Difficult Friday for Vettel due to engine situation
In typical Spa fashion, after everyone had basked in the sunshine at Spa on Thursday, the rain duly arrived right on time to wash out most of the first free practice session for the Belgian GP. In the morning Mark Webber was 17th fastest with a best time of 2:06.181 after 15 laps, while Seb Vettel did not record a time. This afternoon Mark was 4th quickest recording a time of 1:47.329 over 31 laps, Seb was 10th fastest after 25 laps with a time of 1:47.602.
Car 14 Mark Webber:
1st Practice P17, 2nd Practice P4
“I think that’s the most we could have hoped for during today’s session. You always expect to lose a session in Spa due to the changeable weather conditions and that was the case this morning. We had a pretty productive afternoon with plenty to go through. We didn’t always move in the right direction, but that’s not always a bad thing as we learn from it. So, that’s today and now we’ll put it all in focus for tomorrow – not a bad start for us.”
First Practice Session
Position: 17, Best Time: 2:06.181, Laps: 6, Chassis No. 3
Second Practice Session
Position: 4, Best Time: 1:47.329, Laps: 37, Chassis No. 3
Car 15 Sebastian Vettel:
1st Practice 19, 2nd Practice P10
“We didn’t have so much running time today, especially in the morning, but that was actually quite good for us. We knew we would face a difficult Friday as we don’t have that much mileage available because of my engine situation, so it was a little bit lucky to have the rain this morning. In the afternoon, I felt comfortable with the car, we didn’t have any problems and I’m quite happy with the performance. We need to see exactly where we are tomorrow, but I think it’s been a good start to the weekend. I love this circuit, it has excellent corners and is a lot of fun.”
First Practice Session
Position: 19, Best Time: No time, Laps: 1, Chassis No. 1
Second Practice Session
Position: 10, Best Time 1:47.602, Laps: 24, Chassis No. 1
