26
August
2011

F1 GP Belgium 2011: free trials disturbed by rain, Webber in head

Posted in: Ferrari 5

The weekend marks the great formula 1 World Championship resumed after the summer break.And for once, it cannot be said that the weather be lenient on this first day of free tests on the circuit of Spa-Francorchamps.

The showers are invited throughout the day and two sessions of free trials have been disrupted by rain. For the first of them, these are the two Mercedes GP who were the best times with just 8 seconds of advance on the other teams and 20 second on the single-seater the slower.

Things returned to normal on the second session with faster times and more usual gaps. This is Mark Webber who is doing the best on his Red Bull before the Ferrari of Alonso.

Qualifications will be held tomorrow, to note that Nick Heidfeld is present in the paddock: there has not really appreciated his removal of in Lotus Renault in favor of Bruno Senna and well drag the team in justice.

Free tests 1

1. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) 1: 54.355
2 Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) + s 0.474
3. Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) + s 8.385
4 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) + s 9.397
5 Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) + s 9.946
6 Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) + s 10.308
7. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) + s 10.373
8. Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Cosworth) + s 11.036
9 Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) + s 12.228
10 Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber-Ferrari) + s 12,531
11 Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) + s 12,700
12 Sergio Perez (Sauber-Ferrari) + s 13.126
13. Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Renault) + s 13.878
14 Sébastien Buemi (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) + s 13.884
15 Pastor Maldonado (Williams-Cosworth) + s 14.563
16 Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) + s 15.437
17 Timo Glock (Virgin-Cosworth) + s 17.923
18 Vitantonio Liuzzi (HRT-Cosworth) + s 18.034
19 Jerome of Ambrosio (Virgin-Cosworth) + s 18.417
20 Paul di remained (Force India-Mercedes) + s 18.703
21 Karun Chandhok (Lotus-Renault) + s 18.735
22 Vitaly Petrov (Lotus Renault GP) + s 19.246
23 Bruno Senna (Lotus Renault GP) + s 19.985
24 Daniel Ricciardo (HRT-Cosworth) + s 20.578

Free trials 2

1 Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 1: 50.321
2 Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) + s 0.140
3. Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) + s 0.449
4 Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) + s 0.517
5. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) + s 0.897
6 Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) + s 0.921
7 Sergio Perez (Sauber-Ferrari) + s 1,334
8 Nico Hulkenberg (Force India-Mercedes) + s 1.404
9 Paul di remained (Force India-Mercedes) + s 1,430
10 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) + s 1.469
11. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) + s 1,601
12 Pastor Maldonado (Williams-Cosworth) + s 2.429
13 Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber-Ferrari) + s 2.459
14 Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) + s 2.590
15 Sébastien Buemi (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) + s 2.688
16. Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Cosworth) + s 2.835
17 Bruno Senna (Lotus Renault GP) + s 3.514
18 Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Renault) + s 4.730
19 Timo Glock (Virgin-Cosworth) + s 5.173
20 Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Renault) + s 5.881
21 Jérôme of Ambrosio (Virgin-Cosworth) + s 6.495
22 Vitantonio Liuzzi (HRT-Cosworth) + s 15.8
23 Daniel Ricciardo (HRT-Cosworth) + s 7.291
24 Vitaly Petrov (Lotus Renault GP) + s 11.913


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