Sauber seemed to be stretching its legs a bit too, with Sergio Perez just a hair behind in second. Sebastian Vettel rounded out the top three not far behind. The rest of the field filtered in below, with the order changing randomly throughout the morning. Alonso ran a respectable 52 laps but it is understood that Ferrari were working on the exhaust layout of the F2012 and again, not concentrating on any lap times. Rosberg already amassed 75 laps this morning. Below the times before lunch:
ALL TIMES UNOFFICIAL
1. Hulkenberg Force India 1.22.608s 63
2. Perez Sauber 1.22.648s +0.040 51
3. Vettel Red Bull 1.22.891s +0.283 31
4. Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1.23.639s +1.031 45
5. Alonso Ferrari 1.23.640s +1.032 52
6. Hamilton McLaren 1.24.040s +1.432 45
7. Rosberg Mercedes 1.24.555s +1.947 75
8. Bottas Williams 1.25.858s +3.250 69
9. Petrov Caterham 1.26.605s +3.997 36
10. Pic Marussia 1.28.092s +5.484 47
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