After getting back behind the wheel of his Mercedes for the afternoon session, Rosberg completed a total of 54 laps and managed to post the fastest laptime of the day.
"We had a mixed day today with some laps lost this morning," Rosberg said. "However we were able to work through a good programme this afternoon and, of course, it's always nice to be quickest at the end of the day. In general, I feel happy and comfortable in the car and it feels better than the last time we were here at this track. There is still some work to be done on tyre degradation and our programme this afternoon was helpful in understanding that."
1. Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes 1min 22.616secs 54 laps
2. Kimi Räikkönen (FIN) Lotus 1min 22.623secs 44 laps
3. Fernando Alonso (ESP) Ferrari 1min 22.952secs 110 laps
4. Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing 1min 22.965secs 66 laps
5. Pastor Maldonado (VE) Williams 1min 23.733secs 86 laps
6. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Toro Rosso 1min 23.884secs 73 laps
7. Sergio Perez (MEX) McLaren 1min 24.124secs 77 laps
8. Paul di Resta (UK) Force India 1min 24.144secs 82 laps
9. Esteban Gutierrez (MEX) Sauber 1min 25.124secs 68 laps
10. Max Chilton (UK) Marussia 1min 26.747secs 65 laps
11. Charles Pic (FRA) Caterham 1min 27.534secs 49 laps
.@nico_rosberg improves to 1m22.616s, set on mediums
— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) 19 februari 2013
