Brazilian GP: Free Practice 2 - Re-Cap & Results

The weather continued to be a concern in the second session, as thunder clounds hung around the circuit and threatened to bring rain. Luckily, the circuit stayed dry. However, the forecast does not look that way for Qualifying.

Sergio Perez was unable to get into his Force India and complete any laps due to his car being worked on. Daniel Juncadella who drove his car in the first Practice session, crashed it into the barriers, damaging the front and some components. 

The first of 3 Red Flag's in this session was due to Jean-Eric Vergne being told to pull his car over to a stop, due to mechanical problems. Once the car was cleared from the track, the session resumed.

Fernando Alonso brought on the second flag when his Ferrari had a burst of flamed shoot out from the back. He promptly pulled the car over and got out calmly. He then went on to put the fire out until the marshals arrived to help.

The 3rd Red Flag was caused when Esteban Gutierrez's Sauber came to a stop. His car had been having issues all day. The session resumed when the car was cleared.

It was another Mercedes 1-2, with Nico Rosberg leading the times once again. Here are the rest of the times from the session.

TIME SHEET:

1. Nico Rosberg - 1:12.123 / Mercedes-Mercedes

2. Lewis Hamilton - 1:12.336 / Mercedes-Mercedes

3. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:12.696 / Ferrari-Ferrari

4. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:12.956 / Red Bull-Renault

5. Valtteri Bottas - 1:13.035 / Williams-Mercedes

6. Felipe Massa - 1:13.099 / Williams-Mercedes

7. Fernando Alonso - 1:13.122 / Ferrari-Ferrari

8. Daniil Kvyat - 1:13.254 / Toro Rosso-Renault

9. Sebastian Vettel - 1:13.333 / Red Bull-Renault

10. Kevin Magnussen - 1:13.479 / McLaren-Mercedes

11. Pastor Maldonado - 1:13.497 / Lotus-Renault

12. Romain Grosjean - 1:13.714 / Lotus-Renault

13. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:13.882 / Force India-Mercedes

14. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:13.902 / Sauber-Ferrari

15. Adrian Sutil - 1:14.204 / Sauber-Ferrari

16. Jenson Button - 1:14.209 / McLaren-Mercedes

17. Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:17.171 / Toro Rosso-Renault 

18. Sergio Perez / No Time Set / Force India-Mercedes

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Austrian GP: Free Practice 3 - Re-Cap & Results

FP3 has just finished up and we're back for the Re-Cap! First of all, huge thanks to all who joined our commentary. We'll be bringing you updates about Qualifying as well.

So, in this session the weather was back to being pretty nice, slightley humid. There was luckily no rain, despite the clouds. Jenson was first out of the session with a brake issue that sparked a minor fire. Chilton also missed half of the session due to a problem with his Marussia.

It was not a Mercedes who topped the session this time, although it was Mercedes powered. It was the Williams of Valtteri Bottas! Could we be in for a surprise Pole-Sitter?

At the very end we saw Sergio Perez's Force India becme airbourne, almost in a wheelie-sort-of-way. Kamui also had an inccident that ended his session when he spun heavily into the gravel.

Now, on to the times from this Session!

TIMES: 

1. Valtteri Bottas - 1:09.848 / Williams

2. Lewis Hamilton - 1:09.898 / Mercedes

3. Felipe Massa - 1:09.901 / Williams

4. Daniil Kvyat - 1:09.927 / Toro Rosso

5. Nico Rosberg - 1:09.999 / Mercedes

6. Fernando Alonso 1:10.054 / Ferrari

7. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:10.392 / Red Bull

8. Kevin Magnussen - 1:10.449 / McLaren

9. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:10.488 / Ferrari

10. Sebastian Vettel - 1:10.562 / Red Bull

11. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:10.683 / Force India

12. Pastor Maldonado - 1:10.776 / Lotus

13. Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:11.043 / Toro Rosso

14. Romain Grosjean - 1:11.103 / Lotus

15. Sergio Perez - 1:11.235 / Force India

16. Adrian Sutil - 1:11.294 / Sauber

17. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:11.558 / Sauber

18. Jules Bianchi - 1:11.848 / Marussia

19. Kamui Kobayashi - 1:12.320 / Caterham

20. Marcus Ericsson - 1:12.892 / Caterham

21. Max Chilton - 1:12.915 / Marussia

22. Jenson Button - 1:14.237 / McLaren

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Austrian GP: Free Practice 2 - Re-Cap & Results

We're around an hour and a half away from FP3, so lets go ahead and get straight to the re-cap of FP2.

