Formula 1: Mark Webber Fastest in 2010 Korean Grand Prix Practice

By Sport Desk; published on October 22, 2010 at 4:29 pm

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Australian Formula 1 World Championship favourite, and current leader, Mark Webber of Red Bull has put down another marker for his rivals in today’s 2010 Korean Grand Prix practice session, where he set the fastest time of 1 minute, 37.942 seconds.

His closest championship rivals had different fortunes: Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was under 0.2 seconds behind the Australian in second place, while fellow Red Bull man, Sebastian Vettel, finished in seventh following a puncture in the second practice session. Both men sit 14 points behind Webber in equal second for the 2010 title.

The next man in the Championship, was the next fastest today: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain, who topped the first practice time sheet, came in third fastest of the second 0.14 seconds down on Alonso in his McLaren Mercedes machine.

Current World Champion, Jenson Button, also of McLaren, placed fifth behind the consistently overachieving Renault man, Robert Kubica. Button will be hoping for a better qualifying and race than he has managed to put together all season if he is to retain any sort of hope of keeping his title this term.

Korean Grand Prix 2010 – Practice One

1. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren, 1 minute, 40.887 seconds
2. Robert Kubica, Poland, Renault, 1.40.968
3. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, 1.41.152
4. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Red Bull, 1.41.371
5. Jenson Button, Britain, McLaren, 1.41.940
6. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Mercedes, 1.42.022
7. Mark Webber, Australia, Red Bull, 1.42.202
8. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, Sauber, 1.42.293
9. Nico Hülkenberg, Germany, 1.42.678
10. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Sauber, 1.42.883
11. Vitaly Petrov, Russia, Renault, 1.42.896
12. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Ferrari, 1.43.054
13. Kamui Kobayashi, Japan, Sauber, 1.43.309
14. Adrian Sutil, Germany, Force India, 1.43.602
15. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Ferrari, 1.43.928
16. Sébastien Buemi, Switzerland, Toro Rosso, 1.43.940
17. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Italy, Force India, 1.44.887
18. Jaime Alguersuari, Spain, Toro Rosso, 1.45.141
19. Timo Glock, Germany, Virgin, 1.45.588
20. Jérôme D’Ambrosio, Belgium, Virgin, 1.46.613
21. Heikki Kovalainen, Finland, Lotus, 1.47.115
22. Sakon Yamamoto, Japan, Hispania, 1.50.347
23. Bruno Senna, Brazil, Hispania, 1.50.821
24. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Lotus, 1.51.701

Korean Grand Prix 2010 – Practice Two

1. Mark Webber, Australia, Red Bull, 1 minute, 37.942 seconds
2. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Ferrari, 1.38.132
3. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren, 1.38.279
4. Robert Kubica, Poland, Renault, 1.38.718
5. Jenson Button, Britain, McLaren, 1.38.726
6. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Ferrari, 1.38.820
7. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Red Bull, 1.39.204
8. Vitaly Petrov, Russia, Renault, 1.39.267
9. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, 1.39.268
10. Kamui Kobayashi, Japan, Sauber, 1.39.564
11. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, Sauber, 1.39.588
12. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Mercedes, 1.39.598
13. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Ferrari, 1.39.812
14. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Italy, Force India, 1.39.881
15. Adrian Sutil, Germany, Force India, 1.39.971
16. Nico Hülkenberg, Germany, Williams, 1.40.478
17. Jaime Alguersuari, Spain, Toro Rosso, 1.40.578
18. Sébastien Buemi, Switzerland, Toro Rosso, 1.40.896
19. Heikki Kovalainen, Finland, Lotus, 1.42.773
20. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Lotus, 1.42.801
21. Timo Glock, Germany, Virgin, 1.43.115
22. Lucas di Grassi, Brazil, Virgin, 1.44.039
23. Sakon Yamamoto, Japan, Hispania, 1.45.116
24. Bruno Senna, Brazil, Hispania, 1.46.649

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