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Mark Webber wins Korean GP second practice
With the first inaugural race of the Korean Grand Prix taking place on Sunday 24 October, front-runner Mark Webber led the pack in a wide-open second practice session, where Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren
and Renault all entered in the top four slots on Friday.    
After a typically cautious Friday morning practice, Ferrari tipped its hand when Fernando Alonso emerged as one of the early pacesetters. 
For a brief moment during the mid-session, glimmers of Michael Schumacher’s old brilliance appeared when the Mercedes GP driver appeared on top, navigating between McLaren duo Lewis Hamilton and Jenson
Button before being overtaken.       
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel’s soft tires enhanced the slippery nature of the circuit, causing him to veer off road and nearly careen into Jarno Trulli’s Lotus in the process.  On the second lap, Vettel’s
trouble with the track was evident when he rear-ended Button.

Webber almost repeated his team-mate’s performance.  At the sweeping Turn 12, his car began spinning.  With some adept maneuvering, he managed to keep himself on track.  Regaining his confidence and composure,
he set the fastest time on the following lap, and aside from Hamilton’s brief return to the top, the Aussie remained in the front position for the remainder of the session.     
Coming up from behind, Alonso weaved his way into second place between Webber and Hamilton, while the morning’s second-place man, Renault’s Robert Kubica, slid back to fourth.
Vettle’s rear-ending of Button kept the McLaren pit busy as they used fire extinguishers to prevent the car from overheating.  Fortunately, the damage was negligible and the reigning champion returned
to take fifth place.
Disgruntled by poor handling in the final sector, Felipe Massa took sixth place, while Vettel claimed the seventh spot – ahead of Renault’s Vitaly Petrov, Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg and the two Saubers.    
The second session marked a disappointing finish for the Hispania team. During the morning practice, Bruno Senna’s left rear suspension caused the Brizilian to spin to a halt before reaching the barriers
at Turn 9.  Although the car was patched up for the afternoon practice run, he only got out in time to complete three laps.  His teammate, Sakon Yamamoto, caused a brief red flag after he spun and stalled in the tight confines of the final corners, narrowly
missing the wall by a small fraction.
Since this practice session is just a dress rehearsal, it will be interesting to see if these results offer any prophetic prognostications regarding Sunday’s main event. 
 
Pos  Driver                         Team                                   Time                                    Laps
1.  Webber                   Red Bull-Renault               1:37.942                           23
2.  Alonso                      Ferrari                           1:38.132  + 0.190               30
3.  Hamilton                   McLaren-Mercedes           1:38.279  + 0.337               29
4.  Kubica                      Renault                          1:38.718  + 0.776               29
5.  Button                      McLaren-Mercedes           1:38.726  + 0.784               19
6.  Massa                       Ferrari                           1:38.820  + 0.878               32
7.  Vettel                       Red Bull-Renault              1:39.204  + 1.262               22
8.  Petrov                      Renault                          1:39.267  + 1.325               28
9.  Rosberg                    Mercedes GP                   1:39.268  + 1.326               29
10.  Kobayashi                 Sauber-Ferrari                 1:39.564  + 1.622               26
11.  Heidfeld                    Sauber-Ferrari                 1:39.588  + 1.646               25
12.  Schumacher              Mercedes GP                   1:39.598  + 1.656               26
13.  Barrichello                 Williams-Cosworth            1:39.812  + 1.870               35
14.  Liuzzi                       Force India-Mercedes        1:39.881  + 1.939               27
15.  Sutil                        Force India-Mercedes        1:39.971  + 2.029               22
16.  Hulkenberg               Williams-Cosworth             1:40.478  + 2.536               30
17.  Alguersuari               Toro Rosso-Ferrari             1:40.578  + 2.636               29
18.  Buemi                      Toro Rosso-Ferrari             1:40.896  + 2.954               32
19.  Kovalainen                Lotus-Cosworth                1:42.773  + 4.831               29
20.  Trulli                        Lotus-Cosworth                1:42.801  + 4.859               19
21.  Glock                       Virgin-Cosworth                1:43.115  + 5.173               26
22.  di Grassi                   Virgin-Cosworth                1:44.039  + 6.097               29
23.  Yamamoto                HRT-Cosworth                  1:45.166  + 7.224               19
24.  Senna                      HRT-Cosworth                  1:46.649  + 8.707               3

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