Qualifying started in the wet, following overnight rain. As a result, all the cars headed out on intermediate tyres for Q1, looking to put in a banker lap in case conditions worsened. Instead, a dry line formed meaning that all drivers switched onto the medium tyres before the rain fell again.
This set the tone for the rest of qualifying, with the drivers starting Q2 on intermediates, before moving onto mediums close to the end, a pattern that was repeated in a dramatic Q3. Even when the drivers moved onto medium tyres, the track was never completely dry, yet the medium compound enabled Rosberg to set a time that was only a second off his fastest time from yesterday, which was completely dry. The final free practice session this morning was also held in wet and cool conditions, with the rain intensifying throughout the hour-long session. Vettel was fastest, from his team mate Daniel Ricciardo, both using intermediate tyres.
P. DRIVER TEAM TIME GAP
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG 1:35.766
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:37.386 + 1.620
3. Jenson Button McLaren- 1:38.200 + 2.434
4. Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:38.329 + 2.563
5. Kevin Magnussen McLaren 1:38.417 + 2.651
6. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG 1:39.232 + 3.466
7. Sergio Perez Force India 1:40.457 + 4.691
8. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:40.606 + 4.840
9. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:40.707 + 4.941
10. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:40.855 + 5.089
Q2 Најбрзо време: Lewis Hamilton 1:16.354
11. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:38.496 + 3.626
12. Jules Bianchi Marussia 1:38.709 + 3.839
13. Max Chilton Marussia 1:39.800 + 4.930
14. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:40.912 + 6.042
15. Pastor Maldonado Lotus 1:44.018 + 9.148
16. Adrian Sutil Sauber no time
Q1 Најбрзо време: Nico Rosberg 1:16.682
17. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:45.318 + 4.938
18. Felipe Massa Williams 1:45.695 + 5.315
19. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:45.935 + 5.555
20. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:46.684 + 6.304
21. Marcus Ericsson Caterham 1:49.421 + 9.041
22. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham 1:49.625 + 9.245
107% време: 1:14.379
FIRST FREE PRACTICE
Nico Rosberg set the pace in the first free practice session ahead of the British Grand Prix, the F1 championship leader finishing seven tenths of a second clear of team-mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton. Fernando Alonso was third for Ferrari, a further tenth of a second back. It was a miserable morning for Williams, however.
FIA Women in Motorsport Ambassador and Williams Devlopment Driver Susie Wolff’s much anticipated appearance in the team’s FW36, the first time in 22 years that a woman would take part in a grand prix weekend session, ended almost as soon as it began. Wolff completed just four laps before an oil pressure problem sidelined her. She took no further part in the session. Worse was to come for Williams however. After seven laps on track Felipe Massa lost control at Stowe corner and slammed into the barriers before the pit lane entrance. The heavy damage to his car meant that there was no hope of the Brazilian emerging again and so the British team’s session ended with less than half an hour on the clock. The session was red-flagged for 16 minutes as Massa’s car was removed and the action resumed with 47 minutes remaining.
Rosberg and Hamilton set their fastest time on Pirelli’s medium compound tyres early in the session, before switching to the hard tyre. Hamilton did look as though he would edge Rosberg, having gone quickest in the first sector but the Briton was forced to abandon the lap when Caterham’s Marcus Ericsson spun and brought out the yellow flags. With Alonso third, fourth place went to Daniel Ricciardo. The Red Bull Racing driver’s session wasn’t all plain sailing, however, as his work was eventually brought to a halt by a gearbox problem on his RB10. Kimi Raikkonen was fifth for Ferrari, while sixth place went to Ricciardo’s team-mate Sebastian Vettel, whose running was largely confined to the period following the red flag. Jenson Button was seventh for McLaren ahead of the Toro Rosso’s of Daniil Kvyat and ninth-placed Jean-Eric Vergne. The final top-10 place went to Kevin Magnussen in the second McLaren.
