Rain and incidents on track meant that Pedro de la Rosa was left bemoaning a lack of track time after the two Thursday practice sessions in Monte Carlo.
Fernando Alonso has said, after completing 45 laps in Thursday practice, that his first impression of the Ferrari F2012 around Monaco is ‘quite positive’.
Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber were left wondering how close the Red Bull is to its rivals this weekend in Monaco after a Free Practice 2 session that was disrupted by rain.
The Force India duo of Paul di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg had a relatively uneventful day of free practice today in Monte Carlo, with only the afternoon rain disrupting their programmes.
Heikki Kovalainen, or rather the Renault engine in the back of his Caterham, was responsible for a premature end to this morning’s free practice session in Monte Carlo.
Both Sauber drivers declared themselves happy with the car after the first two practice sessions for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.
Jenson Button of McLaren was fastest in the Thursday practice sessions today in Monaco, setting a time of 1:15.746 in FP2. Fernando Alonso of Ferrari was fastest in the morning session.
Pirelli have announced the tyre compounds that they will be providing for the three races after this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, taking us up to the British Grand Prix in Silverstone.
We look ahead to the 2012 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix which takes place next weekend around the streets of Monte Carlo. After five different winners from the first five races this season, you could make the case for about half the field having a chance to win race number six…
Sergio Perez has described his accident in qualifying for last year’s Monaco Grand Prix as ‘a watershed event’ in his career, which has ultimately made him stronger.
Michael Schumacher has said that, after years of driving to improve safety in Formula 1, it is ironic that the sport still visits Monaco, but said that the danger was ‘justifiable once a year’.
Sauber CEO Monisha Kaltenborn has received a third of the stake in the Sauber Group in what the team describe as ‘the interests of continuity’.
Pastor Maldonado of Williams took his first Formula 1 victory in Spain, finishing 3.1 seconds ahead of Fernando Alonso
Lewis Hamilton of McLaren originally secured pole position but was later disqualified for running out of fuel on his way back to the pits. As a result, Pastor Maldonado of Williams inherited his first F1 pole.
Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull set the fastest lap in the final free practice session at the Spanish Grand Prix
Jenson Button of McLaren was quickest in Friday practice for the Spanish Grand Prix, topping the timesheets in the afternoon session. Home favourite Fernando Alonso set the fastest lap in the morning session.
Dani Clos will replace Narain Karthikeyan for Free Practice 1 this Friday in Spain, HRT have today announced.
