Car not at limit - Webber

Mark Webber was less than 0.2s quicker than Fernando Alonso © Getty Images

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Mark Webber says the wet conditions means he has yet to find the limit of his car around Spa-Francorchamps.

Webber set the quickest time of the day during a dry spell of running in the afternoon session, as the rest of the day was heavily affected by rain. Despite topping the timesheets, Webber said that he had only been able to work on the setup of his RB7 and has yet to reach the stage where he can push the car to find more performance.

"The weather was a little bit up and down today," Webber said. "We got some dry running in, but only around four laps: two laps on the soft tyre and two on the medium. Otherwise we were just doing general housekeeping, looking at ride heights, brake balance and all that stuff before we get the car to the limit."

Webber also said that it was a catch 22 situation, as he needed more laps to gather different setup options in case of changeable conditions, but also had to conserve tyres for all eventualities.

"We need to get out there and get the mileage in, but on the other side of the coin we need to save tyres for Saturday and Sunday. The kerbs are the hardest thing here when it's wet, it makes the white lines like ice and it's very easy to make a mistake."

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