During the first half hour, all drivers were dedicated to keep trying the harder tyre. Sebastian Vettel has already shown superiority over other rivals. But it was with the softer compound (in this case) when the Red Bulls have excelled over others, especially the German driver, who has left his partner more than six tenths behind. Lotus has been the second best team, with Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean marking the same time in the third position. The last half hour has been a general simulation of the first stint of the race.
The session was full of off-track of all types and in all curves. Almost no one has escaped a fright. Apparently the great equality of the morning was not an illusion, because now times have been pretty far apart.
P Driver Team Time Dif. Laps
1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:24.453 39
2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:25.076 0.623 39
3 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:25.116 0.663 36
4 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:25.116 0.663 40
5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:25.330 0.877 38
6 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:25.340 0.887 39
7 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:25.367 0.914 42
8 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:25.519 1.066 29
9 Jenson Button McLaren 1:25.532 1.079 42
10 Sergio Pérez McLaren 1:25.627 1.174 39
11 Paul di Resta Force India 1:25.830 1.377 40
12 Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber 1:25.888 1.435 40
13 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:26.028 1.575 37
14 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:26.138 1.685 36
15 Jean Eric Vergne STR 1:26.224 1.771 32
16 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1:26.385 1.932 43
17 Daniel Ricciardo STR 1:26.599 2.146 39
18 Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:27.198 2.745 44
19 Max Chilton Marussia 1:27.548 3.095 30
20 Charles Pic Caterham 1:27.696 3.243 37
21 Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1:27.771 3.318 38
22 Jules Bianchi Marussia 1:28.057 3.604 32

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