The second free practice session of the Grand Prix of Canada saw Fernando Alonso set the best time of the day his Ferrari 150.
The afternoon session started with Pedro de la Rosa taking over the driving duties in the No. 17 Ferrari-powered Sauber instead of Sergio Pérez.
"Pérez reported feeling unwell after the first free practice session. His illness could be a consequence of the accident he suffered in Monaco," said the press release.
Sebastian Vettel was back in action after his Red Bull got repaired following the morning’s accident.
Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time early in the session, but he got beaten by Alonso. The running order was Alonso, Vettel, Felipe Massa (Ferrari) and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren).
The session was red flagged for a first time after Kamui Kobayashi crashed his Sauber in the wall out Turn 4.
A few minutes later, it was red flagged again after Jerome d’Ambrosio hit the same Turn 4 wall in his Virgin!
Fernando Alonso ended the day with a time of 1:15.107, 0.369 second faster than Vettel.
Felipe Massa finished third ahead of Hamilton, Jenson Button (McLaren), Paul di Resta (Force India), Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing) and Vitaly Petrov (Lotus Renault GP).
The two Mercedes GP W02s had a disastrous afternoon. After Nico Rosberg set the fastest time this morning, he and his teammate Michael Schumacher were 19th and 20th respectively this afternoon, behind the two Team Lotuses of Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli!
According to our sources, the Merrcedes engineers were forced to change the planning of the tests because of the two red flags.
Grand Prix of Canada - Free Practice 2*
Montreal, Friday June 10, 2011
1 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari 150) - 1’15”107 - 34 laps
2 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB7-Renault) 1’15”476 - 29
3 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari 150) - 1’15”601 - 33
4 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes) - 1’15”977 - 26
5 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes) - 1’15”989 - 25
6 - Paul di Resta (Force India VJM04-Mercedes) - 1’16”089 - 34
7 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB7-Renault) 1’16”102 - 28
8 - Vitaly Petrov (Renault R31) 1’16”324 - 32
9 - Nick Heidfeld (Renault R31) - 1’16”422 - 32
10 - Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW33-Cosworth) - 1’16”687 - 28
11 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM04-Mercedes) - 1’16”905 - 16
12 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW33-Cosworth) 1’16”941 - 39
13 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari) 1’17”051 - 32
14 - Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari) 1’17”684 - 34
15 - Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C30-Ferrari) 1’17”757 - 20
16 - Jarno Trulli (Lotus T128-Renault) 1’18”470 - 33
17 - Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus T128-Renault) 1’18”482 - 38
18 - Pedro de La Rosa (Sauber C30-Ferrari) - 1'18"536 - 14
19 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W02) - 1’18”601 - 38
20 - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes MGP W02) - 1’19”209 - 28
21 - Timo Glock (Marussia Virgin MVR02-Cosworth) 1’19”810 - 25
22 - Vitantonio Liuzzi (Hispania F111-Cosworth) 1’20”284 - 31
23 - Narain Karthikeyan (Hispania F111-Cosworth) 1’20”311 - 38
24 - Jerome d'Ambrosio (Marussia Virgin MVR02-Cosworth) 1’20”922 - 26
*Unofficial timing
The afternoon session started with Pedro de la Rosa taking over the driving duties in the No. 17 Ferrari-powered Sauber instead of Sergio Pérez.
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| Photo: WRI2 |
"Pérez reported feeling unwell after the first free practice session. His illness could be a consequence of the accident he suffered in Monaco," said the press release.
Sebastian Vettel was back in action after his Red Bull got repaired following the morning’s accident.
Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time early in the session, but he got beaten by Alonso. The running order was Alonso, Vettel, Felipe Massa (Ferrari) and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren).
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| Pedro de la Rosa and sergio Pérez (Photo: WRI2) |
The session was red flagged for a first time after Kamui Kobayashi crashed his Sauber in the wall out Turn 4.
A few minutes later, it was red flagged again after Jerome d’Ambrosio hit the same Turn 4 wall in his Virgin!
Fernando Alonso ended the day with a time of 1:15.107, 0.369 second faster than Vettel.
Felipe Massa finished third ahead of Hamilton, Jenson Button (McLaren), Paul di Resta (Force India), Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing) and Vitaly Petrov (Lotus Renault GP).
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| Photo: WRI2 |
The two Mercedes GP W02s had a disastrous afternoon. After Nico Rosberg set the fastest time this morning, he and his teammate Michael Schumacher were 19th and 20th respectively this afternoon, behind the two Team Lotuses of Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli!
According to our sources, the Merrcedes engineers were forced to change the planning of the tests because of the two red flags.
Grand Prix of Canada - Free Practice 2*
Montreal, Friday June 10, 2011
1 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari 150) - 1’15”107 - 34 laps
2 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB7-Renault) 1’15”476 - 29
3 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari 150) - 1’15”601 - 33
4 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes) - 1’15”977 - 26
5 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes) - 1’15”989 - 25
6 - Paul di Resta (Force India VJM04-Mercedes) - 1’16”089 - 34
7 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB7-Renault) 1’16”102 - 28
8 - Vitaly Petrov (Renault R31) 1’16”324 - 32
9 - Nick Heidfeld (Renault R31) - 1’16”422 - 32
10 - Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW33-Cosworth) - 1’16”687 - 28
11 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM04-Mercedes) - 1’16”905 - 16
12 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW33-Cosworth) 1’16”941 - 39
13 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari) 1’17”051 - 32
14 - Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari) 1’17”684 - 34
15 - Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C30-Ferrari) 1’17”757 - 20
16 - Jarno Trulli (Lotus T128-Renault) 1’18”470 - 33
17 - Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus T128-Renault) 1’18”482 - 38
18 - Pedro de La Rosa (Sauber C30-Ferrari) - 1'18"536 - 14
19 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W02) - 1’18”601 - 38
20 - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes MGP W02) - 1’19”209 - 28
21 - Timo Glock (Marussia Virgin MVR02-Cosworth) 1’19”810 - 25
22 - Vitantonio Liuzzi (Hispania F111-Cosworth) 1’20”284 - 31
23 - Narain Karthikeyan (Hispania F111-Cosworth) 1’20”311 - 38
24 - Jerome d'Ambrosio (Marussia Virgin MVR02-Cosworth) 1’20”922 - 26
*Unofficial timing
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