Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber drove in the second practice of Singapore’s fastest time – Adrian Sutil and Fernando Alonso on the pitch

top times of Sebastian Vettel on Friday from Singapore: The German Red Bull driver sat in the second session under the lights sovereign against his team-mate Mark Webber by and himself at the head of the time classifications. Vettel 1:46.660 minutes required for one orbit to the nearly five-kilometer route, pointing his pursuers significantly to the courts.

Webber-classified with more than six tenths of second place in front of Jenson Button (McLaren), who in turn lost a second on Vettel. Fernando Alonso (McLaren) took fourth place was 20 minutes before the expiry of the time, however, doomed to watch. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) took the checkered flag in fifth position, Rubens Barrichello (Williams) finished in sixth place.
The other ranks in the top 10 went to Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), Robert Kubica (Renault) and Michael Schumacher (Mercedes), the first time in Singapore is on the move. Returnees Nick Heidfeld was seen just behind Nico Hulkenberg (Williams) and his Sauber team-mate Kamui Kobayashi and # 13, Timo Glock (Virgin) was 20th

A moment of shock experienced while Adrian Sutil (Force India): The German despoils about halfway through the second free practice a little too wild about the curbs at Turn ten and then lifted off, even briefly. When landing, the left front suspension breaks down, so that Sutil had to stop the training operations in a few curves – was too much broken.
Almost 20 minutes before the end of the session Alonso also suffered from premature – by the way just at the point where Sutil had parked his VJM03. Alonso also afforded a driver error and was starting to slip slightly from curve 17, but his Ferrari caught again. The Spaniard, however, missed the entrance to turn 18 and had to turn in the run-off area.

There Alonso put the car in reverse and steered back onto the track his F10, stranded there just to good: The engine died off and Alonso had to get off – and that under the previous best time in the first sector and a personal top times in the second branch. Whether the Ferrari driver at the top Vettel could endanger must therefore remain uncertain.

Solution to the spectacular failure of MotoGP? Promoting the skills to compete and vice versa. Even in Misano Adriatico hunting from pole has reserved final 10 minutes of the session and exciting, especially the last attempt explosion of “red helmets for Rossi, Lorenzo and especially Dani Pedrosa, fourth pole position of the season (35th in MotoGP 17 MotoGP) in two separate occasions, even managing to stop the clock sull’1’33 “948, split the vintage. Making a difference especially in T4 by the “Wagon” to the pit straight, the three-time world champion has tamed his Honda RC212V to the pole a valuable reassembling the group from “Fantastic 4″ MotoGP.

Pedrosa, but to follow Lorenzo, Stoner and Rossi. All there with uncertainties in anticipation of the race on pace (Pedrosa and Lorenzo not far), choice of tires (all with the “soft”, only Rossi very active with the “hard”), made the bike for a race that Misano is difficult prospect. Not like in Indianapolis, at least for Jorge Lorenzo who wants to put a spoke in the wheels to prevent his fellow classical feel of childbirth, I and go on the run.

Attempt to insert in the collision for Casey Stoner, the third with a slip of the assets of the curve “Rio”, but can bring the Ducati Desmosedici in the front row at the expense of Valentino Rossi, from the choice in contrast with regard to tires, by the excellent growth more than it can highlight the lap and continued to be recovered than half a second pair of heads.

No surprise to find Ben Spies in the fifth position, a well-deserved applause for Randy De Puniet who basically 6 weeks from injury at the Sachsenring is sixth on the grid with the Honda LCR team. As often happens Andrea Dovizioso has lost the right train “in qualifying, only eighth after good practice, before the order to Marco Simoncelli, Marco Melandri and Loris Capirossi Suzuki pays 1″ 1 from the peak to a grille starting compact, but that race can hardly surprises with the usual suspects up front.

MotoGP World Championship 2010
Misano Adriatico, Qualifying Standings

01 – Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 1’33 .948
02 – Jorge Lorenzo – Team Fiat Yamaha – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0308 +
03 – Casey Stoner – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 0449 +
04 – Valentino Rossi – Fiat Yamaha Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0522 +
05 – Ben Spies – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0524 +
06 – Randy De Puniet – LCR Honda – Honda RC212V – 0803 +
07 – Colin Edwards – Tech 3 Yamaha Monster – Yamaha YZR M1 – 0834 +
08 – Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 0878 +
09 – Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 0986 +
10 – Marco Melandri – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – 1070 +
11 – Loris Capirossi – Rizla Suzuki – Suzuki GSV-R – 1148 +
12 – Hector Barbera – Paginas Amarillas Aspar – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1311 +
13 – Hiroshi Aoyama – Interwetten Honda – Honda RC212V – 1338 +
14 – Nicky Hayden – Ducati Marlboro Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1355 +
15 – Aleix Espargaro – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1490 +
16 – Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki – Suzuki GSV-R – 1681 +
17 – Mika Kallio – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP10 – 1776 +

