KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – While visually dominated by the long pit and back straights, Sepang has great variety, with a twisting middle sector and several high-speed corners requiring a relatively high level of downforce. It also demands excellent traction, with speed onto the straights being a key factor in setting a good lap time.
After the second practice session, Nico Rosberg topped the timesheets with a best lap time of 1:39.909. Seb finished the session in 3rd with a 1:41.523 and Daniel in 7th with a 1:40.276
SEBASTIAN VETTEL
First Practice Session: Position: 7, Best Time: 1:41.523, Laps: 9
Second Practice Session: Position: 3, Best Time: 1:39.970, Laps: 30
"I think we had a good day. Obviously Friday timings are not the most important thing in the world, but it's good to be up there and in range of the top guys. I think we had a decent day – not a completely smooth day for both of us, there are still some things to solve on the software side and the programming, but that's the way it is. I think we have to learn a lot but all in all, I'm quite happy."
DANIEL RICCIARDO
First Practice Session: Position: 12, Best Time: 1:42.117, Laps: 20
Second Practice Session: Position: 7, Best Time: 1:40.276, Laps: 29
"I think we learned quite a lot about the short run pace this morning. We were pretty pleased with the progress we made, but it could have been better with the long runs. I think we've got some room for improvement, but that's what tonight's for. Reliability was good today, so I think we're pretty pleased with that. It's always warm here. The humidity is probably the biggest challenge about this place, but it's all good, you know. It toughens us up a little bit!"
Free Practice 2
1. Nico Rosberg
2. Kimi Raikkonen
3. Sebastian Vettel
4. Lewis Hamilton
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Felipe Massa
7. Daniel Ricciardo
8. Jenson Button
9. Valtteri Bottas
10. Nico Hulkenberg
11. Jean-Eric Vergne
12. Kevin Magnussen
13. Adrian Sutil
14. Daniil Kvyat
15. Esteban Gutierrez
16. Sergio Perez
17. Romain Grosjean
18. Max Chilton
19. Jules Bianchi
20. Marcus Ericsson
21. Kamui Kobayashi
22. Pastor Maldonado
After this mornings first practice session Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets with a best lap time of 1:40.691. Seb finished the session in 7th with a 1:41.523 and Daniel in 12th with a 1:42.117
Free Practice 1
1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Kimi Raikkonen
3. Nico Rosberg
4. Jenson Button
5. Kevin Magnussen
6. Jean-Eric Vergne
7. Sebastian Vettel
8. Nico Hulkenberg
9. Felipe Massa
10. Valtteri Bottas
11. Fernando Alonso
12. Daniel Ricciardo
13. Adrian Sutil
14. Daniil Kvyat
15. Esteban Gutierrez
16. Jules Bianchi
17. Marcus Ericsson
18. Max Chilton
19. Kamui Kobayashi
20. Sergio Perez
21. Pastor Maldonado
22. Romain Grosjean
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