Robert Kubica set a surprise fastest lap in the final practice session for the Korean Grand Prix as the top four drivers were separated by less than a tenth of a second.
Kubica made use of the Renault’s efficient F-duct to set a blistering pace in sector one and then called on his immense reserves of talent to hold the advantage around the rest of the lap.
His time of 1:37.354 was 0.048 up on Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren in second, 0.072 up on Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari in third and 0.087 up on Mark Webber’s Red Bull in fourth.
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Towards the end of the session Alonso was severely baulked by Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg (fifth fastest) midway through his first quick lap on the soft tyres. The Ferrari driver had to stand on the brakes to avoid Rosberg, who had slowed to a crawling pace on the racing line. As Alonso swerved past he also slowed and gesticulated wildly to try and prove his point. ESPN F1
Felipe Massa took sixth for Ferrari in 1m 37.955s, ahead of McLaren’s Jenson Button on 1m 38.419s, Nico Hulkenberg on 1m 38.501s in the lead Williams, Michael Schumacher on 1m 38.630s in the second Mercedes, Adrian Sutil on 1m 38.632s in the lead Force India, Vitaly Petrov on 1m 38.668s in the second Renault and Rubens Barrichello in 1m 38.733s in the second Williams.
Sebastian Buemi impressed with 13th fastest time for Toro Rosso in 1m 39.058s, ahead of Kamui Kobayashi’s BMW Sauber on 1m 39.145s, Jaime Alguersuari’s Toro Rosso on 1m 39.159s and Vettel.
Nick Heidfeld was 17th in the other BMW Sauber on 1m 40.289s, but while Tonio Liuzzi’s day began well, running ahead of Sutil, his Force India again encountered problems, leaving him 18th on 1m 41.591s and only just ahead of the leading new teams. Lotus just held on to the honours with Jarno Trulli’s lap of 1m 41.623s, but Virgin’s Timo Glock ran him very close with 1m 41.853s. Both great laps. Heikki Kovalainen was 21st for Lotus on 1m 42.095s, then Lucas di Grassi just kept his Virgin ahead of the HRTS, lapping in 1m 43.111s as Bruno Senna improved to 1m 43.417s and Sakon Yamamoto to 1m 43.880s. Formula 1
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