Felipe Massa put Ferrari on top as the Formula 1 teams continued to get to grips with India’s Buddh International circuit in the second free practice session ahead of this weekend’s inaugural grand prix in the nation.
While the Ferrari’s new front wing continued to prompt distinctive showers of sparks as it vibrated again the track surface, the revised car showed promising pace, with Massa lapping the dusty track in 1m25.706s 18 minutes before the end of the session to claim the top spot.
His team-mate Fernando Alonso also showed well in third, 0.224 seconds off Massa’s pace.
They were split by champion Sebastian Vettel, whose Red Bull had been quickest for the majority of the afternoon, until Massa’s fast time saw the German pipped by 0.088s.
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Morning pacesetter Lewis Hamilton, who will go into qualifying for a three-place grid penalty for disregarding yellow flags earlier today, was fourth quickest in the best of the McLarens, with his team-mate Jenson Button sixth behind Mark Webber’s Red Bull. Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Adrian Sutil’s strong form for Force India continued with seventh fastest time of 1m 27.316s, while team mate Paul di Resta was ninth on 1m 27.853s as they sandwiched Bruno Senna’s Renault. The Brazilian had a few off-road adventures on his way to 1m 27.498s.
Sebastien Buemi completed the top 10 for Toro Rosso with 1m 27.868s from Vitaly Petrov, who spun the other Renault but later managed 1m 27.890s.
Kamui Kobayashi was 12th for Sauber on 1m 28.050s, with team mate Perez right with him on 1m 28.289s, then came Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari on 1m 28.552s, the Williamses of Rubens Barrichello and Maldonado on 1m 28.691s and 1m 28.708s, and Jarno Trulli’s Lotus on 1m 29.332s.
Heikki Kovalainen took his Lotus back from local hero Karun Chandhok and did 1m 30.241s for 18th, then came Nico Rosberg on 1m 31.098s in the first of the Mercedes. Like his team mate Michael Schumacher who was 21st on 1m 31.804s, the younger German focused mainly on race set-up work. Formula1
Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired 1 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 01:25.7 2 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 01:25.8 3 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 01:25.9 4 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 01:26.5 5 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 01:26.5 6 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 01:26.7 7 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 01:27.3 8 9 Bruno Senna Renault 01:27.5 9 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 01:27.9 10 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 01:27.9 11 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 01:27.9 12 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 01:28.1 13 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 01:28.3 14 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 01:28.6 15 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 01:28.7 16 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 01:28.7 17 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 01:29.3 18 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 01:30.2 19 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 01:31.1 20 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 01:31.5 21 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 01:31.8 22 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 01:32.6 23 23 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 01:32.8 24 22 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 01:32.8
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