Protagonist in the tests, Andrea Dovizioso concluded only fifth in the race. If his team-mate Dani Pedrosa won the race with a tremendous pace, Dovi acknowledged some problems in the last third of the race, unable to repeat the rhythm shown in the tests so much to settle for 5th place which is the third in the championship .

“I was expecting something more, they are obviously disappointed with the result, “says Andrea Dovizioso. “The start was good and for two thirds of the race I was fighting for the podium. Then unfortunately I started to lose ground in several areas, Valentino passed me and I could do other than check to close the fifth position.

Dani (Pedrosa) improved pace compared to yesterday while I was not able to replicate the same time. It ‘going strong, I think his driving style has helped him: I’ll probably see something to make me even better with this bike.

I hope for Misano, where I present the third in the championship, the only positive note for a weekend where I expect much especially after the positive test. “

With pleasant temperatures around 25 degrees, the Formula 1 drivers were once again on Friday afternoon 90 minutes of time to prepare for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Hungaroring proved in the 2nd Free practice as treacherous – the fans got many rides in addition to the asphalt and wild drifts seen.

In the end, as was the morning ahead Sebastian Vettel, who scored a best lap of 1:20.087 minutes. Team-mate Mark Webber finished 0.510 seconds with distance in third place. Between the two “cops” pushed Fernando Alonso, who in his Ferrari was 0.497 seconds behind. Team-mate Felipe Massa was fifth (+0.899 seconds).

Stark presented itself Vitaly Petrov, who managed in his Renault to the fifth position (+1.108). Team-mate Robert Kubica placed with 1.288 seconds gap on the seventh. Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren-Mercedes pushed in between (+1.221). Jenson Button finished in the second chrome arrow in ninth place (+1.643).

Nico Hulkenberg Williams was eighth (+1.536). Michael Schumacher was found with 1.686 seconds behind the tenth place team mate Nico Rosberg in 13th (+1.952). Pedro de la Rosa presented himself in eleventh Sauber as a strong (+1.722).

Adrian Sutil Force India was in the 16th (+2.515) Before Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso in (+2.515). Timo Glock finished 5.289 seconds with distance with his Virgin Rank 20th

(TMS)

In the afternoon, had the 24 Formula 1 drivers with overcast skies and temperatures around 22 degrees again 90 minutes time to get to Saturday’s qualifying and the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday to prepare in Montreal.

After it was over for Red Bull in the morning not quite round, could grow Sebastian Vettel in the afternoon clear. The German was in 1:16.877 minutes, the fastest. And team-mate Mark Webber was the front. The Australians were missing lying in fourth place 0.396 seconds.
In second place was Fernando Alonso in Ferrari, the residue was 0.086 seconds at the top. Felipe Massa in the Ferrari was second with 0.524 seconds gap to the best value in the fifth position to find.

In between, Nico Rosberg pushed the Mercedes, which was led by 0.274 seconds gap to the third rank. Michael Schumacher was to be found in the second Mercedes 0.811 seconds difference to the fastest time at the ninth position.

Stark was on the way Adrian Sutil, Force India finished in 0.538 seconds with residue position six. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes came in 0.645 seconds with distance in eleventh place.

Nico Hulkenberg was 13th in the Williams (+1.570), Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso in 17th (+2.291), Timo Glock was taken in the Virgin with 4.611 seconds behind in second last.

Free Practice 2 – 11 June

Valentino Rossi with his new Yamaha M1 2010 took over the first pre-season testing day at the Malayan Sepang circuit.

‘Il Dottore’ rode the new M1 for the first time and which was presented at first hours in the morning, and made a best time stopping the chronometer in 2.01.411, a time almost a second from his ‘pole position’ last year (2:00.518).

Behind the Italian, the Australian, Casey Stoner (Ducati) in 491 thousandths of the best time after 42 laps in the circuit.

In third time position, Colin Edwards with the new M1 of Monster Yamaha Tech 3, also rolled under 2.02, at only 30 thousandths from Stoner.

