Not for the first time this year, Friday practice was affected by rain.
“We do seem to have been affected by an unusually high number of rained-out Friday practice sessions this year,” said McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh.
“While it’s the same for everyone, it can be frustrating when you’re trying to run through a large and intensive programme of testing.”
McLaren weren’t the only ones whose development programme took a hit. Pirelli brought their prototype tyres again but, as in Canada, wet running meant the teams did little mileage on them. “That was frustrating but not all together surprising this time, given that we’re in England,” admitted motorsport director Paul Hembery.
Mercedes’ one-lap pace was much in evidence, Nico Rosberg heading the times. But team mate Lewis Hamilton couldn’t match his performance.
“I’m struggling a little with the balance of my car so there’s some work to do overnight to get us into shape for qualifying,” said Hamilton afterwards. “We haven’t quite got it hooked up yet and you can really tell that on this circuit, particularly with Becketts and Maggots. I’m confident we’ll fix it tomorrow though.”
Red Bull weren’t far off Mercedes and their race pace looked better. But Sebastian Vettel says they have to play their cards right in the final practice session.
“For [final practice] tomorrow we need to decide if we go for short runs, to prepare for qualifying, or long runs trying to look more at the race set up,” said Vettel.
The pattern so far this year has seen Mercedes and Red Bull excel in qualifying, while Ferrari and Lotus have tended to be stronger in the races. Kimi Raikkonen was outside the topten but he was busy testing the team’s Drag Reduction Device and didn’t run the softer medium tyre.
Fernando Alonso was tenth and says his team will need an “impeccable” strategy on Sunday. “We will have to take into account the fact that on Sunday we can expect very different conditions to those we saw today, because the track will definitely be drier and the temperatures higher,” he added.
The Force India and Toro Rosso drivers also looked promising: Jean-Eric Vergne said “as soon as I left the garage I could tell the car felt very good”. That may be a concern for McLaren, who were hoping to make gains with their upgrade package.
Here’s all the data from Friday practice.
Longest stint comparison
This chart shows all the drivers’ lap times (in seconds) during their longest unbroken stint:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Sebastian Vettel | 98.993 | 98.943 | 98.307 | 98.374 | 98.681 | 98.748 | 99.083 | 100.647 | 98.51 | |||||||
Mark Webber | 100.393 | 98.784 | 98.327 | 98.427 | 98.112 | 98.768 | 100.525 | 102.133 | 99.955 | 99.006 | 97.918 | |||||
Fernando Alonso | 98.491 | 99.246 | 105.267 | 99.212 | 99.596 | 98.769 | 98.46 | 98.804 | 99.489 | 98.444 | 98.575 | |||||
Felipe Massa | 103.466 | |||||||||||||||
Jenson Button | 100.327 | 99.382 | 101.873 | 99.632 | 99.425 | |||||||||||
Sergio Perez | 95.969 | 94.329 | 101.763 | 94.13 | 99.107 | 94.243 | ||||||||||
Kimi Raikkonen | 94.884 | 96.82 | 96.735 | 98.013 | 103.62 | 95.787 | ||||||||||
Romain Grosjean | 97.452 | 98.657 | 97.826 | 97.848 | 98.629 | 98.172 | 98.485 | 98.206 | 98.614 | 98.296 | ||||||
Nico Rosberg | 99.403 | 99.785 | 99.058 | 98.482 | 98.817 | 99.42 | 99.11 | 99.285 | 99.238 | 101.694 | 99.028 | 98.963 | 98.515 | 98.922 | ||
Lewis Hamilton | 99.864 | 99.183 | 99.602 | 98.795 | 98.952 | 99.322 | 99.423 | 99.353 | 98.867 | 104.359 | 99.026 | 105.837 | 98.312 | |||
Nico Hulkenberg | 100.212 | 99.974 | 100.026 | 100.949 | 99.802 | 100.512 | 100.258 | 100.298 | 100.038 | 100.021 | 100.479 | 99.952 | 100.075 | 100.092 | 100.114 | |
Esteban Gutierrez | 95.802 | 95.328 | 105.324 | 95.052 | 102.048 | 94.998 | 102.726 | 95.2 | ||||||||
Paul di Resta | 98.898 | 99.087 | 99.493 | 99.255 | 99.1 | 98.747 | ||||||||||
Adrian Sutil | 99.178 | 98.95 | 99.081 | 103.627 | 99.056 | 100.502 | 99.738 | 99.346 | ||||||||
Pastor Maldonado | 101.57 | 100.609 | 100.154 | 100.073 | 103.375 | 101.661 | 107.903 | 102.369 | 101.058 | 101.252 | 101.297 | 101.872 | 101.623 | |||
Valtteri Bottas | 95.528 | 111.012 | 95.07 | 109.793 | 95.636 | 109.677 | 95.718 | 104.291 | 95.4 | |||||||
Jean-Eric Vergne | 104.002 | 100.302 | 99.444 | 99.273 | 99.322 | 99.532 | 99.204 | 103.636 | 99.416 | 99.129 | 99.255 | 99.131 | 100.526 | |||
Daniel Ricciardo | 99.498 | 99.314 | 101.186 | 100.244 | 99.842 | 100.17 | 99.832 | 99.669 | 99.641 | 100.127 | 99.61 | |||||
