Alonso tops day 2 in Valencia test - Ferrari and Red Bull continue to do battle in Spain
Published by Christine
Ferrari pipped Red Bull to the top spot today, as Alonso broke through the 100 lap mark to complete his week's running. Felipe Massa is due in the car tomorrow. Vettel and Webber shared testing duties today, with Vettel coming in second, but Webber much lower down the order.
Mercedes completed a more productive day, whereas the mechanical gremlins moved on to Lotus. Kovalainen completed just 15 laps before his running was curtailed by a power steering issue. Technical chief Mike Gascoyne explained:
Testing finished for today due to power steering problem. Need to get it back to the uk and fixed and rebuilt overnight ready for morning
MikeGascoyne
There were a total of four red flags throughout the day, doubling the number spotted in yesterday's opening round of testing. The culprits this time included Barrichello, Rosberg and Buemi, who all stopped with car trouble, and Paul di Resta who suffered a quick spin.
Tomorrow is the final day of testing in Valencia before the action moves on to Jerez next week.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:13.307 | 108 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:13.614 | 43 |
| 3 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:13.844 | 111 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:14.353 | 83 |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:14.412 | 104 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:14.645 | 69 |
| 7 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing | 1:15.408 | 34 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:16.023 | 51 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:16.198 | 42 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:16.266 | 29 |
| 11 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:16.359 | 46 |
| 12 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:16.474 | 64 |
| 13 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:17.365 | 17 |
| 14 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:17.769 | 80 |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus | 1:20.649 | 15 |
