Mark Webber, P1 - 1:42.202, 7th; P2 - 1:37.942, 1st“The track changed a lot today, obviously it’s a new venue and it was slippery in P1. It started to get more sensible as the day went on, but it’s the same for everyone and we just have to keep chipping away, doing what we can with our programme and working with the car. It was a positive day and the car ran well; there was a lot of information to gather and we’ve done that pretty successfully. We’re optimistic with today’s performance and now we’re focusing on getting ready for tomorrow. It’s enjoyable to drive here - there are a couple of unique sections and it’s always a challenge for a driver to get into a new venue. The pit entry and exit is a little bit marginal to get on and off the track but, apart from that, they’ve done a remarkable job and I’m clutching at straws to criticise anything.”
Sebastian Vettel, P1 - 1:41.371, 4th; P2 - 1:39.204, 7th“I think we got a crash course in sliding around and drifting today - it was good fun. The track time was more valuable this afternoon, but I had a puncture early on in P2, which affected our running. As a result we had to go on to the option early and the tyres weren’t too grateful for that. But, all in all, it wasn’t too bad. I think the pit entry is quite on the edge here because it’s blind and someone going into the pits will be going slower than someone who’s staying out. If you’re trying to pass and they decide to pit, it could be quite difficult. I think qualifying should be good as the pace is there. Mark had a calm afternoon and looked competitive, the first sector is not in our hands, but we can fight back in the second and third sectors.”
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1 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:37.942 23 2 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:38.132 0.190 30 3 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.279 0.337 29 4 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:38.718 0.776 29 5 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.726 0.784 19 6 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:38.820 0.878 32 7 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:39.204 1.262 22 8 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:39.267 1.325 28 9 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:39.268 1.326 29 10 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:39.564 1.622 26 11 22 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:39.588 1.646 25 12 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:39.598 1.656 26 13 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:39.812 1.870 35 14 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:39.881 1.939 27 15 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:39.971 2.029 22 16 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:40.478 2.536 30 17 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:40.578 2.636 29 18 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:40.896 2.954 32 19 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:42.773 4.831 29 20 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:42.801 4.859 19 21 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:43.115 5.173 26 22 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:44.039 6.097 29 23 20 Sakon Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth 1:45.166 7.224 19 24 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:46.649 8.707 3