Charles Pic | 101.202 | 100.633 | 101.551 | 100.368 | 100.239 | 101.139 | 102.06 | 101.21 | 101.315 | 104.245 | 101.105 | 101.064 | ||||
Giedo van der Garde | 103.668 | 104.155 | 103.089 | 102.22 | 101.041 | 100.912 | 101.735 | 102.394 | 102.21 | 101.656 | 101.2 | 101.52 | 102.482 | 102.025 | 101.82 | 103.101 |
Jules Bianchi | 104.946 | 101.582 | 101.172 | 100.515 | 100.769 | 101.324 | 101.396 | 103.968 | 101.985 | 101.097 | 100.983 | |||||
Max Chilton | 103.037 | 102.74 | 101.893 | 101.78 | 101.958 | 101.674 | 101.648 | 101.244 |
Sector times and ultimate lap times – second practice
Pos | No. | Driver | Car | S1 | S2 | S2 | Ultimate | Gap | Deficit to best |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 29.411 (5) | 37.580 (1) | 25.257 (1) | 1’32.248 | 0.000 | |
2 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 29.267 (1) | 37.866 (3) | 25.414 (3) | 1’32.547 | 0.299 | 0.000 |
3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 29.359 (3) | 37.677 (2) | 25.644 (10) | 1’32.680 | 0.432 | 0.000 |
4 | 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 29.281 (2) | 38.040 (7) | 25.511 (5) | 1’32.832 | 0.584 | 0.000 |
5 | 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 29.410 (4) | 38.105 (9) | 25.396 (2) | 1’32.911 | 0.663 | 0.000 |
6 | 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 29.478 (6) | 37.966 (6) | 25.572 (6) | 1’33.016 | 0.768 | 0.297 |
7 | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 29.623 (8) | 38.055 (8) | 25.487 (4) | 1’33.165 | 0.917 | 0.006 |
8 | 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 29.661 (10) | 37.902 (4) | 25.602 (8) | 1’33.165 | 0.917 | 0.125 |
9 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 29.649 (9) | 37.964 (5) | 25.614 (9) | 1’33.227 | 0.979 | 0.095 |
10 | 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 29.618 (7) | 38.124 (10) | 25.752 (11) | 1’33.494 | 1.246 | 0.000 |
11 | 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 29.740 (12) | 38.367 (12) | 25.593 (7) | 1’33.700 | 1.452 | 0.040 |
12 | 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | 29.899 (15) | 38.215 (11) | 25.782 (13) | 1’33.896 | 1.648 | 0.000 |
13 | 6 | Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | 29.733 (11) | 38.475 (14) | 25.775 (12) | 1’33.983 | 1.735 | 0.147 |
14 | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 29.812 (14) | 38.437 (13) | 25.871 (14) | 1’34.120 | 1.872 | 0.000 |
15 | 12 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 30.033 (17) | 38.800 (15) | 26.064 (15) | 1’34.897 | 2.649 | 0.101 |
16 | 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 29.929 (16) | 38.865 (16) | 26.134 (16) | 1’34.928 | 2.680 | 0.142 |
17 | 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 29.776 (13) | 39.045 (17) | 26.166 (17) | 1’34.987 | 2.739 | 0.140 |
18 | 22 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth | 30.048 (18) | 39.364 (20) | 26.374 (19) | 1’35.786 | 3.538 | 0.016 |
19 | 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | 30.308 (20) | 39.162 (18) | 26.409 (20) | 1’35.879 | 3.631 | 0.200 |
20 | 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 30.260 (19) | 39.281 (19) | 26.364 (18) | 1’35.905 | 3.657 | 0.079 |
21 | 23 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 30.411 (21) | 39.997 (22) | 26.654 (21) | 1’37.062 | 4.814 | 0.267 |
22 | 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 30.627 (22) | 39.592 (21) | 28.792 (22) | 1’39.011 | 6.763 | 4.455 |
Complete practice times
Pos | Driver | Car | FP1 | FP2 | Total laps | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1’32.248 | 36 | |||
2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1’32.547 | 27 | |||
3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1’32.680 | 35 | |||
4 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1’32.832 | 38 | |||
5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’55.458 | 1’32.911 | 33 | ||
6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1’54.249 | 1’33.171 | 44 | ||
7 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1’57.891 | 1’33.290 | 42 | ||
8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1’33.313 | 38 | |||
9 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1’33.322 | 39 | |||
10 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1’33.494 | 36 | |||
11 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1’33.740 | 30 | |||
12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | 1’55.033 | 1’33.896 | 43 | ||
13 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1’34.120 | 30 | |||
14 | Sergio Perez | McLaren | 1’34.130 | 30 | |||
15 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1’55.825 | 1’34.998 | 41 | ||
