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Mercedes' Nico Rosberg managed to top the times in both free practice sessions for the Monaco Grand Prix, thus living up to the prediction that the silver cars would be quick around the Principality.
The first session saw Rosberg take fastest time from Ferrari's Fernando Alonso by a mere 0.087 seconds and Lotus' Romain Grosjean who finished a strong third.
The Frenchman managed to pip Alonso's teammate, Felipe Massa, to the final top-three slot in the final minutes of the session.
However, not for the first time this season, there was little on-track action in the first 30 of the 90-minute session, with most drivers choosing to set their quickest time around the halfway mark.
The No. 10 Mercedes AMG of Lewis Hamilton was fifth despite having to use an escape road at Sainte Devote, whilst 13th placed man, Adrian Sutil, had the only other incident in the session after he spun his Sahara Force India in the same place.
Pastor Maldonado was sixth, in a competitive showing for the beleaguered Williams squad, one place ahead of last year's winner, Mark Webber in his Red Bull.
The two McLarens of Jenson Button and Sergio Perez split the Australian from Red Bull teammate Vettel who had a quiet session down in ninth.
Monaco - Free Practice session 1 - Results*
1 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W04) - 1'16"195 - 31 laps
2 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F138) - 1'16"282 - 26
3 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'16"380 - 21
4 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F138) - 1'16"394 - 23
5 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W04) - 1'16"469 - 28
6 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'16"993 - 27
7 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'17"020 - 27
8 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'17"129 - 29
9 - Sergio Perez (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'17"378 - 25
10 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'17"380 - 23
11 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'17"509 - 26
12 - Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'17"548 - 27
13 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'17"625 - 20
14 - Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'18"193 - 26
15 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'18"454 - 25
16 - Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'18"754 - 28
17 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'18"830 - 28
18 - Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'19"067 - 25
19 - Giedo Van der Garde (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'19"203 - 21
20 - Charles Pic (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'19"438 - 28
21 - Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'19"773 - 20
22 - Max Chilton (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'20"225 - 21
The second session saw Rosberg underline the Mercedes' pace once again and jump to the top of the timesheets, this time ahead of Hamilton and by a larger margin of 0.318s.
The German driver set his quickest time around the 30-minute mark and remained unbeaten until the chequered flag dropped at around 3:30 p.m. CET.
The Ferraris were third and fourth with Alonso leading Massa once again.
Webber managed to improve his morning's position to fifth, ahead of the Lotus' of Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean, both of whom are expected to show strong pace in the race, despite being relatively low key today.
The Frenchman was also the only casualty of the session, after he shunted his Lotus at the exit of Sainte Devote.
Jenson Button was eighth, ahead of a yet again quiet Sebastian Vettel and Paul di Resta's Force India.
Having shown strong pace in FP1, Pastor Maldonado finished the afternoon session in 14th, four places ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas.
Monaco - Free Practice session 2 - Results*
1 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W04) - 1'14"759 - 45 laps
2 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W04) - 1'15"077 - 50
3 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F138) - 1'15"196 - 37
4 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F138) - 1'15"278 - 38
5 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'15"404 - 41
6 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'15"511 - 38
7 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'15"718 - 10
8 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'15"959 - 39
9 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'16"014 - 32
10 - Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'16"046 - 42
11 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'16"349 - 43
12 - Sergio Perez (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'16"434 - 40
13 - Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'16"823 - 42
14 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'16"857 - 40
15 - Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'16"935 - 44
16 - Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'17"145 - 37
17 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'17"184 - 42
18 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'17"264 - 46
19 - Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'17"892 - 40
20 - Charles Pic (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'18"212 - 43
21 - Max Chilton (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'18"784 - 40
22 - Giedo Van der Garde (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'19"031 - 30
* Unofficial timing
The first session saw Rosberg take fastest time from Ferrari's Fernando Alonso by a mere 0.087 seconds and Lotus' Romain Grosjean who finished a strong third.
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| Nico Rosberg, Mercedes AMG. (Photo: WRi2) |
The Frenchman managed to pip Alonso's teammate, Felipe Massa, to the final top-three slot in the final minutes of the session.
However, not for the first time this season, there was little on-track action in the first 30 of the 90-minute session, with most drivers choosing to set their quickest time around the halfway mark.
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| Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus. (Photo: WRi2) |
The No. 10 Mercedes AMG of Lewis Hamilton was fifth despite having to use an escape road at Sainte Devote, whilst 13th placed man, Adrian Sutil, had the only other incident in the session after he spun his Sahara Force India in the same place.
Pastor Maldonado was sixth, in a competitive showing for the beleaguered Williams squad, one place ahead of last year's winner, Mark Webber in his Red Bull.
The two McLarens of Jenson Button and Sergio Perez split the Australian from Red Bull teammate Vettel who had a quiet session down in ninth.
Monaco - Free Practice session 1 - Results*
1 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W04) - 1'16"195 - 31 laps
2 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F138) - 1'16"282 - 26
3 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'16"380 - 21
4 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F138) - 1'16"394 - 23
5 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W04) - 1'16"469 - 28
6 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'16"993 - 27
7 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'17"020 - 27
8 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'17"129 - 29
9 - Sergio Perez (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'17"378 - 25
10 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'17"380 - 23
11 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'17"509 - 26
12 - Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'17"548 - 27
13 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'17"625 - 20
14 - Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'18"193 - 26
15 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'18"454 - 25
16 - Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'18"754 - 28
17 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'18"830 - 28
18 - Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'19"067 - 25
19 - Giedo Van der Garde (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'19"203 - 21
20 - Charles Pic (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'19"438 - 28
21 - Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'19"773 - 20
22 - Max Chilton (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'20"225 - 21
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| Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne wearing a replica helmet of Francois Cevert, his F1 heroe. (Photo: WRi2) |
The second session saw Rosberg underline the Mercedes' pace once again and jump to the top of the timesheets, this time ahead of Hamilton and by a larger margin of 0.318s.
The German driver set his quickest time around the 30-minute mark and remained unbeaten until the chequered flag dropped at around 3:30 p.m. CET.
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| Fernando Alonso, Ferrari. (Photo: WRi2) |
The Ferraris were third and fourth with Alonso leading Massa once again.
Webber managed to improve his morning's position to fifth, ahead of the Lotus' of Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean, both of whom are expected to show strong pace in the race, despite being relatively low key today.
The Frenchman was also the only casualty of the session, after he shunted his Lotus at the exit of Sainte Devote.
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| Mark Webber, Red Bull. (Photo: WRi2) |
Jenson Button was eighth, ahead of a yet again quiet Sebastian Vettel and Paul di Resta's Force India.
Having shown strong pace in FP1, Pastor Maldonado finished the afternoon session in 14th, four places ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas.
Monaco - Free Practice session 2 - Results*
1 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W04) - 1'14"759 - 45 laps
2 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W04) - 1'15"077 - 50
3 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F138) - 1'15"196 - 37
4 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F138) - 1'15"278 - 38
5 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'15"404 - 41
6 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'15"511 - 38
7 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'15"718 - 10
8 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'15"959 - 39
9 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'16"014 - 32
10 - Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'16"046 - 42
11 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'16"349 - 43
12 - Sergio Perez (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'16"434 - 40
13 - Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'16"823 - 42
14 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'16"857 - 40
15 - Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'16"935 - 44
16 - Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'17"145 - 37
17 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'17"184 - 42
18 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'17"264 - 46
19 - Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'17"892 - 40
20 - Charles Pic (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'18"212 - 43
21 - Max Chilton (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'18"784 - 40
22 - Giedo Van der Garde (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'19"031 - 30
* Unofficial timing