The third day of the season at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona was carried out with different climatic conditions. Morning drivers and teams expected to have a track wet after the rain falling in the night and began to try for the first time the new Pirelli rain tires.
When the initial temperature was very low, drivers struggling to draw conclusions from the tyres and during the morning rain returned to make Act of presence they could mount intermediaries. The conclusion in the paddock was based on intermediate rain tyres had problems to reach an optimum temperature making very complicated management of cars.
But everything changed for the evening to better track, approximately 20 degrees Celsius (on asphalt) and the track slowly, thus drying fastest time of the morning session were history.
Nico Rosberg was the fastest in a time of 1: 23.168 minutes. Mercedes driver preceded the boy wonder and reigning champion Sebastian Vettel.
Behind the German duo ended Vitaly Petrov 0.3 seconds followed by Lewis Hamilton's McLaren.
A day with many interruptions, which limited the planned programmes of many teams. Forty-five minutes of the start was Pastor Maldonado (Williams) who forced to deploy the first red flag after perderi your car. Approximately an hour later the Sauber, Sergio Perez pilot had the mishap.
Even before the teams to go to lunch, Ferrari driver, Felipe Massa has finished twice F150th Italy in the gravel. And finally, Mark Webber, stopped his car a minute before that an end time at the first corner - perhaps with dry tank.
Barcelona day 3 - times table
