Raikkonen takes the lead on last Friday practice
F1 Grand Prix, GP Malaysia, Sepang International Circuit
Australian GP winner Kimi Raikkonen has taken the top spot in the second free practice of the weekend, after a day of mixed weather conditions and massive tyre degradation. Following the Lotus driver were the Red Bull and Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel and Felipe Massa, respectively.
The top times were all set on the medium tyre just before rain showers at Sepang started. Performance levels are however starting to show, with Lotus, Red Bull Racing and Ferrari placing all their cars in the top 6. Mercedes AMG is behind them with Force India again in the mix, similar to Melbourne.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:36.569 | - | 28 |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:36.588 | 0.019 | 27 |
| 3 | 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.661 | 0.092 | 33 |
| 4 | 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:36.985 | 0.416 | 23 |
| 5 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:37.026 | 0.457 | 29 |
| 6 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:37.206 | 0.637 | 26 |
| 7 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes Amg | 1:37.448 | 0.879 | 32 |
| 8 | 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:37.571 | 1.002 | 30 |
| 9 | 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes Amg | 1:37.574 | 1.005 | 32 |
| 10 | 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:37.788 | 1.219 | 10 |
| 11 | 6 | Sergio Perez | McLaren | 1:37.838 | 1.269 | 21 |
| 12 | 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:37.865 | 1.296 | 29 |
| 13 | 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:38.068 | 1.499 | 31 |
| 14 | 12 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:38.645 | 2.076 | 23 |
| 15 | 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:38.738 | 2.169 | 31 |
| 16 | 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 | 1:38.801 | 2.232 | 27 |
| 17 | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:38.904 | 2.335 | 31 |
| 18 | 22 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:39.508 | 2.939 | 30 |
| 19 | 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:39.660 | 3.091 | 28 |
| 20 | 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 1:40.757 | 4.188 | 29 |
| 21 | 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:40.768 | 4.199 | 32 |
| 22 | 23 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:41.438 | 4.869 | 23 |
