Lewis Hamilton set the pace in second practice at the Belgian Grand Prix with Mark Webber the fastest Championship contender in fourth place.
Hamilton’s fastest lap time of 1:47.201 was enough to top the standings in the afternoon session as the weather improved dramatically at Spa from the torrential rain in the morning. Yahoo!Eurosport
Championship leader Briton Jenson Button of Brawn GP was down in 17th place and his team-mate Brazilian veteran Rubens Barrichello was 19th, both of them complaining of rear-end instability in the vital middle section of the circuit.
German Sebastian Vettel was only 10th in his Red Bull while Australian Mark Webber, his team-mate who lies third behind the two Brawn drivers in the current standings, was fourth fastest. Sydney Morning Herald
POS DRIVER ENTRANT TIME 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 01:47.2 2 Timo Glock Toyota 01:47.2 3 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 01:47.3 4 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 01:47.3 5 Romain Grosjean Renault 01:47.3 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 01:47.5 7 Jarno Trulli Toyota 01:47.6 8 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 01:47.6 9 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 01:47.6 10 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 01:47.6 11 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 01:47.7 12 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 01:47.7 13 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 01:47.8 14 Fernando Alonso Renault 01:47.9 15 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 01:48.0 16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 01:48.0 17 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 01:48.1 18 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 01:48.1 19 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 01:48.4 20 Luca Badoer Ferrari 01:49.2
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