Mark Webber set the fastest time as championship leaders Red Bull responded to challenges from McLaren and Ferrari in practice for the Korean Grand Prix.
The Australian’s best effort of one minute 37.942 seconds left him just ahead of rivals Fernando Alonso of Ferrari and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton.
Renault’s Robert Kubica was fourth from Jenson Button, who lost time while McLaren fixed overheating on his car.
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Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel was seventh quickest after suffering a puncture. BBC Sport
Felipe Massa kept his end up for Ferrari with 1m 38.820s, with Sebastian Vettel seventh in the second Red Bull on 1m 39.204s.
Vitaly Petrov was quick for Renault with 1m 39.267s, just ahead of Nico Rosberg on 1m 39.268s in the leading Mercedes. Then came the BMW Saubers of Kamui Kobayashi and Nick Heidfeld, on 1m 39.564s and 1m 39.588s respectively, Mercedes GP’s Michael Schumacher on 1m 39.598s, Rubens Barrichello in 1m 39.812s for Williams, and Tonio Liuzzi and Adrian Sutil in their Force Indias on 1m 39.881s and 1m 39.971s apiece. The Italian stopped out on the circuit close to the end of the session.
Nico Hulkenberg wasn’t as quick, in relative terms, as he’d been when the track was less grippy this morning, lapping his Williams in 1m 40.478s for 16th ahead of Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi in the Toro Rossos on 1m 40.578s and 1m 40.896s. Formula 1
The practice session was halted for six minutes after half an hour had elapsed following a spin by Japan’s Sakon Yamamoto at Turn 16.
The Hispania Racing Team driver stalled his car and was stranded in the middle of the circuit on the entry to Turn 17, the final right-hander that leads the drivers past the pit-lane entry and onto the start-finish straight. Yamamoto finished the session in 23rd place in the 24-car field. AFP
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