Lewis Hamilton admits that Red Bull could have been carrying more fuel on Friday, with the Englishman having topped the second practice session at Interlagos. With a best effort of 1:13.392, the 2008 World Champion edged out current title holder Sebastian Vettel by a tenth and a half.
“The car felt really good today - on both high and low fuel,” Hamilton was pleased to report, “and degradation on the new Option tyre seems pretty acceptable - I was still doing decent times at the end of my run. I think there’s still a bit more to come, but we’re looking strong for the rest of the weekend.
“I also felt quite comfortable with the se-up changes we made going into this afternoon’s session and our long runs seem to be pretty competitive too. You never know what the Red Bulls are doing, but I’m comfortable that we’re there or thereabouts.”
After finishing second to Red Bull’s Mark Webber in the morning, 2009 Champion Jenson Button slipped back to seventh spot later in the day.
“The two tyre compounds we’re using this weekend are closer to each other than we’d expected,” Button explained. “The Prime (white-marked Medium compound) is working well and I think we understand where we are with it, but I’m struggling a little with the Option (yellow-marked Soft compound). I couldn’t quite get a balance on either low fuel or long runs – it just wasn’t really working with my setup.”
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  L. Hamilton | McLaren | 01:13.392 | 35 |
| 2. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 01:13.559 | 41 |
| 3. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 01:13.587 | 41 |
| 4. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 01:13.598 | 35 |
| 5. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | 01:13.723 | 38 |
| 6. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 01:13.750 | 39 |
| 7. | J. Button | McLaren | 01:13.787 | 36 |
| 8. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:13.872 | 42 |
| 9. | A. Sutil | Force India | 01:14.144 | 41 |
| 10. | P. di Resta | Force India | 01:14.807 | 48 |
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