Bahrain GP, ​​Free Practice 2: Rosberg dictates the pace ahead of Hamilton and the Ferraris

Second session of Free tests to the two Mercedes, with Nico Rosberg who signed the fastest lap, 1:34.647, ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Third and fourth place for the two Ferrari, respectively of Raikkonen e Hag, which precede Williams's Bottas and Red Bull's Ricciardo.
Lotus e Clean they cling to the top ten once again, with Maldonado seventh ahead of Nasr, while Kvyat e Sponge complete the first ten.
This time luck smiles on you Alonso, with a good twelfth place, while it gives no peace to Button, who after losing all the Free 1 he was forced to pit several times even in this second session.
If in the simulation of Qualifying the two Silver Arrows they left no room for rivals, the true "discovery" of Free 2 it was two o'clock Ferrari, who beat their rivals with the soft tyre Brackley on the distance.

News – Felipe Massa inaugurates the second session of Free tests, when on the circuit of Sakhir the lights come on and the sun begins to set. The Brazilian is also the first to stop the clock, but in a flash his teammate is in front of him in 1:38.540.
However, shortly afterwards it is La who dictates the pace Ferrari di Whom, with a time of 1:37.537, so it's up to Hag, in 1:37.088. The two Reds must make room for the Mercedes di Hamilton, which brings the new time to beat to 1:36.795. Behind the reigning world champion, Hag before Nasr, who has since risen to third place, Raikkonen, Rosberg, Massa, Bottas, Alonso, Ericsson and Maldonado.
Fifteen minutes from the start Button he's ready to get back to racing – the Briton had missed the entire first session – but his McLaren he stops again on the side of the track after just three laps. The ranking updates quickly, with Rosberg which rises to third position e Kvyat which overrides Bottas in sixth place.

Raikkonen he is the first to mount the soft tire and takes the lead in 1:35.512. Yellow compound also for Hag ed Hulkenberg, which took third and fourth place respectively.
After the first thirty minutes the Finnish driver leads the group followed by Vettel, Ericsson, Hamilton, Hulkenberg, Perez, Ricciardo, Rosberg, Nasr and Kvyat.

With the softest compound Hamilton passes into the head, and then leaves room for Rosberg, which runs in 1:34.647. Fifth is Nasr, then overtaken by Maldonado, while Bottas is placed in tenth place and Ricciardo rises to sixth place. A few minutes before the end of the first period, Button is ready to return to the track and the race simulation begins for the drivers.
The first hour is over, two o'clock Mercedes di Rosberg ed Hamilton they are always in the lead, followed by Kimi, Vettel, Bottas, Ricciardo, Maldonado, Nasr, Kvyat and Massa.

Button must return to the pits for further checks, while on track at two o'clock Ferrari , Mercedes di Rosberg they carry out the race simulation on the yellow compound. Hamilton instead start with the medium compound. The times of the two Reds are about half a second better than those of the Mercedes, which run at 1:40.
A few minutes from the end a contact between Perez e Hag, while the German is leaving the pits, calls the first red flag of the day. There Ferrari part of the front wing is lost and the two are placed under investigation. From the Cavallino pits they let it be known that there was a problem with the front brakes.
Meanwhile also Hamilton e Raikkonen they are sent to Race Control for not having respected the exit order from the pit lane during the last restart.
The checkered flag ends the second session, with Robserg the fastest ahead of Hamilton, Raikkonen, Vettel, Bottas, Ricciardo, Maldonado, Nasr, Kvyat and Massa.

F1 GP Bahrain – Times and results Free Practice 2

Nina Stefanelli