When it rains, it pours. Okay, so maybe that's not true for every situation. But rain was starting to come down when the GP2 drivers were on track, but it cleared up for the first half of FP2. But, by the end, the rain was coming down again.

Lots of drivers were locking up again and running wide. Mostly at Turn 1 and 8. No major accidents during this session, so everyone was able to set some good times. Let's move on to that now.

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:09.542 / Mercedes

2. Nico Rosberg - 1:09.919 / Mercedes

3. Fernando Alonso - 1:10.470 / Ferrari

4. Valtteri Bottas - 1:10.519 / Williams

5. Felipe Massa - 1:10.521 / Williams

6. Sebastian Vettel - 1:10.807 / Red Bull

7. Jenson Button - 1:10.813 / McLaren

8. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:10.920 / Red Bull

9. Kevin Magnussen - 1:10.936 / McLaren

10. Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:10.972 / Toro Rosso

11. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:10.974 / Ferrari

12. Daniil Kvyat - 1:11.261 / Toro Rosso

13. Sergio Perez - 1:11.296 / Force India

14. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:11.491 / Sauber

15. Pastor Maldonado - 1:11.765 / Lotus

16. Adrian Sutil - 1:11.806 / Sauber

17. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:11.935 / Force India

18. Max Chilton - 1:12.229 / Marussia

19. Romain Grosjean - 1:12.262 / Lotus

20. Jules Bianchi - 1:12.279 / Marussia

21. Kamui Kobayashi - 1:12.937 / Caterham

22. Marcus Ericsson - 1:13.596 / Caterham

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Austrian GP: Free Practice 1 - Re-Cap & Results

Now that we've officially gotten into the GP Weekend, and FP1 has just finished up, how about a Re-Cap?

With nany drivers not having proper experience with this circuit, there was talk that many driver-errors could happen, but things turned out alright with a few exceptions. There were many having lock-up problems while Vettel managed to control his car after a 720 Double-Spin.

Some of the unlucky drivers included Adrian Sutil who had his session ended early when a hose broke on the turbo. Marcus Ericsson's session also ended in an unfortunate way with an ERS problem that caused plumes of smoke to come from his vehicle. 

Now, on to the times.

TIMES:

1. Nico Rosberg - 1:11.295 / Mercedes

2. Lewis Hamilton - 1:11.435 / Mercedes

3. Fernando Alonso - 1:11.606 / Ferrari

4. Felipe Massa - 1:11.756 / Williams

5. Jenson Button - 1:11.839 / McLaren

6. Sergio Perez - 1:12.009 / Force India

7. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:12.072 / Force India

8. Valtteri Bottas - 1:12.114 / Williams

9. Kevin Magnussen - 1:12.313 / McLaren

10. Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:12.364 / Toro Rosso

11. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:12.365 / Ferrari

12. Daniil Kvyat - 1:12.372 / Toro Rosso

13. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:12.570 / Red Bull

14. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:12.984 / Sauber

15. Sebastian Vettel - 1:12.988 / Red Bull

16. Romain Grosjean - 1:13.168 / Lotus

17. Pastor Maldonado - 1:13.642 / Lotus

18. Jules Bianchi - 1:13.738 / Marussia

19. Max Chilton - 1:13.857 / Marussia

20. Kamui Kobayashi - 1:14.611 / Caterham 

21. Adrian Sutil - 1:14.691 / Sauber

22. Marcus Ericsson - 1:17.501 / Caterham

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Canadian GP: Free Practice 3 - Re-Cap & Results

Sorry we were unable to get things fixed in time for Free Practice 3, but we still have the re-cap for you and of course all the times from the session.

