Paul Hembery, director of motorsport at Pirelli: "We were asked to aim for a two or three-stop strategy with the tyres. It has been between one and four so far. Two to three is where we want to be. Having seen the data from this morning we are expecting tyres to last very well here. The tyre is made of rubber and the strips which come off are toffee-like in constitution but get harder as they cool. It's something many drivers have dealt with before and they will do again."

 

Heidfeld sketchy there.

 

Kov's car almost stalled in that turn he slowed down so much.

 

I think I would break my tailbone if I reenacted Petrov's crash, don't those seats have basically zero cushioning?

 

They sit on a wooden plank! Ha Ha!

 

Lots of teams going to options.

 

If the Bulls maintain a large gap between the competition once they set some legitimate times on the options, it's going to be hard not to select them in the League.

 

Alonso still a second off the pace. Might have a full tank.

 

Alonso was on the prime tires.

 

Massa fastest - on options.