Friday, May 6, 2011

Alonso fastest in Turkish GP practice session

Istanbul, Fernando Alonso recorded the quickest time in practice session in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday (6 / 5). Ferrari racer is faster 1.402 seconds ahead of Nico Rosberg of the Mercedes team. While Mark Webber of Red Bull behind 3.894 seconds. Webber only managed to occupy the eleventh position.

Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button to spend their time in the garage. While Vettel is currently winning 21 points from Hamilton, lost control when it came out with high-speed Turn Eight. He hit the guardrail. "I hit the barrier. There's nothing I can do," he said.

To check for damage to cars Vettel, Red Bull took the unusual step. They put the cover in the garage for his rivals and the photographers could not see when they inspect the damage Vettel car.

After three Grand Prix, Red Bull came to the races in Europe as the team to beat. While McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes arrive in Turkey with cars that have been updated, to try to beat the world champion.

But the circuit is wet and cold air, an average of 11C in the initial training session, making the situation are not encouraging at Istanbul Park.

Observers Formula One from BBC Radio Five Live, Maurice Hamilton said all the updates that are done to the cars designed for dry conditions. So they did not learn anything about how cars work.