PRACTICE TWO
Report – Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen ended the second free practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix setting the second and fourth fastest times respectively. The Spaniard completed 28 laps, the best in 1.47.623, while the Finn did 29, stopping the clocks in 1.48.031.
In the second session, as in the first, the drivers continued to work on set-up and tyre work, this time running the Pirelli Supersofts, comparing them with the Softs. In the final part of the session, the Scuderia drivers, like almost all the others, did some long runs to simulate various stages of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m47.490s | – | 25 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m47.623s | 0.133s | 28 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m47.790s | 0.300s | 28 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m48.031s | 0.541s | 29 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull/Renault | 1m48.041s | 0.551s | 5 |
| 6 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren/Mercedes | 1m48.358s | 0.868s | 33 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Mercedes | 1m48.435s | 0.945s | 30 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m48.653s | 1.163s | 30 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m48.751s | 1.261s | 30 |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m48.770s | 1.280s | 31 |
| 11 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m48.800s | 1.310s | 33 |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus/Renault | 1m49.062s | 1.572s | 33 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m49.075s | 1.585s | 30 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus/Renault | 1m49.139s | 1.649s | 13 |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m49.170s | 1.680s | 34 |
| 16 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m49.290s | 1.800s | 36 |
| 17 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m49.361s | 1.871s | 29 |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m49.971s | 2.481s | 28 |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m50.612s | 3.122s | 24 |
| 20 | Max Chilton | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m51.558s | 4.068s | 21 |
| 21 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham/Renault | 1m52.075s | 4.585s | 33 |
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham/Renault | 1m52.936s | 5.446s | 31 |
PRACTICE ONE
Report – The Scuderia Ferrari drivers ended the first free practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix in first and seventh positions. Fernando Alonso set the benchmark time in 1.49.056, while Kimi Raikkonen’s best time was a 1.50.783.
The Spaniard and the Finn completed 16 and 19 laps respectively, working on set-up and beginning the evaluation of the Pirelli Soft tyre, a task that will be completed in the second session when they will also run the Supersofts.
The track is quite dirty and appears to be as bumpy as ever, especially in the first sector,while its temperature ran at 37 degrees.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m49.056s | – | 16 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m49.178s | 0.122s | 23 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m49.205s | 0.149s | 24 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull/Renault | 1m49.874s | 0.818s | 27 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m50.122s | 1.066s | 21 |
| 6 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m50.539s | 1.483s | 11 |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m50.783s | 1.727s | 19 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Mercedes | 1m50.922s | 1.866s | 21 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m50.990s | 1.934s | 26 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m51.131s | 2.075s | 23 |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren/Mercedes | 1m51.217s | 2.161s | 24 |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m51.604s | 2.548s | 23 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m51.953s | 2.897s | 20 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus/Renault | 1m52.125s | 3.069s | 25 |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m52.146s | 3.090s | 19 |
| 16 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m52.171s | 3.115s | 15 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m52.237s | 3.181s | 22 |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus/Renault | 1m52.906s | 3.850s | 26 |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m54.113s | 5.057s | 15 |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham/Renault | 1m54.475s | 5.419s | 26 |
| 21 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham/Renault | 1m54.607s | 5.551s | 21 |
| 22 | Max Chilton | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m55.170s | 6.114s | 17 |
QUOTES
Ferrari Press
Kimi Raikkonen: “Overall this was a positive day, even if, as usual, there is room for improvement. In the first session we concentrated on looking at different set-up solutions and on my first set of Soft tyres I managed to do a good lap, then unfortunately some technical niggles prevented me from getting the most out of the second set. At the end of the session I had a problem with the brakes overheating, but the team managed to sort it out quickly and prepare the car for the second session. The changes we made to the set-up improved the handling of the car and with the Supersoft tyres there was plenty of grip.”
Pat Fry: “The Marina Bay circuit is always very demanding, both for the drivers and the personnel, who, among other things, have to deal with extreme atmospheric weather conditions. This Friday’s track action that just ended was not perfect, as we had to deal with some reliability problems, especially on Kimi’s car, although the performance more or less matched our expectations. Cooling the various components of the car is a hard task and, in performance terms, so too is getting good traction out of the corners. As usual on street circuits, over the course of the weekend, the grip level improves significantly and so it’s important to get a clear understanding of tyre behaviour. The time difference between the Soft and Supersoft compounds is possibly greater than expected and I’m sure this aspect will make qualifying and the race very interesting. Although Friday’s times count for little and it’s difficult to string together a run of clean laps because of traffic, our drivers’ pace is encouraging. It’s very difficult to overtake in Singapore and it will be very important to do as well as possible in qualifying so as to be well placed for the race.”
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