GP Brazil: Free practice 1 & 2

1. M. Webber, Red Bull, 1:12.463 (29 laps)
2. R. Barrichello, Brawn, 1:12:874 (32 laps)
3. S. Vettel, Red Bull, 1:12.932 (23 laps)
17. V. Liuzzi, Force India, 1:13.829 (26 laps)

1. F. Alonso, Renault, 1:12.314 (27 laps)
2. S. Buemi, Toro Rosso, 1:12.357 (45 laps)
3. R. Barrichello, Brawn, 1:12.459 (38 laps)
16. V. Liuzzi, Force India, 1:12.950 (36 laps)

Free practice for the penultimate race of the year, the Brazilian Grand Prix, got under way today at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in the heart of Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paulo. The notoriously fickle South American weather again came into play, with light showers punctuating most of the day, making the timing for running crucial. Tonio was classified in 17th in the morning and 16th in the afternoon after hitting traffic on his potentially quickest laps.

Tonio commented: “With this unpredictable weather it’s important to be out at exactly the right time to get the best of the track so perhaps the final classifications are not truly representative of the real order right now. We still have to work on the balance as it is not 100% just yet but overall the car is responding well to all the changes we have made. Unfortunately we just got caught in traffic every time we tried to do a good lap time but I’m happy we are going in the right direction for tomorrow. I think we could be in for a good qualifying, particularly if the weather stays so uncertain or if it rains some more as we have been pretty competitive in these types of conditions so far this year.”