29/01/2014
NEWS STORY
Thankfully, following yesterday's disappointment, when problems within almost every garage meant limited running, today has been a little better.
As previously reported, following overnight rain it was decided to make today a 'wet day' with all the focus being on wet weather testing. As a result, shortly before the start of today's action the track was artificially soaked in order to allow the teams and Pirelli to try the new wet rubber.
After yesterday's 'no-show', McLaren has been in action today, and going into the lunch break Jenson Button topped the timesheets.
On the other hand an engine problem has seen Daniil Kvyat side-lined all morning, while at Caterham Marcus Ericsson, who completed just one lap yesterday, has managed the same mileage this morning.
Despite a few offs, the only red flag came when Esteban Gutierrez got stuck in the kitty litter at Turn 6.
All Times Unofficial
Name | Team | Laps | Time | Gap |
Button | McLaren | 22 | 1:29.114 | 111.151 mph |
Perez | Force India | 18 | 1:29.641 | 0.527 |
Bottas | Williams | 17 | 1:37.762 | 8.648 |
Raikkonen | Ferrari | 15 | 1:38.272 | 9.158 |
Vettel | Red Bull | 8 | 1:38.320 | 9.206 |
Rosberg | Mercedes | 16 | 1:39.109 | 9.995 |
Gutierrez | Sauber | 33 | 1:41.798 | 12.684 |
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