From GMM
Team Williams revived its tendency to impress the practice timesheets this year by dominating the second Friday session in Spain.
The British team's Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima captured the top two spots at the Circuit de Catalunya, ahead of local hero Fernando Alonso.
Elsewhere, despite the abundance of major package upgrades throughout the field, Barcelona 2009 is proving business as usual: the Brawns and Red Bulls are quick, while grandees Ferrari, McLaren and BMW struggle.
The only glitch in that theory on Friday was the pace of the Toyotas, who after locking out the front row in Bahrain two weeks ago proved the tail end of the practice order.
Also with glitches on Friday were Force India's Adrian Sutil, whose fuel cell problem meant he didn't even change into his overalls, and Sebastien Buemi, who after five minutes was stranded at the side of the track with his brakes on fire.
The Swiss rookie, however, did get his Toro Rosso returned to the garage and back up and running.
Nelson Piquet's woes continued, after first escaping a light glance against the barriers and later narrowly managing to emerge from another gravel trap.
Friday's fastest Rosberg, meanwhile, ended the session watching his FW31 being lifted onto the back of a flat-bed truck, perhaps after running out of fuel.
Free practice 1:
1 - Jenson Button (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'21"799 - 21 laps
2 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF109) - 1'22"154 - 30
3 - Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 1'22"221 - 24
4 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'22"658 - 14
5 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'22"659 - 24
6 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'22"667 - 26
7 - Nelsinho Piquet - (Renault R29) - 1'22"753 - 24
8 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF109) - 1'22"828 - 29
9 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F60) - 1'22"855 - 15
10 - Rubens Barrichello (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'22"859 - 24
11 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 1'22"873 - 20
12 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'22"934 - 25
13 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'22"959 - 24
14 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'23"077 - 21
15 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'23"088 - 30
16 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'23"089 - 25
17 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R29) - 1'23"157 - 18
18 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'23"185 - 31
19 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'23"522 - 27
20 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'23"536 - 19
Free practice 2:
1 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'21"588 - 43 laps
2 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'21"740 - 40
3 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R29) - 1'21"781 - 36
4 - Rubens Barrichello (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'21"843 - 39
5 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'22"027 - 37
6 - Jenson Button (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'22"052 - 35
7 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'22"082 - 45
8 - Nelsinho Piquet - (Renault R29) - 1'22"349 - 26
9 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'22"571 - 17
10 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 1'22"599 - 40
11 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'22"615 - 30
12 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'22"670 - 32
13 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'22"809 - 31
14 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'22"876 - 29
15 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F60) - 1'22"878 - 35
16 - Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 1'22"948 - 40
17 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'23"173 - 39
18 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF109) - 1'23"360 - 46
19 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF109) - 1'23"623 - 47
20 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - no times
*Unofficial timing
photo:Williams
Team Williams revived its tendency to impress the practice timesheets this year by dominating the second Friday session in Spain.
The British team's Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima captured the top two spots at the Circuit de Catalunya, ahead of local hero Fernando Alonso.
Elsewhere, despite the abundance of major package upgrades throughout the field, Barcelona 2009 is proving business as usual: the Brawns and Red Bulls are quick, while grandees Ferrari, McLaren and BMW struggle.
The only glitch in that theory on Friday was the pace of the Toyotas, who after locking out the front row in Bahrain two weeks ago proved the tail end of the practice order.
Also with glitches on Friday were Force India's Adrian Sutil, whose fuel cell problem meant he didn't even change into his overalls, and Sebastien Buemi, who after five minutes was stranded at the side of the track with his brakes on fire.
The Swiss rookie, however, did get his Toro Rosso returned to the garage and back up and running.
Nelson Piquet's woes continued, after first escaping a light glance against the barriers and later narrowly managing to emerge from another gravel trap.
Friday's fastest Rosberg, meanwhile, ended the session watching his FW31 being lifted onto the back of a flat-bed truck, perhaps after running out of fuel.
Free practice 1:
1 - Jenson Button (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'21"799 - 21 laps
2 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF109) - 1'22"154 - 30
3 - Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 1'22"221 - 24
4 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'22"658 - 14
5 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'22"659 - 24
6 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'22"667 - 26
7 - Nelsinho Piquet - (Renault R29) - 1'22"753 - 24
8 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF109) - 1'22"828 - 29
9 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F60) - 1'22"855 - 15
10 - Rubens Barrichello (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'22"859 - 24
11 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 1'22"873 - 20
12 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'22"934 - 25
13 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'22"959 - 24
14 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'23"077 - 21
15 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'23"088 - 30
16 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'23"089 - 25
17 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R29) - 1'23"157 - 18
18 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'23"185 - 31
19 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'23"522 - 27
20 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'23"536 - 19
Free practice 2:
1 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'21"588 - 43 laps
2 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'21"740 - 40
3 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R29) - 1'21"781 - 36
4 - Rubens Barrichello (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'21"843 - 39
5 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'22"027 - 37
6 - Jenson Button (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'22"052 - 35
7 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'22"082 - 45
8 - Nelsinho Piquet - (Renault R29) - 1'22"349 - 26
9 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'22"571 - 17
10 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 1'22"599 - 40
11 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'22"615 - 30
12 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'22"670 - 32
13 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'22"809 - 31
14 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'22"876 - 29
15 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F60) - 1'22"878 - 35
16 - Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 1'22"948 - 40
17 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'23"173 - 39
18 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF109) - 1'23"360 - 46
19 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF109) - 1'23"623 - 47
20 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - no times
*Unofficial timing
photo:Williams