Shanghai, April 12 (IANS) Ferrari’s Felipe Massa set the pace in the second practice session at the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix here Friday.
With tyre degradation again looking high, the Brazilian took advantage of a short run on soft tyres to set the best time of one minute, 35.340 seconds.
Kimi Raikkonen was second fastest for Lotus in 1:35.492, while Massa’s teammate Fernando Alonso third at 1:35.755.
Nico Rosberg, who set the fastest time for Mercedes in the first practice earlier Friday, was fourth in 1:35.819. Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber came fifth in 1:36.092 while his teammate Sebastian Vettel was 10th quickest with 1:36.791.Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m35.340s 32
2. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m35.492s + 0.152s 32
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m35.755s + 0.415s 30
4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m35.819s + 0.479s 35
5. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m36.092s + 0.752s 31
6. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m36.432s + 1.092s 29
7. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m36.496s + 1.156s 39
8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m36.514s + 1.174s 32
9. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m36.595s + 1.255s 33
10. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m36.791s + 1.451s 27
11. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m36.940s + 1.600s 16
12. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m36.963s + 1.623s 31
13. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m37.103s + 1.763s 22
14. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m37.206s + 1.866s 39
15. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m38.127s + 2.787s 34
16. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m38.185s + 2.845s 18
17. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m38.211s + 2.871s 32
18. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m38.276s + 2.936s 34
19. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m38.725s + 3.385s 29
20. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m39.271s + 3.931s 21
21. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m39.814s + 4.474s 27
22. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m43.227s + 7.887s 5
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