Sebastian Vettel was fastest in the final practice session at Silverstone.
But he had a scare on his final lap when his front wing failed as he approached the fast new Abbey corner. The nose suddenly collapsed, causing the wing to drag along the floor.
Vettel went straight on but was able to bring the car under control in the run-off area and avoid what could have been a huge crash.
Fernando Alonso was fastest in the early part of the session but the Red Bull pair were able to beat the Ferrari by almost two-tenths of a second.
The two McLarens came out early as they worked on a new set-up without the exhaust-driven diffuser, which were removed from their cars overnight.
Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button both went off at Abbey again during the session.
Felipe Massa and Adrian Sutil both had problems at Copse. Sutil was the most dramatic, the Force India driver fighting to keep his car under control after hitting the exit kerb hard.
Sutil’s session was ended early by a gearbox problem. Timo Glock also had difficulties in his Virgin, a throttle failure limiting him to just six laps.
Pos. | Car | Driver | Car | Best lap | Laps | |
1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1’30.958 | 14 | |
2 | 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1’30.992 | 0.034 | 15 |
3 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1’31.101 | 0.143 | 10 |
4 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1’31.188 | 0.23 | 15 |
5 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1’31.240 | 0.282 | 16 |
6 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1’31.519 | 0.561 | 18 |
7 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1’31.548 | 0.59 | 16 |
8 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1’31.555 | 0.597 | 14 |
9 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber-Ferrari | 1’31.559 | 0.601 | 18 |
10 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1’31.581 | 0.623 | 16 |
11 | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1’31.698 | 0.74 | 17 |
12 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1’31.703 | 0.745 | 16 |
13 | 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1’31.867 | 0.909 | 17 |
14 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1’31.947 | 0.989 | 16 |
15 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1’31.994 | 1.036 | 13 |
16 | 16 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1’32.235 | 1.277 | 18 |
17 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1’32.331 | 1.373 | 20 |
18 | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1’32.723 | 1.765 | 18 |
19 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1’34.339 | 3.381 | 20 |
20 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1’35.479 | 4.521 | 17 |
21 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1’36.098 | 5.14 | 11 |
22 | 20 | Karun Chandhok | HRT-Cosworth | 1’36.286 | 5.328 | 16 |
23 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1’36.640 | 5.682 | 6 |
24 | 21 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT-Cosworth | 1’37.178 | 6.22 | 18 |
Full practice results
Pos | Driver | Car | FP1 | FP2 | FP3 | Total laps |
1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1’32.280 | 1’31.875 | 1’30.958 | 61 |
2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1’32.747 | 1’31.234 | 1’30.992 | 53 |
3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1’34.490 | 1’31.626 | 1’31.101 | 56 |
4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1’33.318 | 1’32.166 | 1’31.188 | 65 |
5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1’35.037 | 1’32.099 | 1’31.240 | 62 |
6 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1’32.725 | 1’33.019 | 1’31.519 | 69 |
7 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1’32.614 | 1’32.757 | 1’31.548 | 54 |
8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1’33.955 | 1’32.660 | 1’31.555 | 60 |
9 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber-Ferrari | 1’34.901 | 1’34.051 | 1’31.559 | 64 |
10 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1’34.016 | 1’32.967 | 1’31.581 | 66 |
11 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1’34.365 | 1’32.745 | 1’31.698 | 68 |
12 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1’33.519 | 1’33.200 | 1’31.703 | 60 |
13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1’33.377 | 1’33.164 | 1’31.867 | 65 |
14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1’34.710 | 1’33.402 | 1’31.947 | 55 |
15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1’32.968 | 1’32.787 | 1’31.994 | 58 |
16 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1’34.132 | 1’33.836 | 1’32.235 | 75 |
17 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1’35.318 | 1’34.643 | 1’32.331 | 83 |
18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1’33.728 | 1’32.723 | 45 | |
19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1’36.747 | 1’35.465 | 1’34.339 | 61 |
20 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1’34.580 | 22 | ||
21 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1’37.518 | 1’36.237 | 1’35.479 | 46 |
22 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1’42.901 | 1’36.098 | 14 | |
23 | Karun Chandhok | HRT-Cosworth | 1’38.735 | 1’37.019 | 1’36.286 | 64 |
24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1’37.330 | 1’36.553 | 1’36.640 | 38 |
25 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT-Cosworth | 1’39.673 | 1’38.303 | 1’37.178 | 77 |
26 | Fairuz Fauzy | Lotus-Cosworth | 1’39.510 | 11 |
2010 British Grand Prix
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20 comments on “Vettel fastest after front wing scare”
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Victor.
10th July 2010, 11:15
What was Webber doing all session long?
nelly
10th July 2010, 11:31
he said he wasn’t going to be trying to put in fast times because of his problems yesterday, not until the end of the session anyway.
ZanteX
10th July 2010, 11:33
He had an electrical problem in P2 yesterday and didn’t get to do heavy fuel runs in the last 20 minutes like others so he probably did them today.
miguelF1O (@)
10th July 2010, 11:16
like ted kravitz said “seems that thee problems isnt has bad has it seemed” or something like this i think everyone but redbull wants to see a great reace til now this first time i remember seeing a wing simply colapsing from it own mountings
miguelF1O (@)
10th July 2010, 11:20
from first glance it seemed to be a bit weared the fitting holes on the chassis part when they parked the car it was visible that the red bull mechanic was able to put it back when rolling the car backwards to the garage which may indicate further scare next time the front wing gets a big amount of force its going to do the same
Dr. Gonzo
10th July 2010, 11:17
The wing didn’t break, it was the nose cone mounting that broke.
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
10th July 2010, 11:18
Wow, a massive improvement from Petrov. He’s closer to Kubica than he has been all year. I hope he can carry that momentum into qualifying, but where one earth is he pulling an extra half a second from?
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
10th July 2010, 11:38
He looked pretty good yesterday too. Definitely a candidate for Q3 again.
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
10th July 2010, 11:42
Well, I haven’t been able to follow it since we don’t get images, But I’m willing to bet that he’s taken to the new section more than Kubica has. The Pole was pretty critical of it.
Jhonnie Siggie
10th July 2010, 11:21
Barring reliability issues, we’re probably about to see a Red Bull pole and victory on sunday.
Electrolite
10th July 2010, 11:32
Nice one Pedro!
sato113 (@sato113)
10th July 2010, 22:55
yep, this one’s been overlooked massively. what an amazing performance.
Todfod
10th July 2010, 11:39
What was the problem with Alonso’s car. Ferrari said it was a water leak.. but it seemed that they were very worried about it.
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
10th July 2010, 11:42
You ever had a water leak in your car before? Depending on where it is, it can be pretty serious.
Arioch
10th July 2010, 12:17
Gené said it seems a water leak from the engine. If that’s so maybe they’ll have to change the engine again and counting.
Robbie
10th July 2010, 11:47
Anyone willing to bet that Button will be out at the end of Q2?
Todfod
10th July 2010, 11:53
Yep. I think he will either just about make it to Q3.. and qualify 10th.. or he should be out in Q2.
Robbie
10th July 2010, 11:59
Apart from Malaysia which doesn’t really count anyway, this might be the first time Schumacher out qualifies a McLaren.
David A
10th July 2010, 12:11
He outqualified Button at Bahrain and Monaco, and Hamilton in Australia.
Staffan
10th July 2010, 12:35
Seems to be a close race this afternoon. Could be dangerous in the P4->P8 places. lots of ground to loose to one mistake.