Mid-Session Times: Barcelona 23-02

23/02/2012
NEWS STORY

As the teams break for lunch on the penultimate day of the first Barcelona test, Williams Pastor Maldonado tops the timesheets.

After two days when the FW34 has failed to excite, the Venezuelan posted his superfast time, appropriately, on Pirelli's super-soft tyres, the only driver to use the compound during the morning session.

For much of the morning it has been Schumacher setting the pace in the Mercedes WO3, the German having set his best time on soft rubber.

Third quickest is Kamui Kobayashi, the Sauber star stopping on track having run out of fuel, while Jenson Button, enjoying his first day in the MP4-27 this week, has completed just 39 laps on his way to posting the fourth best time.

While Jean-Eric Vergne is currently fifth quickest, it has been a quiet morning for Mark Webber and Paul di Resta. The Australian has, thus far, only completed 26 laps, and is seventh quickest, while the Scot, who lost his engine cover and consequently brought out the red flags has completed just 20.

Vitaly Petrov, enjoying his second day in the Caterham, has also lost track-time, the Russian sidelined by a suspension problem.

Mid-Session Times - All Times Unofficial

Name Team Laps Time Gap
Maldonado Williams 52 1:22.391 126.388 mph
Schumacher Mercedes 54 1:23.384 0.993
Kobayashi Sauber 59 1:23.582 1.191
Button McLaren 39 1:23.918 1.527
Vergne Toro Rosso 42 1:24.433 2.042
Massa Ferrari 48 1:24.771 2.380
Webber Red Bull 26 1:24.835 2.444
Glock Marussia 51 1:26.173 3.782
Petrov Caterham 23 1:26.929 4.538
Di Resta Force India 20 1:27.180 4.789

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Published: 23/02/2012
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