There was quite a bad accident, when the Sauber of Esteban Gutierrez, lost control and hit the barriers, causing a lot of damage to the chassis. Luckily, Esteban is unharmed and fine and he will race on Sunday. He however, had to sit-out of Qualifying, since the team had to replace the chassis of his car.

Let's go ahead and get straight to the times, now.

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:15.610 / Mercedes

2. Felipe Massa - 1:16.086 / Williams

3. Nico Rosberg - 1:16.120 / Mercedes

4. Fernando Alonso - 1:16.488 / Ferrari

5. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:16.504 / Red Bull

6. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:16.528 / Ferrari

7. Valtteri Bottas - 1:16.684 / Williams

8. Daniil Kvyat - 1:16.820 / Toro Rosso

9. Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:16.16.824 / Toro Rosso

10. Sebastian Vettel - 1:16.884 / Red Bull

11. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:16.944 / Force India

12. Kevin Magnussen - 1:16.993 / McLaren

13. Romain Grosjean - 1:17.121 / Lotus

14. Sergio Perez - 1:17.188 / Force India

15. Pastor Maldonado - 1:17.224 / Lotus

16. Jenson Button - 1:17.360 / McLaren

17. Adrian Sutil - 1:17.900 / Sauber

18. Jules Bianchi - 1:18.518 / Marussia

19. Max Chilton - 1:18.525 / Marussia

20. Marcus Ericsson - 1:19.865 / Caterham

21. Kamui Kobyashi - 1:20.227 / Caterham

22. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:22.388 / Sauber

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Canadian GP: Free Practice 2 - Re-Cap & Results

Alright, now it's time for a quick re-cap of FP2. Like I mentioned, we were unable to do coverage of this session and we're sincerely sorry. We hope to make up for it with this article and we will attempt to bring you commentary for FP3!

So, in this session, Rossi handed Kamui's car back, making it all 22 regular drivers for this session. The temperature had risen since FP1 and there was no sign of rain.

Kamui Kobayashi was having some problems with this session, where he spun at one point and then later on lost a piece from under his back wing. It practically just fell off, onto the circuit. Quite unfortunate, but the team is sure to have his car ready for FP3. His team-mate, Marcus Ericsson, stopped on track in the session.

Pastor Maldonado had issues as well, as he was unable to make it past Pit-Lane, before the team called him back and pushed the car back into the garage. Later they replaced his rear wing. 

There was only a minor inccident that involved Adrian Sutil and Kevin Magnussen. While Magnussen had the track pretty much to himself, he was rounding the chicane at a slower-than-usual speed, and Adrian Sutil came from behind and had to run off the kerb to avoid smashing into the back of the McLaren. 

So, now on to the times.

RESULTS:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:16.118 / Mercedes

2. Nico Rosberg - 1:16.293 / Mercedes

3. Sebastian Vettel - 1:16.573 / Red Bull

4. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:16.648 / Ferrari

5. Fernando Alonso - 1:16.701 / Ferrari

6. Felipe Massa - 1:16.774 / Williams

7. Valtteri Bottas - 1:16.893 / Williams

8. Kevin Magnussen - 1:17.052 / McLaren

9. Jenson Button - 1:17.059 / McLaren

10. Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:17.180 / Toro Rosso

11. Romain Grosjean - 1:17.626 / Lotus

12. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:17.644 / Red Bull

13. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:17.712 / Force India

14. Sergio Perez - 1:17.819 / Force India

15. Pastor Maldonado - 1:17.868 / Lotus 

16. Adrian Sutil - 1:17.964 / Sauber

17. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:18.340 / Sauber

18. Max Chilton - 1:18.693 / Marussia

19. Daniil Kvyat - 1:18.732 / Toro Rosso

20. Kamui Kobayashi - 1:20.244 / Caterham

21. Marcus Ericsson - 1:22.418 / Caterham

22. Jules Bianchi - 1:32.127 / Caterham

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Canadian GP: Free Practice 1 - Re-Cap & Results

Good morning everyone, it's time for a re-cap of Free Practice 1. My sincere apologies for anyone following me on twitter yesterday for commentary coverage. We were unable to bring you much due to technical issues. We're trying to have it fixed by Free Practice 3 in about 4 and a half hours. Hopefully, it will be ok!

