| 13:50:15
| Welcome to F1-Live.com and our live coverage of the Chinese Grand Prix race weekend. The second practice session begins shortly. |
| 13:52:10
| Kimi Raikkonen led the way in the morning practice session with a best time of 1:37.024s. It was a close run thing however with two-tenths of a second covering the fastest four – Raikkonen, Alonso, Massa and Hamilton. |
| 13:54:11
| For Hamilton, his focus will be split between the three hours of Friday running and the ongoing investigation into his driving behind the safety car last Sunday at Fuji Speedway. It remains to be seen if he will be handed any penalty for allegedly failing to adhere to the rules. |
| 13:56:14
| It was a fairly routine session for most but Nick Heidfeld did suffer a gearbox problem on his BMW Sauber, losing track time before getting back on track right at the end of the session. He would end the session tenth fastest. |
| 13:58:06
| Nico Rosberg used the softer ‘medium’ compound of tyre to set the fifth fastest time in his Williams Toyota while the team also opted to run Kazuke Nakajima in place of Alex Wurz. Nakajima was ninth fastest behind Kubica, Trulli and Fisichella. As was the case this morning, this is a free practice session, meaning there are not running race engines. |
| 14:00:04
| The second 90-minute practice session of the day is now underway. |
| 14:00:50
| Alex Wurz is back in the Williams this afternoon as a number of cars led by Sakon Yamamoto head out. |
| 14:02:16
| Over half of the field are straight out. Unlike the morning session, they are not all pitting after one installtion lap. |
| 14:04:01
| Heidfeld sets the initial pace from Liuzzi and Davidson. |
| 14:04:33
| Massa, Raikkonen, Button, Fisichella and Coulthard remain in the pits. |
| 14:04:56
| Kovalainen is now fastest from Schumacher as they all start their second timed laps. |
| 14:05:38
| Hamilton moves fastest as team-mate Alonso starts a hot lap in the sister McLaren. |
| 14:06:17
| All change as they get up to speed. Hamilton fastest from Trulli, Rosberg and Kubica. |
| 14:06:48
| Alonso moves fastest, six-tenths off Raikkonen's best lap from this morning. |
| 14:07:59
| Alonso and Hamilton both on fast laps at the moment. Massa, Raikkonen and Fisichella remain in the pits. |
| 14:08:19
| Kovalainen is now third fastest ahead of Schumacher. Both have pitted. |
| 14:08:42
| Hamilton improves his own best but remains second fastest to Alonso. |
| 14:08:58
| Raikkonen is now on track for Ferrari. |
| 14:10:14
| The front runners are returning to the pits after a short first stint. |
| 14:10:32
| Button moves tenth fastest in his Honda. |
| 14:11:27
| Heidfeld (6th) has stopped again. He had a gearbox problem this morning and he has more mechanical problems this afternoon. |
| 14:12:20
| Raikkonen moves fourth fastest. Fisichella is on track for Renault. Still no sign of Massa. |
| 14:13:59
| Raikkonen is picking up the speed as he moves third fastest. Most have pitted now. |
| 14:14:33
| Fisichella vaults third fastest ahead of Raikkonen. |
| 14:15:28
| Another gain for Raikkonen, but he remains third fastest. |
| 14:15:58
| It is another dry session this afternoon, but current weather forecasts predict stormy conditions on Sunday. |
| 14:16:23
| Just one flying lap for Fisichella who has returned to the pits. |
| 14:17:03
| Heikki Kovalainen, Rosberg and Kubica on track and looking to make gains. |
| 14:17:44
| Kubica improves and is now sixth fastest. |
| 14:18:09
| Raikkonen had a quick pit stop and is staight back out. |
| 14:19:54
| Hamilton, Trulli, Schumacher, Kovalainen and Kubica on track. Raikkonen has pitted again. |
| 14:21:37
| Felipe Massa heads out for the first time in this session. He was third fastest this morning. |
| 14:22:53
| Hamilton moves fastest by nearly half a second from Alonso and Raikkonen. He is a fraction slower still than Raikkonen's best this morning. |
| 14:23:20
| Massa pitted after an installtion lap. |
| 14:23:56
| Hamilton improves again and is now in the 1:36s. |
| 14:24:27
| Mark Webber makes big gains and is now fourth in his Red Bull. Alonso is back out. |
| 14:25:49
| Hamilton shaves another tenth off his own best lap time. |
| 14:27:09
| Alonso is now on a lap that should see him close the seven-tenths gap to Hamilton. Massa is back on track. |
| 14:27:54
| Alonso more than closes the gap as he moves fastest by a fraction from Hamilton who has just pitted. |
