Welcome to ESPNF1's live coverage of FP2 from Korea, and welcome back if you were with us this morning for the first session. It was a relatively quiet affair with Michael Schumacher leading the way as wet conditions saw little meaningful running carried out

We were rather hoping that the rain might stay away this afternoon but the latest from the track seems to say otherwise.

"Big lump of rain just appeared on the radar. Looks like about 30 mins worth at least," says Renault's Alan Permane.

So we should have a few more thrills and spills, but on the downside we'll also see limited running. Five cars only completed one lap this morning to make sure everything was working. There isn't much point in going out on a wet track when we expect the rest of the weekend is expected to be dry.

However, not everybody is convinced the rain is coming. Lotus says: "Varying reports on rain - it looks like we'll be hit at abotu 2pm by more rain, even though the official forecast differs."

Of course, the session starts at 2pm local time.

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In case you missed it, this picture gives you an idea of how bad the conditions were this morning. It's a bit drier now.

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Rakesh says: "For once, I agree with what Flavio said yesterday. If given the same car, it would be very interesting to see who, among Vettel, Hamilton and Alonso, would be coming first! Im sure it would be neck and neck between Vettel and Hamilton in qualifying and between Hamilton and Alonso in the race!"

In case you missed Briatore's comments, he said that Vettel is not the best - the full story can be viewed here.

Ferrari says: "Very light rain. The end is expected around 14:20, said Meteo France"

Mike Gascoyne is hoping to send his Lotuses out on intermediates. We only saw full wets this morning.

Alguersuari leaves the pits in the Toro Rosso to get the session underway. Lots of cars following him out and they all appear to be on inters.

Liuzzi is out on track for the first time this weekend and is told that he has enough fuel to stay out on track until he finds a crossover point on the inters. When they say crossover they mean between inters and slick tyres, which will be useful knowledge if it rains over the rest of the weekend.

Times are coming in now, Petrov sets a 1:58.993 which is roughly 3 seconds faster than anything we saw in FP1.

Pirelli is hoping the cars will get out on slicks before the end of the session: "Welcome to FP2, some light drizzle but nothing like this morning. Hopefully it should dry up soon..."

Button has now set a 1:54.447. We can expect the times to continue to drop, although Alonso has just told his team that he cannot tell if the circuit is getting any drier.

Hunter on Schumacher: "Good to see that the old boy still has the feel in the rain"

Button reports that he is really struggling with front tyre temperature.

Ferrari says: "Fernando came in to change the nose of the car."

We know Ferrari is testing some 2012 parts this weekend and there are reports that it has a 2012 front wing with it this weekend, which could be what is going on or coming off Alonso's Ferrari. Head of aerodynamics Nikolas Tombazis is quoted saying the new wing "represents a different approach in terms of how it works. We can therefore try and learn as much as possible right away."

All the cars are out on track except Kobayashi, so we're seeing plenty more action in this session. Button has now improved to a 1:52.664.

Button improves again with a 1:51.798.

Alonso has just run wide at turn 11. No damage done as he explores part of the tarmac run-off.

Hamilton goes fastest with a 1:51.189. The two McLarens are at the top of the timing screens with Vettel in third currently 1.767 off Hamilton.

Force India says: "Ideal conditions for intermediate tyres. Paul beginning his second run of the afternoon."

Hamilton keeps improving and has now set a 1:50.828. It will be interesting to see who is brave enough to switch to slicks.

Neville: "I find it strange that Schumacher is closely compared to his team-mate, who he seems to be getting the better of, yet Webber and Massa have been regularly outpaced this year and not come under much pressure. Surely they need to produce!"

Schumacher is doing a good job at the moment and I think that has been fairly widely recognised. But I would argue that Webber and Massa have also been under pressure this year. Everybody is taking it for granted that Massa will be out at Ferrari in 2013 when his contract runs out and there is also a general perception that Webber will have to look elsewhere in 2013. I guess with Schumacher the expectations are much higher and that's why he gets a fair bit of attention when things are not going to plan.

Button, Vettel and Webber are back out on track. All of them still on inters at the moment.

There is definitely a dry line starting to form, but it looks like it is still drizzling so its more of a damp line than a true dry line.

Button is on a decent lap but got a little held up by a Virgin in sector two and finishes the lap 0.104s off Hamilton's earlier time.

Senna just went straight on at turn four after leaving his braking just a tad to late. The drivers need to push the boundaries with these changing conditions but only tend to do so in corners where they know they can get away with it.

Ron says: "Tell Ferrari to get their lazy drivers out there!"

Alonso is out on track on his 10th lap of the afternoon, Massa is still in the pits with eight under his belt. I'll have a word with Stefano Domenicali.

Feedback from Jarno Trulli via the Lotus Twitter feed: "Engine driveability is ok but there's more to come and lets look at dialling out some of the high speed understeer."

Ron's hurry-up call to Ferrari has worked, both cars are now on track!

There's a lot less spray coming off the inters at the moment as the track gets closer and closer to having a dry line.

