It was an eventful session for some teams, while others breezed through, setting their lap times and giving the team good data for the rest of the weekend.
For Nico Rosberg, things were just not going his way. During FP1, he'd reported a loss of power and missed most of the session. This time around, one of his rear tyres exploded and he slid across the track quite fast before coming to a halt, managing to avoid the barriers. To add to the stress of a race weekend, his wife is due any day with their first child. Sebastian Vettel is expecting baby number 2 in September!
Marcus Ericsson had a crash later in the session, ending up in the barriers. He walked away with no injuries, but the same couldn't be said for the Sauber itself.
Daniil Kvyat and Romain Grosjean were both handed reprimands after the session. Kvyat's for Red Bull's unsafe release in the pits. A scene which almost ended with Kvyat hitting Nasr as he cruised through the pit-lane. The team was also fined 10,000 Euros. Grosjean's was for slowing at turn 18 with Hulkenberg approaching quickly from behind.
Ferrari was fined 400 Euros for Raikkonen speeding in the pit-lane during the session. But, as for grid penalties... McLaren was given a 55-Grid-Drop between both cars due to use of 7th & 8th components/power elements. While it's impossible for either driver to drop back more than there is grid spaces, they will serve the majority of the penalties differently. During the race, both Alonso & Button face up to 10 seconds being added to their final race time &/or drive through penalties.
Max Verstappen looks to also be receiving a grid penalty for an engine change.
Here are the times from the session:
TIMES:
1. Nico Rosberg - 1:49.385 / Mercedes-Mercedes
2. Lewis Hamilton - 1:49.687 / Mercedes-Mercedes
3. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:50.136 / Red Bull-Renault
4. Daniil Kvyat - 1:50.399 / Red Bull-Renault
5. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:50.461 / Ferrari-Ferrari
6. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:50.461 / Force India-Mercedes
7. Romain Grosjean - 1:50.489 / Lotus-Mercedes
8. Marcus Ericsson - 1:50.709 / Sauber-Ferrari
9. Felipe Nasr - 1:50.928 / Sauber-Ferrari
10. Sebastian Vettel - 1:50.940 / Ferrari-Ferrari
11. Sergio Perez - 1:50.971 / Force India-Mercedes
12. Carlos Sainz - 1:51.037 / Toro Rosso-Renault
13. Max Verstappen - 1:51.117 / Toro Rosso-Renault
14. Valtteri Bottas - 1:51.250 / Williams-Mercedes
15. Pastor Maldonado - 1:51.317 / Lotus-Mercedes
16. Felipe Massa - 1:51.588 / Williams-Mercedes
17. Jenson Button - 1:51.854 / McLaren-Honda
18. Fernando Alonso - 1:52.570 / McLaren-Honda
19. Will Stevens - 1:54.065 / Manor-Ferrari
20. Roberto Merhi - 1:54.253 / Manor-Ferrari
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