British GP: Vettel tops final practice
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| Sebastian Vettel |
Sebastian Vettel put Red Bull Racing on top in the first dry practice session of the British Grand Prix weekend at Silverstone.
After all of Friday's running was pretty much a waste of time for all involved, Vettel put in a 1m31.401s to knock Ferrari's Fernando Alonso off the top spot by just 0.063 seconds.
Vettel looked set to top his best lap the next time around, but he backed off in sector 3 as the rain increased yet again.
Mark Webber had been quickest early on, then lost a lot of track time the middle part of the session while repairs were carried out to his Red Bull. He ended up third, ahead of the second Ferrari of Felipe Massa.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team/Car | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1m31.401s | +0.000s | 17 |
| 2. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m31.464s | +0.063s | 20 |
| 3. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m31.829s | +0.428s | 12 |
| 4. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1m32.169s | +0.768s | 20 |
| 5. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1m32.496s | +1.095s | 20 |
| 6. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m32.956s | +1.555s | 18 |
| 7. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m33.014s | +1.613s | 20 |
| 8. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m33.044s | +1.643s | 23 |
| 9. | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m33.264s | +1.863s | 21 |
| 10. | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1m33.423s | +2.022s | 22 |
| 11. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1m33.551s | +2.150s | 11 |
| 12. | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1m33.660s | +2.259s | 22 |
| 13. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m33.842s | +2.441s | 16 |
| 14. | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1m33.905s | +2.504s | 21 |
| 15. | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1m34.042s | +2.641s | 22 |
| 16. | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m34.329s | +2.928s | 20 |
| 17. | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m34.799s | +3.398s | 20 |
| 18. | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1m34.822s | +3.421s | 21 |
| 19. | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1m35.225s | +3.824s | 21 |
| 20. | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1m36.905s | +5.504s | 21 |
| 21. | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1m37.614s | +6.213s | 18 |
| 22. | Jerome D'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1m38.068s | +6.667s | 20 |
| 23. | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT-Cosworth | 1m38.289s | +6.888s | 19 |
| 24. | Tonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 1m38.568s | +7.167s | 17 |