Adrian Sutil was the pacesetter in Friday afternoon’s second practice session for the Italian Grand Prix, proving that Force India’s impressive Spa form was no fluke.
Sutil finished two-tenths clear of the KERS-equipped Renaults of Romain Grosjean and Fernando Alonso. Meanwhile, the man who has just left Force India, Giancarlo Fisichella, struggled to 20th in the times for Ferrari. formula1.com
Earlier Lewis Hamilton led McLaren-Mercedes team-mate Heikki Kovalainen at the top of the timesheets in first practice for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
The world champion went fastest with his first flying lap early in the 90-minute session and his time was never beaten.
Hamilton’s morning was not trouble-free, however, as he lost his fuel flap at one stage after riding over one of the chicanes that line the track - whose kerbs have been raised in recent times.
He improved his time during the session and ended up with a benchmark of one minute 23.936 seconds for the 5.793km circuit. Auto Racing Daily
Second Practice Result
Pos Driver Team Time 1 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 01:23.9 2 Romain Grosjean Renault 01:24.2 3 Fernando Alonso Renault 01:24.3 4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 01:24.5 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 01:24.6 6 Timo Glock Toyota 01:24.6 7 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 01:24.7 8 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 01:24.8 9 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 01:24.8 10 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 01:24.9 11 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 01:24.9 12 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 01:24.9 13 Jarno Trulli Toyota 01:25.0 14 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 01:25.0 15 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 01:25.0 16 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 01:25.1 17 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 01:25.2 18 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 01:25.4 19 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 01:25.4 20 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 01:25.5
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