Jenson Button led McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton in practice ahead of qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix.
Button unusually got out of his car with 10 minutes still to run but still beat Hamilton by half a second.
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, who has taken pole and the win at Suzuka for the last two years, was third ahead of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.
The session was halted when Bruno Senna took his Renault into the barriers in a spectacular but harmless crash.
For the third session in a row, Vettel did not show his true pace at Suzuka.
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A trouble-free Friday had taken Button to the top of the timesheets and it was another straightforward session for the Englishman at the race he considers his second home grand prix.
The 2009 world champion had said on Friday that he wanted to find more balance through Suzuka’s flowing, high-speed sections. BBC Sport
Spain’s Fernando Alonso was fourth for Ferrari, with Australian Mark Webber recovering from electrical problems early in the session to finish fifth for Red Bull.
Brazilian Felipe Massa was sixth for Ferrari, with the all-German Mercedes line-up of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg seventh and eighth respectively.
Russian Vitaly Petrov (Renault) and German Adrian Sutil (Force India) rounded out the top 10. Times of India
In the German’s wake came the Toro Rossos of Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari, with 1m 33.469s and 1m 33.545s respectively, then the Saubers of Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez, on 1m 33.818s and 1m 33.836s. Paul di Resta rounded out the runners below 1m 34s with 1m 33.990s in the second Force India.
Pastor Maldonado had the faster Williams with 1m 34.321s for 16th, with Senna left 17th on 1m 35.389s prior to his shunt. Rubens Barrichello was 18th on 1m 35.651s, then Jarno Trulli headed Lotus team mate Heikki Kovalainen in their usual 19th and 20th places, with 1m 36.327s and 1m 36.912s apiece.
The Virgins got back ahead of HRT after Daniel Ricciardo had had a spell in 21st, Jerome d’Ambrosio lapping in 1m 37.938s to Timo Glock’s 1m 38.011s. Ricciardo remained close, however, with 1m 38.355s. Tonio Liuzzi’s weekend of disaster continued, however, as his HRT stopped after Spoon with hydraulic problems after he had lapped in 1m 41.097s shortly after Senna’s incident. Formula 1
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