The shape of things to come?

Vettel dominated the first day at Jerez by a whooping 1.3s over the 2nd fastest Felipe. I wonder if Adrian Newey finally struck gold again after many "almost-there" cars?

On a separate note, pequeño Nelshiño propped up the timesheets yet again, further supporting the feeling that the aesthetically-challenged Renault is a dog. A good day for Fisi, though, who placed the new Force India ahead of McMerc, which bodes well for the likable Bollywood team.

• 1 S. Vettel - 01:19.055
• 2 F. Massa - 01:20.330
• 3 K. Kobayashi - 01:20.699
• 4 N. Rosberg - 01:21.171
• 5 R. Kubica - 01:21.292
• 6 G. Fisichella - 01:21.584
• 7 P. de la Rosa - 01:21.831
• 8 N. Piquet jr. - 01:22.011