevin Magnussen goes ninth, 3.4s off the pace.
Hamilton was fastest in the middle sector, but off Vettel's pace elsewhere. He goes second, 0.295s behind the Ferrari.
"DRS does not work, DRS does not work," says Rosberg on the radio.
Sainz gets up to speed and goes sixth.
Now Hamilton's on a proper lap and looking good to grab first place.
More running-wide going on out there - Maldonado has been off at Turn 15, and Perez has scrambled over the artificial grass at Turn 3.
Hamilton and Sainz have both set very tentative first laps, 9s and 16s off the pace respectively.
Verstappen into sixth place with a 1m33.622s, 3.8s off the pace.
"The whole steering is vibrating - it's really bad, the worst I've ever had," says a grumpy Hulkenberg.
New car teething problems? The late debut for the VJM08 meant Force India only got two and a half days of running before shipping the cars off to Australia.
New car teething problems? The late debut for the VJM08 meant Force India only got two and a half days of running before shipping the cars off to Australia.
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Vettel improves the top time to a 1m29.801s, now 0.526s up on Raikkonen.
Kvyat pops up to third in the only Red Bull running in the session. His 1m31.482s is 1.1s off Vettel's pace.
Sergio Perez clocks a gentle 1m41.572s for Force India's first lap of the afternoon.
Small lock-up for Grosjean into Turn 9, but he gets away with it.
However, on the next lap, the cameras cut to him going off at Turn 3 - a much bigger moment as the front-end fails to co-operate.
However, on the next lap, the cameras cut to him going off at Turn 3 - a much bigger moment as the front-end fails to co-operate.
Vettel is now fastest for Ferrari with a 1m30.451s, 0.665s up on Raikkonen, who improved to a 1m31.116s.
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Massa won't run in this session:
@WilliamsRacing: "Time for FP2 here in Melbourne, however post FP1 inspection on #Massa's car identified a water leak on the Power Unit.
"This has necessitated the Power Unit to be removed from the chassis to repair, which will result in Felipe missing #FP2 unfortunately"
@WilliamsRacing: "Time for FP2 here in Melbourne, however post FP1 inspection on #Massa's car identified a water leak on the Power Unit.
"This has necessitated the Power Unit to be removed from the chassis to repair, which will result in Felipe missing #FP2 unfortunately"
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Raikkonen starts the flying laps with a 1m39.368s, beaten by Grosjean's 1m33.130s.
Raikkonen is staying out for another lap, as Pastor Maldonado and Sebastian Vettel leave the pits.
By: AUTOSPORT staff, Jack Benyon, Ben Anderson, Glenn Freeman
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