British GP: Vettel leads Red Bull 1-2 in opening practice
Sebastian Vettel led Mark Webber in a Red Bull one-two in the first practice session for Silverstone's final British Grand Prix. Webber led much of the session, but a late charge from Vettel saw him on top by 0.282 seconds.
The two Brawns took third and fourth, 0.8s down on the two Adrian Newey Red Bulls, with Fernando Alonso rounding out the top five for Renault.
Results
| POS | DRIVER | NATIONALITY | TEAM | TIME |
| 1. | Sebastian Vettel | Germany | Red Bull-Renault | 1:19.400 |
| 2. | Mark Webber | Australia | Red Bull-Renault | 1:19.682 |
| 3. | Jenson Button | Britain | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:20.227 |
| 4. | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:20.242 |
| 5. | Fernando Alonso | Spain | Renault | 1:20.458 |
| 6. | Felipe Massa | Brazil | Ferrari | 1:20.471 |
| 7. | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Toyota | 1:20.585 |
| 8. | Lewis Hamilton | Britain | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:20.650 |
| 9. | Nico Rosberg | Germany | Williams-Toyota | 1:20.815 |
| 10. | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Force India-Mercedes | 1:20.838 |
| 11. | Adrian Sutil | Germany | Force India-Mercedes | 1:20.913 |
| 12. | Heikki Kovalainen | Finland | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.029 |
| 13. | Nick Heidfeld | Germany | BMW Sauber | 1:21.103 |
| 14. | Kimi Raikkonen | Finland | Ferrari | 1:21.179 |
| 15. | Sebastien Bourdais | France | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:21.384 |
| 16. | Timo Glock | Germany | Toyota | 1:21.386 |
| 17. | Kazuki Nakajima | Japan | Williams-Toyota | 1:21.489 |
| 18. | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Renault | 1:21.525 |
| 19. | Sebastien Buemi | Switzerland | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:21.590 |
| 20. | Robert Kubica | Poland | BMW Sauber | 1:21.801 |