There was a somewhat subdued reaction from both McLaren drivers following Friday practice at Monza, despite Lewis Hamilton leading Jenson Button to a one-two. For the latter, dry weather was one of the main reasons to be happy and – despite the Mercedes power advantage - Button still expects a stiff challenge on Sunday.
“It’s been satisfying to get some dry running under our belts today because we were able to gather a lot of useful information,” the 2009 World Champion said at the end of what had been Formula 1’s first all-dry Friday since Valencia 11 weeks ago.
“We tried a few different directions with setup this afternoon - and some were better than others – but we’ll decide what works best before FP3 tomorrow and we’ll make the necessary tweaks to get the balance right. I’m pretty comfortable with the car; you always want more, but we’ve done a reasonably good job today.
“Looking at the data, there are quite a few teams out there that look quick too; it’s very close and that’s going to make it an interesting race.”
Also at Monza this weekend, both men have put the Hamilton-Twitter situation of Spa behind them, after important telemetry data had been posted on the internet.
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  L. Hamilton | McLaren | 01:25.290 | 32 |
| 2. | J. Button | McLaren | 01:25.328 | 35 |
| 3. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 01:25.348 | 17 |
| 4. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 01:25.430 | 43 |
| 5. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:25.446 | 41 |
| 6. | K. Raikkonen | Lotus | 01:25.504 | 42 |
| 7. | P. di Resta | Force India | 01:25.546 | 40 |
| 8. | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | 01:25.547 | 36 |
| 9. | S. Perez | Sauber | 01:26.068 | 32 |
| 10. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | 01:26.094 | 38 |
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