SHANGHAI,-The results of the first day of this exercise showed that Ferrari has to work extra hard to be competitive. Because "The Prancing Horse" far behind its rivals, since the first practice they were knocked out of position 10 with Alonso and Felipe Massa at number 11 and 12 - the second exercise, in order to Massa-17.
Michael Schumacher ending the first day of free practice in Shanghai, China, Friday (13.04.12) as the fastest rider. Seven-time world champion Formula 1 is a time of 1 minute 35.973 second best total of 32 laps from the finish.
Behind the legendary rider from Germany, which strengthens the Mercedes team, there is a champion McLaren, Lewis Hamilton. 2008 world champion was just 0.172 seconds adrift. With these results, the GP and McLaren Mercedes show their consistency and appears to be the favorites to win the third series of 2012 F1 season, as they continue to maintain its position in the front row.
In the first free practice, both teams also continued to appear dominant, with Hamilton was in pole position. Behind the British driver was no German duo of Mercedes team, Nico Rosberg and Schumacher, while his teammate Hamilton, Jenson Button, in the eighth.
Meanwhile, Red Bull Racing team, began to show his strength. If the first practice they were in sixth and seventh, this time world champion team is through the top three, in which Sebastian Vettel was third, followed by Mark Webber. While Rosberg was fifth, ahead of Button.
Sauber driver, Kamui Kobayashi, occupies the seventh position. He beat Force India duo, Paul di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg, who successively occupy the eighth and ninth. Ferrari, Fernando Alonso, complete the exercises in the composition of the top 10 the Shanghai Circuit.
