Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull dominated both Friday practice sessions ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
The German driver pipped his team mate Mark Webber late on in both sessions, as the rest of the field struggled to match the Red Bull pace.
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Adrian Sutil was the surprise package in the session, where he posted the third quickest time in his Force India-Mercedes.
Rubens Barrichello was the fastest Brawn GP driver in sixth and his team mate and world championship leader Jenson Button could only manage fourteenth.
Last year’s winner Lewis Hamilton was seventh in his McLaren Mercedes, while both Ferraris struggled to post the seventeenth and eighteenth best times.
Times taken from the second practice session:
1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:19.4562. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 0.1413. Sutil Force India-Mercedes + 0.6854. Nakajima Williams-Toyota + 0.7535. Alonso Renault + 0.781
6. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes + 0.788
7. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 0.961
8. Trulli Toyota + 1.002
9. Rosberg Williams-Toyota + 1.012
10. Piquet Renault + 1.152
11. Kubica BMW-Sauber + 1.166
12. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes + 1.277
13. Glock Toyota + 1.306
14. Button Brawn-Mercedes + 1.311
15. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber + 1.476
16. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1.489
17. Massa Ferrari + 1.549
18. Raikkonen Ferrari + 1.676
19. Fisichella Force India-Mercedes + 1.957
20. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 2.212
All timings unofficial.
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