| 13:50:57
| Welcome to F1-Live.com and live coverage of the second free practice session of the Italian Grand Prix weekend. The 90-minute session gets underway shortly. |
| 13:52:26
| Torrential rain pretty much washed out the first session this morning with only a handful of drivers setting a time on a damp circuit before the monsoon conditions set in. |
| 13:54:58
| The times mean little with Adrian Sutil setting the pace for Force India with a best time of 1:32.842s, roughly ten seconds off the best times expected in fully dry conditions. Rubens Barrichello was second fastest ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella. |
| 13:56:16
| Timo Glock was fastest in the fully wet conditions, lapping four seconds slower than Sutil and claiming the fourth fastest time overall. Nico Rosberg was next up ahead of Fernando Alonso, Sebastien Bourdais and Jarno Trulli. |
| 13:58:29
| Only 14 drivers set a time this morning, Felipe Massa being the slowest some seven seconds adrift of Sutil. The red flags flew with just over four minutes remaining and the session was brought to a premature halt, even if the cars had been pit bound for some 15 minutes prior to that. |
| 14:00:07
| The second free practice session is now underway. The circuit is wet but there is no rain falling. |
| 14:01:31
| Heikki Kovalainen, Sebstien Bourdais and Timo Glock straight out. They will be seeing what the track conditions are like. |
| 14:02:08
| Webber, Rosberg, Piquet and Vettel head out as well. |
| 14:02:52
| Kovalainen is on his first timed lap as others head out. |
| 14:04:17
| Some breaking news, Kimi Raikkonen has extended his deal with Ferrari to the end of the 2010 season! |
| 14:04:49
| Kovalainen has posted the first lap. The circuit will be drying fast as the sun is out and there is little spray. |
| 14:05:41
| The times are now coming in and Rsoberg is now fastest from Vettel and Kovalainen. |
| 14:06:23
| The circuit is not dry enough for the standard dry tyres as yet. |
| 14:06:43
| Raikkonen is now on track as Bourdais has moves fastest. |
| 14:08:09
| Raikkonen is on his first timed lap. |
| 14:08:41
| Rosberg moves third fastest in the Williams. There is a dry line starting to form. |
| 14:08:59
| Raikkonen moves fourth fastest on his first lap. |
| 14:10:46
| Kovalainen is fastest for a short time but then Raikkonen takes the position. |
| 14:11:40
| Now Massa is on track looking to make gains. He moves fifth. Hamilton remains in the pits. |
| 14:12:09
| The times remain ten seconds off a dry time. |
| 14:12:49
| Bourdais has moved second fastest ahead of Kovalainen. |
| 14:13:50
| Now Vettel is third fastest as they start to seek the wet parts of the circuit to keep the wet tyres cool. |
| 14:14:32
| Vettel improves again and is second fastest. |
| 14:17:16
| Raikkonen remains fastest from Vettel. The early runners have pitted after a stint on the wet tyres. The dry line is now forming and soon they will try the dry rubber. |
| 14:20:40
| Most have now pitted as the circuit dries. Massa, third fastest is the only driver on track. |
| 14:21:26
| Now Massa pits. Sebastien Bourdais heads out on dry tyres. |
| 14:23:05
| So for the first time today, the drivers will soon be lapping in dry conditions. Bourdais' first lap is a cautious one but now he starts a fast lap. |
| 14:23:37
| The first chicane remains very slippery. |
| 14:24:00
| Nico Rosberg heads out for Williams. |
| 14:25:17
| Bourdais' first lap is two seconds off his own best time so far. |
| 14:25:34
| Rosberg is on the intermediate tyre. |
| 14:26:18
| Rosberg does not improve on that lap. |
| 14:27:09
| The times are not coming yet. All but Bourdais and Rosberg remain in the pits. |
| 14:29:13
| Bourdais now has tyre temperature and is on a hot lap. |
| 14:30:47
| Bourdais remains on track and has yet to improve on his fourth position. He is losing time in the final section of the lap. |
| 14:33:06
| Now the times are coming as Bourdais moves to the top of the timesheets. |
| 14:33:41
| Vettel, Webber, Glock and Nakajima join the action. |
| 14:34:07
| They're all on the dry tyres now with nearly an hour of practice remaining. |
| 14:35:07
| Bourdais pits his Toro Rosso. |
| 14:36:10
| Webber vaults fifth fastest in his Red Bull Renault. |
| 14:36:32
| Glock moves fastest for Toyota. |
| 14:36:48
| Now Vettel moves fastest from Glock and Bourdais. |
| 14:37:32
| The times will continue to improve as the circuit dries. |
| 14:38:02
| Webber moves second fastest. Massa, ninth, back on track. |
| 14:38:33
| Webber cuts across the first chicane making light contact with a marker. |
| 14:39:02
| All change as Button moves P1 ahead of Vettel and Rosberg. |
| 14:40:05
| Hamilton heads out. He has yet to set a time today. Vettel moves fastest from Button. |
| 14:40:35
