Red Bull
The team’s agenda had included more aero-testing and set-up work, but Mother Nature had other ideas. Sebastian used full-wet tires in the morning and wet and intermediate tires in the afternoon. He completed 71 laps and the car ran reliably all day.
Lotus
Heikki Kovalainen had his first taste of the new Lotus 127. But after 30 laps, he made a small mistake and left the track, bringing the team’s day to an early close because of the lack of spare parts.
Jerez, Day 2, Thursday:
Pos Driver Team Time* Laps
1. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:27.145 70
2. Petrov Renault 1:27.828 57
3. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:28.162 92
4. Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:28.515 57
5. Massa Ferrari 1:28.879 8
6. de la Rosa BMW-Sauber 1:29.691 33
7. di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:30.344 56
8. Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:30.476 98
9. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:30.666 71
10. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:31.633 72
11. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:32.678 24
12. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:33.554 30
*Unofficial timing
photo:WRI2
The team’s agenda had included more aero-testing and set-up work, but Mother Nature had other ideas. Sebastian used full-wet tires in the morning and wet and intermediate tires in the afternoon. He completed 71 laps and the car ran reliably all day.
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| Lotus of Heikki Kovalainen photo: WRI2 |
Lotus
Heikki Kovalainen had his first taste of the new Lotus 127. But after 30 laps, he made a small mistake and left the track, bringing the team’s day to an early close because of the lack of spare parts.
Jerez, Day 2, Thursday:
Pos Driver Team Time* Laps
1. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:27.145 70
2. Petrov Renault 1:27.828 57
3. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:28.162 92
4. Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:28.515 57
5. Massa Ferrari 1:28.879 8
6. de la Rosa BMW-Sauber 1:29.691 33
7. di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:30.344 56
8. Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:30.476 98
9. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:30.666 71
10. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:31.633 72
11. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:32.678 24
12. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:33.554 30
*Unofficial timing
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| Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP photo: WRI2 |
photo:WRI2