schuey323 wrote:Had it been McLaren or Ferrari that far down by themselves, then I would be surprised. To see that they were both so close in the running tells me one of two things.
A. They were not simulating Qualifying
B. They were held up by a lot of traffic.
I'm pretty sure it's the former. If you read into the times, on race levels, Ferrari and McLaren are going to be neck and neck.
Kovalainen did a 10 lap long run, I'm not sure on what tyres (suspect is the hard compound). Hamilton I believe was caught in traffic, based on his sector times in S1 and S3.
Both McLaren and Ferrari have not played their final hand, I would be surprised if they did not pace to burn.