So, let's start with P1, luckily no major rain fall and the drivers had a nice hour and a half to get some good times in. Only a few incidents, with Nico Hulkenberg spinning out at the chicane and Romain Grosjean heading to the Force India pit crew on accident, instead of Lotus. 

Alexander Rossi made an appearance, driving for Kamui Kobayashi. Rossi is from America and currently races in GP2, for those unfamiliar with the name. Rossi hopes to have a future in F1 sometime in the next year or so. 

It was Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari, who topped this session, with the Mercedes close behind, rounding up the top 3. 

So, on to the times:

1. Fernando Alonso - 1:17.238 / Ferrari

2. Lewis Hamilton - 1:17.254 / Mercedes

3. Nico Rosberg - 1:17.384 / Mercedes

4. Sebastian Vettel - 1:18.131 / Red Bull

5. Valtteri Bottas - 1:18.361 / Williams

6. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:18.435 / Red Bull

7. Jenson Button - 1:18.446 / McLaren

8. Kevin Magnussen - 1:18.514 / McLaren

9. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:18.578 / Ferrari

10. Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:18.643 / Toro Rosso

11. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:18.733 / Force India

12. Sergio Perez - 1:18.959 / Force India

13. Adrian Sutil - 1:19.108 / Sauber

14. Romain Grosjean - 1:19.142 / Lotus

15. Daniil Kvyat - 1:19.177 / Toro Rosso

16. Pastor Maldonado - 1:19.340 / Lotus

17. Felipe Massa - 1:19.575 / Williams

18. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:19.804 / Sauber

19. Jules Bianchi - 1:20.200 / Marussia

20. Max Chilton - 1:20.844 / Marussia

21. Marcus Ericsson - 1:21.404 / Caterham

22. Alexander Rossi - 1:21.757 / Caterham

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Monaco GP: Free Practice 2 - Re-Cap & Results

Time for the re-cap of Free Practice 2! It got quite rainy while GP2 was out doing their practice session on the circuit and it began to hail shortly after. So, for F1, the first 40-ish minutes of practice were spent watching the drivers hang around in their garages while talking to their engineers and/or other team members.

Once the track was dry and cars started heading out, the first one to face a major problem was Kimi Raikkonen, who suddenly got stuck in Gear 3 and had to head to the pits. Turned out he had a Gearbox problem and his session was then over.

His team-mate, Fernando Alonso, ended up setting the fastest time of the Second Session, while Hamilton came in a close Second, with Vettel rounding it up in 3rd. Force India and McLaren also looked strong in the session.

At the end, Marcus Ericsson in the Caterham, had a bit of a spin and ended up with the nose of the car just barely tapping the wall. Although there was no major damage, his session was over.

Now, on to the times!

TIMES:

1. Fernando Alonso - 1:18.482 / Ferrari

2. Lewis Hamilton - 1:18.901 / Mercedes

3. Sebastian Vettel - 1:19.017 / Red Bull

4. Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:19.351 / Toro Rosso

5. Valtteri Bottas - 1:19.421 / Williams

6. Sergio Perez - 1:19.668 / Force India

7. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:19.712 / Force India

8. Jenson Button - 1:19.721 / McLaren

9. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:19.779 / Red Bull

10. Kevin Magnussen - 1:20.230 / McLaren

11. Felipe Massa - 1:20.394 / Williams

12. Daniil Kvyat - 1:20.622 / Toro Rosso

13. Adrian Sutil - 1:20.811 / Sauber

14. Pastor Maldonado - 1:20.977 / Lotus

15. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:21.467 / Sauber

16. Romain Grosjean - 1:21.700 / Lotus

17. Kamui Kobayashi - 1:21.924 / Caterham

18. Jules Bianchi - 1:21.937 / Marussia

19. Max Chilton - 1:22.683 / Marussia

20. Nico Rosberg - 1:22.862 / Mercedes

21. Marcus Ericsson - 1:23.164 / Caterham

22. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:45.509 / Ferrari

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