Silverstone FP2: Hamilton moves ahead despite problems

Hamilton quickest... then breaks down

By Franck Drui

4 July 2014 - 16:35
Silverstone FP2: Hamilton moves (…)

Lewis Hamilton replaced team-mate Nico Rosberg at the top of the Silverstone time sheets before being sidelined by mechanical issues.

Hamilton’s best time of 1:34.508 came early in the session while the teams were testing out Pirelli’s medium compound tyre. His time was 0.228 ahead of Rosberg’s best. The Briton’s session came to an end with 30 minutes left on the clock, however, when his Mercedes engine shut down, forcing him to pull over.

Fernando Alonso was third fastest, just under three quarters of a second down on Hamilton’s best, with Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo fourth. The Australian’s best time was set on the hard compound, however, with the driver telling his team that he could not make any improvement on the medium tyre as he could not get the front tyres up to the right temperature.

Sebastian Vettel was fifth quickest, just a tenth behind his Red Bull Bull team-mate, though the champion’s time was set on medium rubber.

Valtteri Bottas was sixth for Williams, the Finn claiming his car back from Susie Wolff who made a brief appearance in the morning session before being sidelined by an oil pressure problem. Bottas’s session wasn’t without its problems, however, and he was forced to return to pits at one stage when his engine cover began to detach from his car.

Jenson Button took seventh place, just seven hundredths of a second clear of team-mate Kevin Magnussen, while Kimi Raikkonen was ninth for Ferrari.

The final top-10 place was taken by Jean-Eric Vergne, though the Toro Rosso did suffer a mid-session incident in which his left front wheel became loose and he had to stop in an escape road just before the wheel detached.

Pos.DriverTeamTimeLaps
01 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG 1:34.508 14
02 Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG 1:34.736 35
03 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:35.244 32
04 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Renault 1:35.511 11
05 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Renault 1:35.627 27
06 Valtteri Bottas Williams Mercedes 1:36.016 33
07 Jenson Button McLaren Mercedes 1:36.228 34
08 Kevin Magnussen McLaren Mercedes 1:36.299 35
09 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:36.554 29
10 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso Renault 1:36.583 26
11 Felipe Massa Williams Mercedes 1:36.671 29
12 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso Renault 1:36.778 31
13 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber Ferrari 1:36.951 35
14 Pastor Maldonado Lotus Renault 1:37.064 35
15 Romain Grosjean Lotus Renault 1:37.097 33
16 Sergio Perez Force India Mercedes 1:37.236 37
17 Nico Hulkenberg Force India Mercedes 1:37.449 27
18 Adrian Sutil Sauber Ferrari 1:37.520 25
19 Jules Bianchi Marussia Ferrari 1:38.658 11
20 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham Renault 1:39.068 31
21 Max Chilton Marussia Ferrari 1:39.224 28
22 Marcus Ericsson Caterham Renault 1:39.762 21

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