Red Bull’s Mark Webber topped final practice for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa before heavy rain brought the competitive element of the session to an end.
Briton Lewis Hamilton was second, 0.117 seconds off the pace, with Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button completing a lockout of the top four places for Red Bull and McLaren.
However there were concerns for Vettel’s RB6 as he lost drive coming around the final bend and had to be pushed to the garage by marshals.
A team spokeswoman said there had been a problem with the Renault-powered car’s airbox, with the engine shut down as a precaution. She added that the issue has since been resolved.
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Formula 1: Belgian Grand Prix - Final Practice Results
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Formula 1: Belgian Grand Prix - First Practice Results
Formula 1: Fernando Alonso Fastest in Second Practice at Spa-Francorchamps
Formula 1: Belgian Grand Prix - Second Practice Results
The session was otherwise practically incident-free. Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, who led the way yesterday in the wet and dry, was down in sixth behind Renault’s Robert Kubica, with the Spaniard just over half a second off Webber’s pace.
Felipe Massa was seventh, followed by Adrian Sutil in his Force India and Williams’ Nico Hulkenberg, with Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi completing the top 10.
The Mercedes pairing of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, neither of whom have been relatively happy with their set-up, were languishing in 14th and 15th over 1.5secs down. The Press Association
The Toro Rossos of Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari on 1m 47.905s and 1m 47.981s.
Behind Liuzzi, Jarno Trulli headed the new teams with 1m 50.600s for Lotus, but Bruno Senna put his HRT second on 1m 51.133s ahead of Heikki Kovalainen in the second green and yellow car on 1m 51.384s, and the Virgins of Lucas di Grassi and Timo Glock on 1m 51.517s and 1m 51.669s. Sakon Yamamoto was last for HRT on 1m 52.001s.
The resurgence of Red Bull, and the continued threat from McLaren, poses interesting questions for qualifying, which the teams expect to be run in wet conditions. Don’t discount Ferrari or Renault, either, in the battle for the leading positions. Formula 1
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