The veteran, Loris Capirossi (Suzuki), who was the first in the racetrack, closed the first session with fourth best time, with 0.170s. from the world champion.  While Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) was the best Spaniard with his fifth position, but stayed at 0.754s. from making the best time.

The Repsol Honda, started its work with its pilots’ tests: Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso with their RC212V.  The Italian made it sixth and the Spaniard eighth, separated by only 236 thousandths.  Between them sneaked in Nicky Hayden, from the US.

Left behind in the time tables were the queen category Spanish rookies, Héctor Barberá (Ducati) in tenth place, ahead of Aleix Espargaró’s Ducati del Pramac d’Antin, while the also debutant, Álvaro Bautista (Suzuki) could only get a fourteenth place.

It was a shame that the session had to end due to the rain that poured in the Sepang circuit at 5 PM (local time).  Tomorrow, the second and final testing day will take place.

The Spanish pilot, Pedro Martinez De la Rosa will be the BMW Sauber ‘Scuderia’ second official pilot in the 2010 Formula One World Championship, as confirmed this Tuesday through a press release by the team based in Switzerland.
38 year old, De la Rosa, who has been a McLaren-Mercedes test driver for the last seven seasons, will partner in his new racing-team with the Japanese, Kamui Kobayashi.  Hence, the pilot from Barcelona makes his comeback to the ‘Great Circus’ as official pilot and does so with 71 Grand Prix under his belt and 29 points in the World Championship.  With his signing, he will become the championship’s second most veteran after Michael Schumacher (41).
At 17 Pedro De la Rosa began competing in 1988 in Karting and from that moment on, and thanks to the support of the Spanish Automobile Federation, he was able to go up through the categories until he reached Formula One.
Until 1991, he competed in Spain where he won the Formula Ford British Championship.  The following year, he went to Great Britain to win the Formula Renault, the European Series of that category and the ‘Privilege Formula 3 Festival’.
From there he jumped to Japan, being decisive stage for De la Rosa –from 1995 to 1997—since he won all the championships in which he competed, Formula 3 (1995), Formula 3000 (1997) and Great Tourism (1997).  For this reason he received the nickname of ‘Nippon Ichi’, that means ‘Japan’s Number 1.’
The Catalan’s first contact with a Formula 1 car took place in 1998, as Jordan’s test driver, a year before his definitive jump, becoming Arrows’ official pilot, where he challenged 16 races and added a point, ending the championship in 18th position.

A year later, still in Arrows, he added two more points in 17 tests, before signing with Jaguar for the 2001 season.  In this racing-team, the Spaniard, could not shine due to the not very competitive single-seated he drove, attaining only fifth (Italy 2001) and sixth positions (Canada 2001) as his most outstanding performances.

JUMP TO MCLAREN AND PODIUM IN HUNGRY.

From 2003 on, De la Rosa he becomes McLaren’s test driver, and two years later he gets the chance to dispute a race with the Anglo-German racing-team, the Bahrain Grand Prix, where he finished on fifth position.
But the best moments for the pilot from Barcelona in McLaren would come a year later, in 2006, where he challenged eight races as substitute of the Colombian, Juan Pablo Montoya.  De la Rosa added a total of 19 points and for the first time in his career, managed to take a podium place by finishing second in the Hungarian Grand Prix, even ahead of Michael Schumacher.

Even though there was much speculation around De la Rosa’s jump to an official wheel –specially as a result of Fernando Alonso leaving McLaren-, finally the Finish Heikki Kovalainen closed the doors on him and the last three seasons he has not been able to challenge any Grand Prix.

During the last months everything seemed to indicate that the Catalan –who has been President of the Pilot Association for two years-, would come back to the competition by the hand of the Spanish debutant team, the Campos Meta, negotiations with the Adrian Campos’ racing-team were interrupted so it will finally be the Sauber team which takes in the veteran pilot.

PETER SAUBER VALUES HIS “EXPERIENCE.”

“Pedro has worked during the last years for one of the best teams of technical level athletics.  We, as a team, want to take advantage of his experience, as we would like Kamui to do,” stated in a press release Peter Sauber, Principal of the team.

Likewise, the team principal of the Catalan’s new ‘Scuderia’ underlines that “the combination of an experienced pilot with a bright young hope usually renders good results.”  He seemed “sure” that in this case, “it’s what’s going to happen next season.”

“Of course, it’s essential that we can give them a good car and I have a very optimistic view of the evolution we can achieve at our factory.  We’re capable of continuing our work with the 2010 car, just as we had programmed, despite of the recent uncertainty period”, Peter Sauber pointed out.