16 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1’56.361 | 1’35.070 | 36 | ||
17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1’55.354 | 1’35.127 | 42 | ||
18 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth | 1’59.876 | 1’35.802 | 35 | ||
19 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 1’58.859 | 1’35.984 | 38 | ||
20 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | 1’36.079 | 38 | |||
21 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 1’59.719 | 1’37.329 | 40 | ||
22 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2’06.534 | 1’43.466 | 13 |
Speed trap
# | Driver | Car | Engine | Max speed (kph) | Gap | |
1 | 22 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | Cosworth | 308.6 | |
2 | 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Ferrari | 308.5 | 0.1 |
3 | 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Ferrari | 308.3 | 0.3 |
4 | 23 | Max Chilton | Marussia | Cosworth | 307.9 | 0.7 |
5 | 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Renault | 307.6 | 1 |
6 | 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Mercedes | 307.4 | 1.2 |
7 | 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Mercedes | 307.4 | 1.2 |
8 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Mercedes | 306.7 | 1.9 |
9 | 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Mercedes | 306 | 2.6 |
10 | 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Renault | 305.7 | 2.9 |
11 | 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 305.1 | 3.5 |
12 | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 304.8 | 3.8 |
13 | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus | Renault | 304.1 | 4.5 |
14 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Renault | 303.2 | 5.4 |
15 | 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | Renault | 302.7 | 5.9 |
16 | 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham | Renault | 302.6 | 6 |
17 | 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Mercedes | 302.5 | 6.1 |
18 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Renault | 302.4 | 6.2 |
19 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Renault | 302.3 | 6.3 |
20 | 6 | Sergio Perez | McLaren | Mercedes | 302.1 | 6.5 |
21 | 12 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | Ferrari | 300.3 | 8.3 |
22 | 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | Ferrari | 297.4 | 11.2 |
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Martin (@aardvark)
28th June 2013, 19:23
What on earth was Valtteri Bottas trying with his fast and slow laps? (Longest stint chart)
hunocsi (@hunocsi)
29th June 2013, 13:01
fast lap – cooling the tires – fast lap – cooling the tires etc.
the_sigman (@sigman1998)
28th June 2013, 19:39
Τhat’s why Hulkenberg couldn’t pass a Marussia even with the DRS.
SatchelCharge (@satchelcharge)
28th June 2013, 20:07
I wasn’t able to watch either session, was Kimi using DRS? I would have expected a higher top speed with the DRD, unless they plan to run more downforce using the DRD to help survive the straights.
tmekt (@tmekt)
29th June 2013, 9:35
I think I heard somewhere that he wasn’t
Breno (@austus)
28th June 2013, 20:25
Clearly some force beyond our power does not want those new tyres.
TMF (@)
28th June 2013, 20:29
tough one to predict – let’s see what FP3 reveals but right now I’m guessing RBR or Merc for pole and Ferrari for the race win.
Aimal (@aimalkhan)
28th June 2013, 20:47
Alonso will need to qualify in the top 4 to have a proper chance of winning. otherwise the red bulls could just run off into the distance while he’s too busy fighting the cars around him.
Valentin Stoian (@wally02avg)
28th June 2013, 21:30
I’m hoping the upgrades Lotus brought work, else Kimi will find himself slipping further away from the championship fight.Between the aero package for Grosjean and the still unraced “device” they could claw back some of the time they lost in the last 2 races.
If it rains in qualy, it’s gonna ruin their week-end so it remains to be seen how things pan out.
Elsewhere, it seemed like tyres were the main item on the agenda.Just hoping for an entertaining race as it all seems pretty balanced now
gnrpoison (@gnrpoison)
29th June 2013, 0:49
Is anyone else trying to enter a prediction and it not going through, as mine isn’t working. I am trying to enter tine: 1:29.087 and Pole: Vettel and Positions Vet, Ros, Ham, Alo, and Webber, but it is not registering my prediction. Kinda bugging me as I have tried numerous times and it isnt registering?
Matt Ashley (@mattash)
29th June 2013, 2:49
Loving Bottas’ chart.