F1: BUTTON WINS THE LIBERAL

The Ferrari gallops: Ground 3 °, 4 ° Alonso

enson Button won the second free practice session for the Monaco GP .The English McLaren driver stops the stopwatch cover 1: 15,746 and aboveGorsjean (Lotus, +0392) and Massa(Ferrari, +0856). After dominating the first session ,  Alonso  (Ferrari, +0915) is 4 ° in front of Maldonado (Williams, +1074), Rosberg (Mercedes) andWebber (Red Bull). Kobayashi (Sauber) is 8 ° and precedesSchumacher (Mercedes), Vettel (Red Bull) and Hamilton (McLaren).

The arrival of the rain, soon after the start of the afternoon session of free practice on Thursday in Monte Carlo , has ruined the work of all teams present for the sixth round of the Formula 1 World Championship. Even at homeFerrari did not allow the unexpected to the two pilots toMaranello to finalize the rpogramma budgeted. For Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso third and fourth time, separated from each other by just 59 milliseconds and a delay of eight tenths and half by the McLaren of Jenson Button , quickest time with 1:15.746. Once obtained by turning in the opening minutes by mounting the Pirelli compound Supersoft.

Behind the 2009 world champion, nearly four tenths of L otus Romain Grosjean , the Frenchman, confirms the position of the morning when it was placed behind Alonso. As with all of the grid, starting with a soft tire was followed by a long pit stop because of rain, been gradually intensified, then led Ferrari to regain the track with intermediate tires. No 'long run' in the bag for Fernando and Felipe, who have concluded the session by doing some practice starts on the grid and is now preparing for a day's break from the track. Behind the red cars from Maranello, the Williams 's winner Barcelona, ​​Pastor Maldonado . Below is the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg and Mark Webber of Red Bull . Eighth time for the Sauber of Japan Kamui Kobayashi , then the other Mercedes of Michael Schumacher . For the tenth time world champion and co-leader of the ranking Sebastian Vettel with the second Red Bull . Behind him, the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton . Now, as usual, on the occasion of the festival of the Principality, tomorrow a day of rest for the players who will return behind the wheel of their cars on Saturday morning at 11, for the third and final free practice session, followed by the decisive meeting with qualifications.