F1 testing: Vettel fourth-quickest as Lotus’s Grosjean sets the pace

F1 testing: Sebastian Vettel is fourth quickest in Barcelona as Romain Grosjean sets the pace at a wet Circuit de Catalunya

By The Sport Review
Friday 1 March 2013, 17:53 UK

Sebastian Vettel in testing action in Barcelona Photo: Getty Images/Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel’s penultimate day of winter testing was something of a mixed bag as poor weather caused delays to the Red Bull driver’s runs in the morning.

The defending world champion ended up posting the fourth-quickest time at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya, as Lotus’s Romain Grosjean set the pace on a rain-interrupted second day of testing, ahead of McLaren’s Jenson Button.

“I didn’t do that many laps today, but to be honest the weather wasn’t great and it was a pretty rough day in terms of the wind,” said Vettel.

“It’s very cold as well. The tyres aren’t really working properly and I think everybody is suffering the same problem, struggling to make the tyres last for more than a lap.

“It’s difficult to compare things you are testing and also to compare yourself to others.”