P. DRIVER TEAM TIME GAP LAPS
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG 1:35.424 25
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG 1:36.155 + 0.731 22
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:36.263 + 0.839 23
4. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:36.623 + 1.199 21
5. Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:36.703 + 1.279 23
6. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:36.921 + 1.497 20
7. Jenson Button McLaren 1:36.963 + 1.539 25
8. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:37.175 + 1.751 29
9. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:37.227 + 1.803 25
10. Kevin Magnussen McLaren 1:37.231 + 1.807 30
11. Sergio Perez Force India 1:37.720 + 2.296 22
12. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:37.910 + 2.486 21
13. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:38.056 + 2.632 18
14. Daniel Juncadella Force India 1:38.083 + 2.659 23
15. Giedo van der Garde Sauber 1:38.328 + 2.904 19
16. Jules Bianchi Marussia 1:38.917 + 3.493 12
17. Felipe Massa Williams 1:39.461 + 4.037 7
18. Max Chilton Marussia 1:39.814 + 4.390 24
19. Marcus Ericsson Caterham 1:40.597 + 5.173 19
20. Robin Frijns Caterham 1:42.261 + 6.837 11
21. Susie Wolff Williams 1:44.212 + 8.788 4
22. Pastor Maldonado Lotus no time 2
SECOND FREE PRACTICE
Lewis Hamilton replaced team-mate Nico Rosberg at the top of the Silverstone time sheets before being sidelined by mechanical issues. Hamilton’s best time of 1:34.508 came early in the session while the teams were testing out Pirelli’s medium compound tyre. His time was 0.228 ahead of Rosberg’s best. The Briton’s session came to an end with 30 minutes left on the clock, however, when his Mercedes engine shut down, forcing him to pull over.
Fernando Alonso was third fastest, just under three quarters of a second down on Hamilton’s best, with Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo fourth. The Australian’s best time was set on the hard compound, however, with the driver telling his team that he could not make any improvement on the medium tyre as he could not get the front tyres up to the right temperature. Sebastian Vettel was fifth quickest, just a tenth behind his Red Bull Bull team-mate, though the champion’s time was set on medium rubber. Valtteri Bottas was sixth for Williams, the Finn claiming his car back from Susie Wolff who made a brief appearance in the morning session before being sidelined by an oil pressure problem. Bottas’s session wasn’t without its problems, however, and he was forced to return to pits at one stage when his engine cover began to detach from his car.
Jenson Button took seventh place, just seven hundredths of a second clear of team-mate Kevin Magnussen, while Kimi Raikkonen was ninth for Ferrari. The final top-10 place was taken by Jean-Eric Vergne, though the Toro Rosso did suffer a mid-session incident in which his left front wheel became loose and he had to stop in an escape road just before the wheel detached.
P. DRIVER TEAM TIME GAP LAPS
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG 1:34.508 14
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG 1:34.736 + 0.228 35
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:35.244 + 0.736 32
4. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:35.511 + 1.003 11
5. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:35.627 + 1.119 27
6. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:36.016 + 1.508 33
7. Jenson Button McLaren 1:36.228 + 1.720 34
8. Kevin Magnussen McLaren 1:36.299 + 1.791 35
9. Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:36.554 + 2.046 29
10. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:36.583 + 2.075 26
11. Felipe Massa Williams 1:36.671 + 2.163 29
12. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:36.778 + 2.270 31
13. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:36.951 + 2.443 35
14 Pastor Maldonado Lotus 1:37.064 + 2.556 35
15. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:37.097 + 2.589 33
16. Sergio Perez Force India 1:37.236 + 2.728 37
17. Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:37.449 + 2.941 27
18. Adrian Sutil Sauber 1:37.520 + 3.012 25
19. Jules Bianchi Marussia 1:38.658 + 4.150 11
20. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham 1:39.068 + 4.560 31
21. Max Chilton Marussia 1:39.224 + 4.716 28
22. Marcus Ericsson Caterham 1:39.762 + 5.254 21
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