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Red Bull’s Mark Webber set the quickest time in second practice for the German Grand Prix, but was closely followed by Fernando Alonso in his Ferrari.
Only 0.168 seconds separated the Australian and the Spaniard, setting up a tight battle as Red Bull aim to hit back at Silverstone winners Ferrari.
Championship leader Sebastian Vettel was third, with Felipe Massa fourth.
Lewis Hamilton was the highest-placed McLaren in seventh, with team-mate Jenson Button struggling in 11th.
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Formula 1: German Grand Prix - Second Practice Results
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Formula 1: German Grand Prix - First Practice Results
Webber showed no ill-effects from the recent row which followed the team orders instructing him not try to overtake Vettel at the British Grand Prix.
The Australian posted a time of 1 minute 31.711 seconds and appeared to have an advantage over the German, who was told over the radio that he needed to find a couple of tenths in the middle sector to match his team-mate.
But the German crowd did have an unexpected bonus of seeing seven-time champion Michael Schumacher go fifth quickest in his Mercedes. BBC Sport
Meanwhile, Renault pair Nick Heidfeld and Vitaly Petrov were respectively eighth and ninth, around 1.4secs down, after running cars that also featured a new exhaust system.
Force India’s Adrian Sutil was 10th, with team-mate Paul di Resta 12th following his first running on the circuit having made way for reserve Nico Hulkenberg in the morning.
The Scot again performed admirably in comparison to Sutil, one of six Germans making up a quarter of the field, as he trailed by just 0.088secs.
At the bottom of the standings were Hispania Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastien Buemi in his Toro Rosso, both of whom suffered engine issues, with the latter unable to set a time. SkySports
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