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Summary McLaren's Jenson Button emerged quickest in testing on Thursday on Cirucit de Catalunya at Montmelo.
The British 2009 Formula One champion when with the Brawn team completed 27 laps with a fastest time of 1min 23.510sec.This was the opening session of the third and final batch of testing in preparation for the 2012 F1 season which starts in Melbourne on March 18.Times1. Jenson Button (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) 1:23.510 (27 laps), 2. Sergio Perez (MEX/Sauber-Ferrari) 1:23.820 (57), 3. Romain Grosjean (FRA/Lotus-Renault) 1:23.959 (36), 4. Nico Rosberg (GER/Mercedes-AMG) 1:23.992 (57), 5. Mark Webber (AUS/Red Bull-Renault) 1:23.993 (53), 6. Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA/Toro Rosso-Ferrari) 1:24.216 (61), 7. Paul Di Resta (GBR/Force India-Mercedes) 1:24.305 (48), 8. Felipe Massa (BRA/Ferrari) 1:24.318 (45), 9. Vitaly Petrov (RUS/Caterham-Renault) 1:24.876 (67), 10. Pastor Maldonado (VEN/Williams-Renault) 1:25.587 (37).--AFP
