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The second
Friday practice would see a drying track and with the start of the session
there would be a rush of drivers taking to the track to set a time. Dry
tyres were now is use for this session despite there been a few damp patches
around the circuit. For the AT&T Williams team Rubens Barrichello would come
out early and he would set the second fastest time behind Hamilton,
1m:32.955. Drivers would improve seeing Rubens drop down to fourth,
1m:31.291, even though he improved his time. Pastor Maldonado was still in
his pit as Petrov went fastest with a 1m:29.926. Rosberg was second running
on the harder tyre. With ten minutes of the session completed Rubens was
sixth with a 1m:30.172.
Joining Pastor in the pits was Vettel whose car was badly damaged in the
first Friday practice. Hamilton had set a new fastest time with a 1m:28.345
moving ahead of team-mate Button. Button would improve to move ahead of
Hamilton with a 1m:28.222. Rubens was now third with a 1m:29.493. Buemi was
fourth from Massa, Alonso, Petrov, Perez, Sutil, and Di Resta in tenth. Both
McLarens were now in their pits while Rubens was getting to grips with the
new front wing on his FW33. Rubens had swapped over to the new wing early on
in the session. His time was set on the hard tyre while at the front Rosberg
would go fastest with a 1m:28.215.
Petrov would improve to be fourth, 1m:28.953. Rubens would complete a pit
lane run through
returning to the track. Rubens would pit after completing twelve laps.
Petrov would find some time setting a 1m:28.472 but would remain fourth.
Rubens was now fifth as Schumacher went fastest with a 1m:28.165. Heidfeld
was now sixth seeing Rubens drop to seventh. Button and Hamilton were now in
third and fourth. Pastor was now in his car getting ready to come out.
Pastor would also have the new front wing fitted on his car. Alguersuari was
now in eighth, 1m:29.512. Pastor would take to the track joined by Rubens
with just under an hour remaining.
Pastor would begin his first flying lap as Buemi moved up to sixth,
1m:29.077. Perez would also improve to be eighth seeing Rubens drop to
ninth. Pastor's first lap was a 1m:31.486 while he next one would be a
1m:29.740 to be fourteenth. Massa was showing some pace but he would make a
few mistakes only moving up to sixth, 1m:28.917. Rubens had also found some
time with a 1m:28.946 to be seventh. Pastor appeared to be having a few
problems getting things sorted out spinning his car again at Turn eighth.
Pastor would go onto the grass but was able to continue. Massa was now
fastest with a 1m:27.959 while Rubens would pit. Pastor was now thirteenth,
1m:29.670, while reports had Rubens now running a new rear wing.
Petrov was now fastest with a 1m:27.517, running on the softer tyre. We now
had both Mercedes cars out on the track with Schumacher improving to be
second, 1m:27.892. Rubens had pitted while at the front it was Rosberg now
fastest with a 1m:27.352. Pastor continued to put in laps on the track but
he was over two seconds off the pace. For Red Bull Webber was down in
seventeenth while Vettel was still in his pit waiting for his car to be
repaired. On the hard tyres Rosberg would be fastest with a 1m:26.961.
Pastor had pitted having completed ten laps. On the softer tyre Webber would
improve to be second with a 1m:27.270. Webber had used both KERS and DRS on
his lap. Buemi was sixth seeing Rubens drop to tenth and Pastor sixteenth.
Alonso had spun his car at Turn six with
the rear of the car losing traction sending Alonso around. He was able to
make it back to the pits only to stop in the pit lane with a problem.
Alonso would be pushed up the pit entry by the marshals to be taken over by
Ferrari mechanics. While all this was happening Perez would move up to
fourth with a 1m:27.844, running on the softer tyre. Hamilton was out on the
track running with the softer tyre. He would set a 1m:27.033 to be second.
Rubens would head back out while Schumacher moved into third with a
1m:27.063, running on the softer tyre. Rubens would go off at Turn one but
would continue. Pastor was also out on the track with Pastor now ahead of
Rubens in twelfth with a 1m:28.924. Rubens time was a 1m:28.946. On the
softer tyre Button was on a quick lap setting the fastest time with a
1m:26.456. Second placed Rosberg was back out on the track while Rubens had
pitted.
Rosberg was on the soft tyre going fastest in sector one. Di Resta was now
ninth with Pastor and Rubens thirteenth and fourteenth. Rosberg would
improve his time with a 1m:26.521 but stayed in second. Di Resta would
improve to be eighth, 1m:27.725, to be behind Petrov. Twenty five minutes
left in the session. and Pastor was back in his pit. Sutil was up to tenth
like others setting his time on the soft tyre. Alonso was now only in
eleventh followed by Buemi and Heidfeld. Webber was now fifth, 1m:27.149.
Pastor and Rubens were now in fifteenth and sixteenth. Hamilton was third
from Schumacher, Webber, Massa, Petrov, Di Resta, Perez and Sutil.
With just over fifteen minutes remaining Pastor would return to the track.
The track was now quite busy with the drivers coming out for their final
runs. Pastor would stop again having again spun his car after having run
wide over the kerb putting his right rear wheel onto the astro turf. The
rear of his car would snap sideways and he would slide across the grass with
the front of the car hitting the barrier. Pastor would get out of his
damaged Williams. One new front wing destroyed. Pastor has been struggling
in both Friday sessions which is surprising given that this track should not
be new to him having run a GP2 car here last year. Rubens was still in his
pit with seven minutes remaining.
Pastor's car would be lifted away behind the barrier. Several drivers were
running on the harder tyre in this closing period of the session. The
reports had Rubens with a KERS water leak explaining why he had not returned
to the track. With this issue he would not be coming back out. Williams can
do without reliability issue as well as drivers making simple mistakes as
they try and pull themselves back up the order. With the end of the session
Button was still fastest from Rosberg, Hamilton, Schumacher, Webber, Massa,
Petrov, Di Resta, Perez, and Sutil in tenth. Pastor and Rubens would finish
the session in fifteenth and sixteenth. |
