{"id":18798,"date":"2012-09-01T10:16:15","date_gmt":"2012-09-01T10:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/13913-belgium-free-practice-3-alonso-leads-dance"},"modified":"2012-09-01T10:16:15","modified_gmt":"2012-09-01T10:16:15","slug":"13913-belgium-free-practice-3-alonso-leads-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/13913-belgium-free-practice-3-alonso-leads-dance","title":{"rendered":"Belgium – Free Practice 3: Alonso Leads the Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"

After Friday’s rain, it’s a sunny sky that awaits the drivers over Spa-Francorchamps, even though the air temperature barely exceeds 15\u00b0C and the Ardennes track shows patches of moisture in some areas.<\/p>\n

Thus, even before the session begins, the drivers rush to the end of the pit lane in order not to waste time, while they should be dividing the tasks to make up for the delay caused by the rain on Friday.<\/p>\n

Once the necessary green light is given, some drivers complete only one lap before returning to the pits, but others are already beginning their timed stints: Jean-Eric Vergne is thus the first driver to set a benchmark time of 1:58.079.<\/p>\n

At Lotus, the team has finally decided not to install its famous Double-DRS on any of its cars in order to focus on fine-tuning the E20 for qualifying and the race.<\/p>\n

At the start of the session, Bruno Senna is the fastest man on track with a time of 1:52.562, but the testing is short-lived for Rosberg, who is forced to stop his F1 W03 at the side of the track, as his car appeared to suffer from a gearbox problem approaching Pouhon.<\/p>\n

After finally attacking the Ardennes circuit, and after a few laps, Fernando Alonso improves the best time to 1:50.690 on Medium tires, while Felipe Massa, on Hard tires, is second with 1:51.099.<\/p>\n

Thus, halfway through the session, the two Ferrari drivers are ahead of Bruno Senna, Charles Pic, Timo Glock, Nico H\u00fclkenberg, Sebastian Vettel, Sergio P\u00e9rez, Mark Webber, and Romain Grosjean. Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen, Lewis Hamilton, and Jenson Button are far behind, while the 2009 world champion is complaining on the radio about the balance of his MP4-27.<\/p>\n

25 minutes before the checkered flag, the Sauber and Williams drivers move to the forefront. Sergio P\u00e9rez sets the best time, becoming the first to break the symbolic one-minute-fifty mark with 1:49.637. However, Romain Grosjean (Mediums) and then Webber (Hards) improve, with the Australian clocking a lap in 1:49.164.<\/p>\n

In the rush of the last minutes, Sergio P\u00e9rez claims the best time with 1:48.850, but Fernando Alonso takes it away with 1:48.542, as the Sauber is fast in sector 2 where the Ferrari is better in sectors 1 and 3. By climbing to the second position, Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen confirms the expectations placed on him and Lotus for this Belgian Grand Prix, as under the checkered flag, no driver is able to challenge the best time of the Spaniard.<\/p>\n

Free Practice 3 Results of the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix:<\/b><\/p>\n

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N\u00b0<\/td>\nDriver<\/td>\nTeam<\/td>\nTimes<\/td>\nGap<\/td>\nLaps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Alonso<\/td>\nFerrari<\/td>\n1:48.542<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
18<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
2<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen<\/td>\nLotus F1 Team<\/td>\n1:48.683<\/td>\n+0.141<\/td>\n\n
21<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
3<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Perez<\/td>\nSauber<\/td>\n1:48.850<\/td>\n+0.308<\/td>\n\n
23<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
4<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Kobayashi<\/td>\nSauber<\/td>\n1:48.863<\/td>\n+0.321<\/td>\n\n
20<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
5<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Button<\/td>\nMcLaren<\/td>\n1:49.091<\/td>\n+0.549<\/td>\n\n
18<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
6<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Massa<\/td>\nFerrari<\/td>\n1:49.092<\/td>\n+0.550<\/td>\n\n
16<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
7<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Webber<\/td>\nRed Bull<\/td>\n1:49.164<\/td>\n+0.622<\/td>\n\n
21<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
8<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Grosjean<\/td>\nLotus F1 Team<\/td>\n1:49.266<\/td>\n+0.724<\/td>\n\n
23<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
9<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Vettel<\/td>\nRed Bull<\/td>\n1:49.292<\/td>\n+0.750<\/td>\n\n
23<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
10<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
di Resta<\/td>\nForce India<\/td>\n1:49.382<\/td>\n+0.840<\/td>\n\n
22<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
11<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Maldonado<\/td>\nWilliams<\/td>\n1:49.561<\/td>\n+1.019<\/td>\n\n
23<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
12<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Hamilton<\/td>\nMcLaren<\/td>\n1:49.615<\/td>\n+1.073<\/td>\n\n
19<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
13<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Schumacher<\/td>\nMercedes GP<\/td>\n1:49.621<\/td>\n+1.079<\/td>\n\n
26<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
14<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
H\u00fclkenberg<\/td>\nForce India<\/td>\n1:49.674<\/td>\n+1.132<\/td>\n\n
23<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
15<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Vergne<\/td>\nToro Rosso<\/td>\n1:49.710<\/td>\n+1.168<\/td>\n\n
21<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Ricciardo<\/td>\nToro Rosso<\/td>\n1:49.776<\/td>\n+1.234<\/td>\n\n
22<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
17<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Senna<\/td>\nWilliams<\/td>\n1:50.027<\/td>\n+1.485<\/td>\n\n
20<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
18<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Kovalainen<\/td>\nCaterham F1<\/td>\n1:52.339<\/td>\n+3.797<\/td>\n\n
21<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
19<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Pic<\/td>\nMarussia Virgin<\/td>\n1:52.566<\/td>\n+4.024<\/td>\n\n
20<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
20<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Glock<\/td>\nMarussia Virgin<\/td>\n1:52.630<\/td>\n+4.088<\/td>\n\n
18<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
21<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Petrov<\/td>\nCaterham F1<\/td>\n1:52.809<\/td>\n+4.267<\/td>\n\n
22<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
22<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
De la Rosa<\/td>\nHRT<\/td>\n1:52.383<\/td>\n+3.841<\/td>\n\n
22<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
23<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Karthikeyan<\/td>\nHRT<\/td>\n1:52.562<\/td>\n+4.020<\/td>\n\n
23<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
24<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Rosberg<\/td>\nMercedes GP<\/td>\n1:58.113<\/td>\n+9.571<\/td>\n\n
5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a session finally held on a dry track, but with autumnal temperatures, it was Fernando Alonso who set the fastest time, ahead of Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen in the Lotus and Sergio P\u00e9rez in the Sauber. The Ferrari driver positions himself well before this afternoon’s qualifying. The McLarens and the Red Bulls lagged behind, while Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes experienced a technical issue at the start of the session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":41119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1749],"tags":[325,446,1494],"class_list":["post-18798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","category-news","tag-essais-libres","tag-grand-prix","tag-spa-francorchamps"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBelgium - Free Practice 3: Alonso Leads the Dance - Motorsinside English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/13913-belgium-free-practice-3-alonso-leads-dance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Belgium - Free Practice 3: Alonso Leads the Dance - Motorsinside English\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In a session finally held on a dry track, but with autumnal temperatures, it was Fernando Alonso who set the fastest time, ahead of Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen in the Lotus and Sergio P\u00e9rez in the Sauber. 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