Turkish GP – Massa sixth and Alonso 11th on a difficult Friday at Istanbul
Istanbul, 6 May – This morning’s downpour, which welcomed the Turkish Grand Prix competitors for the start of free practice, was forgotten as the sun forced its way through the Istanbul clouds, allowing Free Practice 2 to go ahead in the dry. At the end of the session it was the McLaren of Jenson Button who set the best time (1.26.456), ahead of the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg (1.26.521) and the other McLaren of Lewis Hamilton (1.27.033). Felipe Massa’s 150° Italia was sixth with a time of 1.27.340, while the other Ferrari of Fernando Alonso was further back. He finished with the 11th best time (1.28.069) after a session that was complicated first by a hydraulic problem that was quickly resolved, then a spin which forced him to come back into the pit lane after his engine switched off. The improvement in the weather allowed the drivers to test both tyre compounds, even though Fernando didn’t manage to get the most out of the soft compound, and to carry out some planned aerodynamic tests. The third and final free practice session will take place tomorrow at 11h00 local time.
Credit: Ferrari S.p.A. (www.ferrari.com)
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