F1 pratice - melbourne

[Marc]

Was wet this morning during both pratice although had some dry running towards the end of practice one. Overall synopsis this morning though:

Red Bull - Had flo vis on car, never a good sign.

McLaren - Looks quick and both drivers seem happy with it, especially button.

Ferrari - Not looking too quick

Mercedees - Looking very good indeed. Also got some kina of airflow redirection during DRS which is bringing the speed up at that point.

Lotus - Not so sure. Kimi had his power steering changed in P1 and didnt do much running in P2

Of the others only HRT notable. They yet again look hopelessly underprepared. Will be interesting to see if they make the 107%

P1 Times

1 3

Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.560

2 4

Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.805

3 7

Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:28.235

4 5

Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:28.360

5 2

Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:28.467

6 8

Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:28.683

7 16

Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:28.908

8 18

Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:29.415

9 9

Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:29.565

10 14

Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:29.722

11 1

Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:29.790

12 12

Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:29.865

13 11

Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:29.881

14 19

Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:29.953

15 15

Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:30.124

16 10

Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:30.515

17 20

Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:30.586

18 6

Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:30.743

19 17

Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 1:31.178

20 21

Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:31.983

21 24

Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:34.730

22 25

Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:40.256

23 23

Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth No time

24 22

Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth No time

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P2 Times

1 7

Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:29.183

2 12

Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:29.292

3 15

Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:30.199

4 5

Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:30.341

5 14

Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:30.709

6 11

Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:31.466

7 6

Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31.505

8 20

Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:31.932

9 8

Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:32.184

10 1

Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:32.194

11 2

Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:32.296

12 24

Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:32.632

13 21

Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:32.767

14 10

Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:32.822

15 3

Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.039

16 4

Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.252

17 18

Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:34.108

18 9

Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:34.275

19 19

Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:34.312

20 17

Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 1:34.485

21 16

Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:34.604

22 25

Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:34.770

23 23

Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:42.627

24 22

Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth No time

[Marc]

Incidentally HRTs only lap time isnt within 107% as of the moment.

[Dave]

Good summary Marc, Thanks