| They are now starting to use the kerbing in the chicanes and that shows they are gaining grip and confidence. |
| 14:41:28
| Vettel improves his own best time and is now 1.4s ahead of Button. |
| 14:41:56
| The circuit is now busy as they crack on with the tyre evalaution programme. |
| 14:42:42
| Hamilton is now in the top ten as Massa moves fifth fastest. |
| 14:43:42
| Hamilton and Webber move second and third fastest. |
| 14:44:03
| Alonso and Kubica head out for the first time in this session. |
| 14:45:12
| A big gain in time for Hamilton who is now fastest by a second from Vettel who has pitted. |
| 14:45:43
| Kovalainen is back out and working his way up the order. |
| 14:48:02
| Hamilton continues to improve his times at the top of the timesheets as Kovalainen vaults second fastest. |
| 14:49:57
| Kubica has moves second and split the McLaren duo. Raikkonen is now working his way up the order. |
| 14:50:37
| Now Raikkonen moves to the top of the timesheets as Hamilton pits. |
| 14:51:40
| Massa responds to the improving conditions and is now fastest to make it a Ferrari one-two. |
| 14:52:48
| Raikkonen improves his own best time by a tenth of a second but then both Massa and Kubica improve. |
| 14:53:40
| The times are starting to look like we normally expect. Sutil however remains sixth fastest in his Force India. |
| 14:54:30
| Kubica is now fastest by three tenths of a second from Massa who has pitted. |
| 14:55:09
| A quick stop for Massa as he heads straight back out. |
| 14:55:45
| A gain for Heidfeld, who topped the testing at this circuit two weeks ago, as he moves fifth. |
| 14:56:17
| Now Heidfeld spins at the first chicane. He spin turns and resumes. |
| 14:57:24
| Piquet is currently slowest but pushing hard as he bounces across the kerbing at the second chicane. |
| 14:57:54
| Vettel moves second fastest in his Toro Rosso Ferrari. |
| 14:58:16
| Piquet is now working his way up the order. |
| 14:59:50
| A small gain from Kovalainen as Heidfeld pits at the end of a hot lap. |
| 15:01:08
| They have been running the hard tyres until now. Fisichella and one of the Williams is now on track on the soft tyre. |
| 15:01:46
| Sutil improves his time and is back up to P6 in his Force India. Hamilton is on track with the soft tyre. |
| 15:02:43
| Hamilton improves his time. A number of drivers now trying the option tyre. |
| 15:04:20
| Hamilton improves again and is now second fastest. Vettel, Massa and Raikkonen are in the pits. |
| 15:05:32
| Trulli is currently slowest but is back out in his Toyota. |
| 15:06:12
| Kubica improves his own best time. |
| 15:07:03
| Sutil spins at the second Lesmo. He is able to resume. |
| 15:07:47
| Raikkonen and Massa have improved and are now second and third ahead of Hamilton and Vettel. |
| 15:08:12
| Piquet has spun at the first chicane and is stopped. |
| 15:08:48
| The Renault is stuck on the high kerbing and is having to get out of the car. |
| 15:09:27
| The Renault is now being craned away. Piquet was 16th fastest but his session is done. |
| 15:11:17
| Trulli is back in the Toyota pit but has not made much of a gain as he is 19th of the 20 runners now ahead of Nakajima. |
| 15:12:14
| Heidfeld moves third fastest in his BMW Sauber. Team-mate Kubica remains fastest. |
| 15:12:52
| Button vaults into the top ten in his Honda. |
| 15:13:54
| Another good lap from Heidfeld who now makes it a BMW Sauber one-two. |
| 15:14:48
| Nakajima (20th) vaults across the kerbs as he looks to find some time. |
| 15:15:50
| A small gain from Nakajima who is now 17th in his Williams, three-tenths off team-mate Rosberg. |
| 15:17:39
| Kubica remains fastest by the smallest of margin from Heidfeld who has pitted. |
| 15:18:40
| Rosberg is now fourth fastest in his Williams. Hamilton, seventh, is back out. |
| 15:20:57
| Toyota are not showing well at the moment with Glock and Trulli 17th and 20th. |
| 15:22:56
| There's problem for Sutil (8th) as his Force India stopped in the pit lane. The car is wheeled back to the Force India pit. |
| 15:24:22
| Alonso is just 19th. He is back out on the soft tyre looking for gains. |
| 15:25:32
| Alonso does not improve on that lap after running a little wide at the second Lesmo. |
| 15:26:02
| Raikkonen moves fastest for Ferrari on a 1:23.9 |
| 15:26:15
| Hamilton is now up to fourth position. |
| 15:27:08
| All 20 drivers on track with three minutes remaining. |
| 15:29:35
| Most on the soft tyre looking for gains but the circuit is so bust it is hard to get a clear lap. |
| 15:30:03
| The chequered flag is out. |
| 15:30:36
| Kovalainen is on a good lap. |
| 15:31:11
| Kovalainen moves seventh and the order seems set. |
| 15:31:58
| So with a new contract in his pocket, Raikkonen is fastest from Kubica, Heidfeld, Hamilton, Rosberg, Massa, Kovalainen, Webber, Sutil and Vettel. |