But HRT says: "The track still isn't in conditions for slicks so Daniel comes out for his second stint on intermediates"

Webber is the latest driver to run wide at turn one.

Maldonado is looking a little ragged and puts two wheels on the grass towards then end of sector two.

Hamilton runs wide at turn three. It's possible that the inters are starting to lose their bite after 15 laps of running and a fair few laps on a drying circuit.

Force India update: "Both Paul and Adrian seem quite happy with their cars so far. Track continues to dry."

Hamilton told that he lost some time in sector two on his last lap, but considering the state of the tyres his team told him it "was a very good lap".

Webber runs wide but keeps the car under control as mud and grass gets thrown up into the air.

Alonso completes another lap but is roughly six seconds off the fastest lap. Times have definitely dropped off but that's likely down to a combination of tyres dropping off and varying fuel loads.

Senna runs wide at turn four again. He's currently 19th fastest at the moment.

Still lots of love for Schumacher from our readers: "Go Michael, you're still the 'Rainmaster'. 2012 will see Mercedes in a better position, we all can't wait for Schui to be on top again. Thanks, your loyal Fan Michael Spiller."

Satyajeet asks: "Over the three practice sessions the cars run around 60 laps…that's more than a race distance…aren't the engines/gearboxes taking a beating? Or has reliability come so far ahead recently?"

The teams tend to run engines with higher race mileage in practice and turn down the revs a fair bit. But you're right, the reliability is very impressive when you consider the forces at play within the engine bay. Since the ban on in-season testing, Friday practice has taken on a whole new importance and teams are willing to put extra mileage on their older engines to test new parts and setups.

Hamilton is still fastest and we still haven't seen a dry tyre lap. Vettel is currently on track but 1.5s off the McLaren through the first two sectors.

Senna is off the track again and apppears to be struggling a lot with the front end of his car at the moment.

McLaren is thinking about putting its cars out on slicks: "The team are assessing whether, or when, it'll be possible to fit slicks before the end of the session."

It's a case of "you go first" when it comes to putting on slicks in these conditions. It needs one brave soul and then they'll all go.

Rosberg has crashed into Alguersuari as the Toro Rosso was leaving the pits. Rosberg came through turn one abit hot and the Toro Rosso had nowhere to go as it came on to the track.

Alguersuari was actually on dry tyres but will return to the pits. Rosberg's front wing broke off and became wedged under the wheel so he had to stop at the side of the track and his session is now over unless they can recover the car.

There is still debris on the track and we might see a red flag to allow a marshal to pick it up.

A marshal comes on to the track and kicks the debris off the circuit. Picking it up would have probably been more efficient.

No doubt that clash will lead to some calls for the pit exit to be revised. It is a bit dangerous here as cars come out more or less on the racing line.

There are still plenty of cars on track on inters and still the odd mistake going on. Barrichello has just squirmed wide at turn one and Hamilton has done the same at turn four. The McLaren driver now has a nasty flat spot on his front tyres, which are starting to look a rather dog-eared.

Alonso has just had a little spin in turn four. The tyres are starting to scream enough.

Senna also has a spin at turn four. He ran wide and then the car spun as it came back onto the car over a kerb.

Michael Spiller asks: "If the Teams adjust and increase the "toe" to angle the tyres, would that give them more grip around the corners and with less of the tyre on the wet track it should dispel more water, true? The cars should be better in the wet, just like a roadcar with slim tyres rather than fat ones."

Toe is the angle that the tyres point inwards when viewed from above so I think you might be referring to camber, which is the angle they point inwards when viewed head-on. But an F1 tyre is so good at shifting water that you want a large contact patch so that the raised rubber can bite into the track as the grooves displace the water. Of course, if those grooves fill up with water the car aquaplanes and spins, but by the time the conditions gets that bad the race has usually been red flagged.

Massa has spun at turn four too. This is getting a bit ridiculous. Buemi also spins as he attempts a lap on the supersofts.

The track is drier but still seems very greasy and that's not ideal on cold slick tyres. The inters are now so worn that they have pretty much given up.

Toro Rosso asks Buemi if the track is ready for slicks and he rather gruffly replies: "No."

Webber is out on supersofts, can the extra downforce of the Red Bull allow him to get the necessary heat into the tyres?

Doesn't look like it as he tip toes around the circuit with understeer followed by immediate oversteer as he gets on the throttle.

So we're stuck between a rock and hard place. It's too dry for the worn inters and too greasy for the slicks.

Lotus is packing up for the day: "Out, and straight back in after a very short final run. It's too wet for the slicks so that's the end of the session for us"

It's not great viewing, I have to say.

No danger of Hamilton's time being beaten as the chequred flag comes out.

The remaining cars are slivering back to the pits. Schuamcher is still out on track on the inters and clearly enjoying himself as he flings the car from corner to corner, but he remains 14th fastest.

Thanks for joining us today, it's a shame we didn't get more dry running. We're none the wiser ahead of qualifying, which is expected to be dry, so make sure you join us tomorrow morning for final practice to get a better idea. And don't forget to check the site later today for all the latest from the drivers.