FIRST FREE PRACTICE
Mark Webber and Red Bull made the perfect start to the 2011 season by going fastest in first free practice for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. As many predicted, the Red Bull looked quick with Mark Webber near second fastest of Fernando Alonso's Ferrari. However, the times should not be taken too literally as fuel loads are completely unknown and the drivers drove only on hard tyres, saving their set of softs for the second session. The tyres look likely to play a major part in Race as drivers experienced pretty serious wear, with chunks of rubber shedding from the surface. Vettel's first set looked in particularly bad shape after 16 laps of running, but the Pirellis should have an easier time once the track surface has been rubbered in and temperatures increase over the course of the weekend.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m26.831s 20
2. Seastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m27.158s + 0.327 19
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m27.749s + 0.918 20
4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m28.152s + 1.321 16
5. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m28.430s + 1.599 24
6. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m28.440s + 1.609 29
7. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m28.483s + 1.652 26
8. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m28.690s + 1.859 14
9. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m28.725s + 1.894 13
10. Valery Petrov Renault 1m28.765s + 1.930 15
11. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m28.842s + 2.011 20
12. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m28.928s + 2.097 14
13. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m29.314s + 2.483 19
14. Sebastian Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m29.328s + 2.497 21
15. Paston Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m29.403s + 2.572 24
16. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m29.468s + 2.637 23
17. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m29.643s + 2.812 18
18. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m31.002s + 4.171 20
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m32.428s + 5.597 13
20. Jerom d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m35.282s + 8.451 17
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m35.289s + 8.458 15
22. Karun Chandhok Lotus-Renault no time 1
23. Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth no time
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth no timeSECOND FREE PRACTICE
Jenson Button and McLaren led the way at the end of second practice at the Australian Grand Prix, as the car's upgrade package appeared to pay off. But whether Red Bull and Ferrari were pushing quite as hard remains to be seen, as Fernando Alonso finished third fastest, and Vettel was fourth. As always in Friday practice, fuel loads remain a mystery and the times are far from conclusive. The Red Bull certainly looks more stable over Albert Park's bumpy surface and Ferrari often saved their best until Saturday practice.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m25.854s 32
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m25.986s + 0.132 31
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m26.001s + 0.147 28
4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m26.014s + 0.160 35
5. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m26.283s + 0.429 33
6. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m26.590s + 0.736 31
7. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m26.789s + 0.935 34
8. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m27.101s + 1.247 39
9. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m27.280s + 1.426 34
10. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m27.448s + 1.594 23
11. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m27.525s + 1.671 31
12. Valery Petrov Renault 1m27.528s + 1.674 29
13. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m27.536s + 1.682 22
14. Sebastian Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m27.697s + 1.843 30
15. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m28.095s + 2.241 35
16. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m28.376s + 2.522 33
17. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m28.583s + 2.729 31
18. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m29.386s + 3.532 29
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m30.829s + 4.975 22
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m30.912s + 5.058 23
21. Jerom D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m32.106s + 6.252 36
22. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m32.135s + 6.281 30
23. Vitantoani Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth No time 1
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