Focus F1

Serious mistake by Red Bull: despite the good times, to save a set of tires they kept Webber in the pits, preventing him from fighting for his position and being eliminated from Q3

The Anglo-French car, which does very well in the race, is convinced that it can put in a good performance in Barcelona also with the second driver Grosjean

Excellent performance by the Swiss team, who only suffered a failure on Kobayashi's car which prevented him from fighting for a better place

Uphill race tomorrow for the Englishman, without new tires and in a behind position compared to his rivals for the title

Despite the great work of the German team, there is the unknown tire over the heads of the two drivers of the Stuttgart company: will they be able to preserve them like in China or will they burn them too quickly like in Australia and Malaysia?

Even if not fast on the flying lap, the English team seems to be doing very well on long distances and Hamilton is aiming to do well on Sunday: the problem of corner balance remains to be resolved

The German didn't particularly shine in the two sessions but he showed that Red Bull is always among the leaders

After fifth place in FP2 at the Spanish GP, the new front wing does not satisfy the Finn, who however appreciates the program carried out at Mugello

Mercedes takes advantage of what it experienced at Mugello and thinks it can do well in the race, despite the heat and the slippery track

For the Red Bull driver the key to the race will be to save the tyres, perhaps as early as qualifying: in his opinion, the half second from Vettel only depended on the different choices in the setup

The mechanics of the Woking team trained for a long time to avoid repeating the failures they had in Shanghai and Sakhir

There is optimism at Cavallino for the changes that will be introduced at the Spanish GP, even if everyone is cautious regarding the true values ​​that will be seen in qualifying

The FOM boss warns the organizers about the renewal of the infrastructure of the track named after Gilles Villeneuve, but for them it is premature to talk about it given that the contract expires in 2014

Will the Woking team also convert to the step nose? Among the aerodynamic innovations brought to Montmelò there are also new wing pylons and differently shaped flaps

The Spanish GP will see all the teams introduce new technical packages: Williams is no exception, wanting to stay in the points after a good start to the season

The Anglo-French team is convinced of the excellent work carried out in the tests at Mugello: at the Spanish GP Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean will be able to get close to the first place they almost missed in Bahrain

"Gilles gave the public what it asked for"

Just as he is strong and determined on the track, the Spaniard appears serious and conscientious off it: from the interviews of his fans a beautiful portrait of the Cavallino champion emerges

The Enstone-based team achieved good performances both in Bahrain and at the Mugello tests and also wants to do well on the Barcelona track, where it could be favored thanks to the performance of the tires

For the former Ferrari manager, this year it is necessary to seek a balance between performance in qualifying and consistency in the race: not the strongest, but the most balanced, wins