Nico Rosberg fastest in 2nd practice at Italian Grand Prix
6 Sep 2014 11:40 PM GMT
Championship leader Nico Rosberg (in pic) was fastest in the second practice session of the Italian Grand Prix on Friday, while Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton was hindered by car problems.
Hamilton was more than half a second ahead of the pack in the morning session but took part only in the final half hour of the afternoon’s 90-minute practice due to an electrical problem. The Briton completed just 16 laps and was only six hundredths of a second slower than Rosberg, who clocked 1 minute, 26.225 seconds in the course of 41 laps.
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso was fourth quickest, just behind Kimi Raikkonen, in their Ferraris, in front of the Italian team’s passionate home fans at La Pista Magica (the magic track).
Hamilton could take satisfaction from posting the quickest time of the day, with a lap of 1:26.187 on the fastest track on the F1 circuit. He would not be happy at suffering more car problems after retiring three times this season, as well as enduring a brake failure in qualifying in Germany and a fire in qualifying in Hungary.
Hamilton will be hoping for no more problems as he continues his intense fight for the title with Rosberg. He won at Monza in 2012, while Rosberg has never had a podium finish in Italy.
Hamilton was more than half a second ahead of the pack in the morning session but took part only in the final half hour of the afternoon’s 90-minute practice due to an electrical problem. The Briton completed just 16 laps and was only six hundredths of a second slower than Rosberg, who clocked 1 minute, 26.225 seconds in the course of 41 laps.
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso was fourth quickest, just behind Kimi Raikkonen, in their Ferraris, in front of the Italian team’s passionate home fans at La Pista Magica (the magic track).
Hamilton could take satisfaction from posting the quickest time of the day, with a lap of 1:26.187 on the fastest track on the F1 circuit. He would not be happy at suffering more car problems after retiring three times this season, as well as enduring a brake failure in qualifying in Germany and a fire in qualifying in Hungary.
Hamilton will be hoping for no more problems as he continues his intense fight for the title with Rosberg. He won at Monza in 2012, while Rosberg has never had a podium finish in Italy.
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