First practice sessions for the fourth race of the season has been completed today. Nico Rosberg topped the time sheets at second practice while Lewis Hamilton was fastest at first session. Conditions very were hot and windy. Track was very dusty at the beginnings of both sessions. As this circuit is the first hard braking circuit of the year, teams worked mainly on the brakes and we have seen many lockouts from drivers especially at turn 1 and turn 10. Teams evaluated the available tyre compounds for the race as usual on a Friday. Most of the teams struggled to heat their prime tires while the option tires seemed better.
Teams will study the data that they have collected today and will be ready for tomorrow’s free practice session. As the competition is very close it will be interesting to see who will make it to Q3 tomorrow.
Here are the times for both sessions;
Practice 1
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.647 | 19 | |
| 2 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:33.907 | 0.260 | 17 |
| 3 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:33.938 | 0.291 | 17 |
| 4 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:34.227 | 0.580 | 24 |
| 5 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:34.434 | 0.787 | 15 |
| 6 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.502 | 0.855 | 24 |
| 7 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:34.531 | 0.884 | 18 |
| 8 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:34.589 | 0.942 | 17 |
| 9 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:34.827 | 1.180 | 21 |
| 10 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:34.827 | 1.180 | 19 |
| 11 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:34.880 | 1.233 | 24 |
| 12 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:34.938 | 1.291 | 21 |
| 13 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:34.974 | 1.327 | 21 |
| 14 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:35.021 | 1.374 | 18 |
| 15 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:35.036 | 1.389 | 22 |
| 16 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:35.042 | 1.395 | 16 |
| 17 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:35.333 | 1.686 | 20 |
| 18 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:35.348 | 1.701 | 24 |
| 19 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:35.353 | 1.706 | 22 |
| 20 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:35.369 | 1.722 | 15 |
Practice 2
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:33.339 | 36 | |
| 2 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:33.530 | 0.191 | 25 |
| 3 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:33.616 | 0.277 | 37 |
| 4 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:33.661 | 0.322 | 29 |
| 5 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:33.676 | 0.337 | 32 |
| 6 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:33.694 | 0.355 | 35 |
| 7 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:33.763 | 0.424 | 30 |
| 8 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:33.764 | 0.425 | 37 |
| 9 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:33.885 | 0.546 | 30 |
| 10 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:33.899 | 0.560 | 36 |
| 11 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.994 | 0.655 | 30 |
| 12 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:34.025 | 0.686 | 23 |
| 13 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:34.127 | 0.788 | 37 |
| 14 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:34.366 | 1.027 | 26 |
| 15 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:34.411 | 1.072 | 29 |
| 16 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:34.564 | 1.225 | 34 |
| 17 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:34.605 | 1.266 | 31 |
| 18 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:34.670 | 1.331 | 28 |
| 19 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.764 | 1.425 | 35 |
| 20 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:34.790 | 1.451 | 33 |
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