Red Bull is team to beat at the Spanish Grand Prix. They started in perfect fashion, with Mark Webber topping the opening practice session ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel.
Webber, who won at the Circuit de Catalunya last year, clocked the fastest time midway through the session and finished over a second faster than Vettel, who completed less laps and had a minor sensor problem on his car early in the session. However, the times are not the best indicator of what to expect later this weekend as drivers up and down the pit lane focused on assessing new upgrades and the Pirelli's new hard tyres.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m25.142s 27
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m26.149s + 1.007 20
3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m26.379s + 1.237 29
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m26.480s + 1.338 27
5. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m26.738s + 1.596 26
6. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m26.988s + 1.846 19
7. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m27.016s + 1.874 32
8. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m27.132s + 1.990 21
9. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m27.138s + 1.996 22
10. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m27.212s + 2.070 20
11. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m27.241s + 2.099 22
12. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m27.471s + 2.329 23
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m28.005s + 2.863 11
14. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m28.027s + 2.885 26
15. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m28.163s + 3.021 22
16. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m28.654s + 3.512 28
17. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m28.819s + 3.677 23
18. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m28.995s + 3.853 9
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m29.231s + 4.089 21
20. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m30.896s + 5.754 18
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m31.235s + 6.093 24
22. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m31.268s + 6.126 23
23. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m31.418s + 6.276 12
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m32.106s + 6.964 25SECOND FREE PRACTICE
Mark Webber led the way again in second practice for the Spanish Grand Prix, but there was encouragement for Red Bull's rivals as McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was just 0.039 seconds off the pace as he split Webber and team-mate Sebastian Vettel
Webber set the headline time of 1:22.509, to beat Lewis Hamilton by just 0.039s, with Sebastian Vettel third on a 1:22.826. Hamilton did his lap on soft tyres after the two Red Bull's and his team-mate Button who was 0.7s off the pace, and surprised many by setting the fastest middle sector time on his way to increasing hopes of a more competitive qualifying session.
Fernando Alonso was fifth ahead of the Mercedes pair of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher, with Rosberg again around 0.4s quicker than his team-mate. Felipe Massa, Kamui Kobayashi and Nick Heidfeld were the only other drivers to get within two seconds of Webber's time.
The end of the session saw many drivers battling for clear air to complete consistent runs, with Alonso angry at being blocked by Jaime Alguersuari, before Button suffered the same fate behind Petrov and Glock held off Sutil for more than a lap. Hamilton also came close to running in to the back of Narain Karthikeyan, as HRT finished the session seven seconds off the pace and will have half an eye on the 107% time tomorrow.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m22.470s 35
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m22.509s + 0.039 27
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m22.826s + 0.356 37
4. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m23.188s + 0.718 32
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m23.568s + 1.098 34
6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m23.586s + 1.116 35
7. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m23.981s + 1.511 30
8. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m24.278s + 1.808 30
9. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m24.290s + 1.820 33
10. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m24.366s + 1.896 31
11. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m24.483s + 2.013 38
12. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m24.786s + 2.316 43
13. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m25.296s + 2.826 33
14. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m25.303s + 2.833 38
15. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m25.457s + 2.987 34
16. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m25.603s + 3.133 43
17. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m26.073s + 3.603 32
18. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m26.417s + 3.947 37
19. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m27.123s + 4.653 20
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m27.189s + 4.719 34
21. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m28.036s + 5.566 36
22. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m28.062s + 5.592 28
23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m29.469s + 6.999 28
24. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m29.476s + 7.006 31
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