Jenson Button managed to set the fastest time in second practice for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, before rain made the track too precarious for any faster times. The Brit edged out Romain Grosjean, who had also finished second in the morning session, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso and Pastor Maldonado.
With the damp weather making the track too slippery for slicks, many cars got some intermediate tyre data in the second half of the session. Several drivers had issues; both the Williams of Maldonado and Bruno Senna made hasty exits down sliproads, as well as Massa and the Caterham of Heikki Kovalainen. The Finn hasn’t had the best of weekends so far – his engine blew in the morning session, bringing it to a premature end.
Monaco Grand Prix – Second Practice
1. Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes – 1m15.746
2. Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault +0.392
3. Felipe Massa, Ferrari +0.856
4. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari +0.915
5. Pastor Maldonado, Williams-Renault +1.074
6. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes +1.275
7. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault +1.402
8. Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber-Ferrari +1.407
9. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes +1.547
10. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault +1.557
11. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes +1.629
12. Paul di Resta, Force India-Mercedes +1.649
13. Bruno Senna, Williams-Renault +1.909
14. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes +2.054
15. Sergio Perez, Sauber-Ferrari +2.505
16. Vitaly Petrov, Caterham-Renault +2.694
17. Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso-Ferrari +2.776
18. Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso-Ferrari +3.062
19. Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus-Renault +3.521
20. Timo Glock, Marussia-Cosworth +3.563
21. Heikki Kovalainen, Caterham-Renault +4.283
22. Charles Pic, Marussia-Cosworth +4.494
23. Pedro de la Rosa,HRT-Cosworth +4.885
24. Narain Karthikeyan, HRT-Cosworth +5.140
