Jenson Button has kept McLaren in the lead after setting the fastest time during the final practice session for the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix. Button’s lap came near the end of the session, to put himself just 0.057 clear of the rest.
Sebastian Vettel, who’s under a lot of pressure this weekend, went second quickest for Red Bull ahead of teammate Mark Webber and McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton.
Romain Grosjean managed fifth for Lotus, followed by the Force India pair Paul Di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg who are looking very strong on the Brazilian track so far.
Pastor Maldonado put his Williams in ninth, between the Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and teammate Felipe Massa, with the red team’s pace remaining a big unknown.
Pos Driver Team Time 1. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m13.188s 2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m13.245s + 0.057 3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m13.385s + 0.197 4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m13.389s + 0.201 5. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m13.420s + 0.232 6. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m13.486s + 0.298 7. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m13.602s + 0.414 8. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m13.691s + 0.503 9. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m13.700s + 0.512 10. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m13.712s + 0.524 11. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m13.948s + 0.760 12. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m14.126s + 0.938 13. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m14.190s + 1.002 14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m14.192s + 1.004 15. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m14.347s + 1.159 16. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m14.687s + 1.499 17. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m14.972s + 1.784 18. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m15.159s + 1.971 19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m15.707s + 2.519 20. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m15.763s + 2.575 21. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m16.059s + 2.871 22. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m16.198s + 3.010 23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m16.793s + 3.605 24. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault no time