The economic problems of the Spanish GP seem to have been resolved with an agreement which provides for an alternation between the port circuit and that of Montmelò
Even though he was beaten by Maldonado, the Spaniard was happy with the behavior of his car: he complained about the unfairness of a Marussia and problems with the set-up at the end of the race, risking being overtaken by Raikkonen
A strange replacement of the nose with no apparent damage to Vettel and Webber livened up the race for the Austrian team, which however finished well behind the leaders.