| 14:29:41
| A big gain for Coulthard as he moves third fastest. |
| 14:30:18
| Now Massa is up to speed as he moves third fastest, a tenth behind Hamilton. |
| 14:31:18
| Massa spins his Ferrari but is able to continue. |
| 14:32:06
| Yamamoto is going well for Spyker today. He was quicker than Sutil this morning and is ahead at the moment too. |
| 14:34:13
| Alex Wurz (20th) is back out and looking to move up the order. |
| 14:34:39
| A slow lap from Massa last time around. He starts another lap. |
| 14:35:04
| Raikkonen and Kovalainen back out for Ferrari and Renault. |
| 14:35:31
| Rosberg moves fourth as Trulli goes for a spin in his Toyota. |
| 14:36:19
| Raikkonen finds a little time and moves ahead of Coulthard. |
| 14:36:50
| Wurz has moved up a little, but is just 18th in the second Williams. |
| 14:37:13
| Raikkonen moves fourth fastest ahead of Rosberg. |
| 14:37:51
| Webber gains two positions and is now fifth. |
| 14:38:14
| All of the front-runners are on track again. |
| 14:39:59
| Alonso picks up more time and is now two-tenths clear of Hamilton. |
| 14:40:54
| Hamilton runs off track and continues. |
| 14:42:41
| Hamilton is now on a slow lap after his off as Massa moves second fastest just a fraction slower than Alonso. |
| 14:43:29
| Alonso and Hamilton both pit. Massa and Raikkonen remain on track. |
| 14:44:29
| A gain for Sebastian Vettel who moves 17th in his Toro Rosso. |
| 14:45:15
| Heikki Kovalainen has pulled off track with a mechanical problem. He is currently ninth fastest but that looks like the end of his session. |
| 14:46:55
| We're just over half way through this second 90-minute session. |
| 14:47:47
| Now Raikkonen runs wide. He continues without a major problem. |
| 14:48:18
| Ralf Schumacher gains four positions as he moves seventh fastest. |
| 14:49:11
| Team-mate Trulli is back out. He was P7 this morning. |
| 14:50:05
| Sutil has finally moved ahead of Spyker team-mate Yamamoto. |
| 14:50:29
| Trulli moves sixth fastest in his Toyota. The front runners have now pitted. |
| 14:52:20
| Alex Wurz improves and is now 13th in his Williams. |
| 14:54:56
| Hamilton and Webber are now on track for McLaren and Red Bull. |
| 14:55:49
| Adrian Sutil (21st) runs off track. |
| 14:57:04
| Now Alonso is back on track. Liuzzi is on a better lap in his Toro Rosso. |
| 14:57:34
| Liuzzi moves 14th fastest just ahead of Heidfeld who is out of action with another gearbox issue. |
| 14:59:11
| Now the circuit is busy with all of the front-runners on track and on relatively long runs. |
| 15:01:18
| Jarno Trulli pops his Toyota up to fourth position just ahead of Raikkonen. |
| 15:05:13
| Massa is just a fraction slower than Alonso at the moment and lapping close to his own best time on each lap. |
| 15:07:49
| No changes at the moment as most are on long tyre evalaution runs with a relatively heavy fuel load. |
| 15:10:47
| Ralf Schumacher is seventh fastest at the moment behind Raikkonen and Webber. |
| 15:11:44
| Sutil improves his own best time but remains 21st. |
| 15:14:08
| Barrichello picks up two positions in the Honda and is now 16th, ahead of the Honda-powered Davidson and Button. |
| 15:15:11
| With 15 minutes remaining, Nick Heidfeld is back out in his repaired BMW Sauber. |
| 15:15:36
| Kovalainen too is back running in his Renault after a problem earlier on. |
| 15:16:18
| Heidfeld is starting to work his way up the timesheets. |
| 15:18:01
| Davidson moves 15th in his Super Aguri Honda. The team may be struggling a little, but Davidson is having a strong second half of the season with the team. |
| 15:19:15
| Button moves 12th fastest. Hamilton is now out on the softer tyre, which this weekend is the medium Bridgestone compound. |
| 15:22:41
| A pretty stagnant session as Alonso remains fastest from Massa, Hamilton, Trulli and Raikkonen. |
| 15:25:11
| Fisichella (10th) runs off track in his Renault |
| 15:27:35
| Everyone is on track and Raikkonen is on a better lap. |
| 15:28:07
| Raikkonen vaults fastest ahead of Alonso and Massa. |
| 15:28:36
| Barrichello moves 13th in his Honda. |
| 15:29:56
| Coulthard moves up one position to eighth. |
| 15:30:04
| The chequered flag is out. |
| 15:31:34
| So Raikkonen has piped Alonso late in the session to set the Friday pace for Ferrari. Massa is third fastest from Hamilton, Trulli, Webber, Schumacher, Coulthard, Rosberg and Fisichella. |
