The rain King by Silverstone was said in the second training, Felipe Massa. Nico Rosberg posted the second best time. In even wetter conditions than in the morning, but not much action was offered the fans.
After a wet first workout Profil-tyre from the cupboard had to fetched at Silverstone in the afternoon. The conditions were even more difficult for the pilots in the second test. Just in time to kick-off at 13.00 pm local time pouring rain over the course of the tradition set up, forcing the teams to doing nothing.
At half-time of the session, the brave fans in the grandstands had received just five pilots to face. Only towards the end, there was some more business. It was not for good lap times. Felipe Massa put the time shortly before the end. With 1: 49,967 minutes remained the Ferrari driver as a single under the 1: 50 mark.
In the morning, Mark Webber was driven but already three seconds faster. The times of Friday are to enjoy so with caution. Nico Rosberg was classified two as the best German rank. Already at the first meeting of the Mercedes driver had six shown with space that he feels on the wet Silverstone Circuit.
To what extent the new exhaust on the silver arrow has contributed to the good performance, you could not answer still in the Mercedes store. The slippery line superimposed all possible effects of the upgrade package. Michael Schumacher, who had driven the second fastest time of the day in the morning, came in the afternoon only on position twelve.
Kamui Kobayashi seemed fast to have recovered from his sharp departure in the first practice. After the Sauber mechanics were made roadworthy again the heavily damaged car in record time, it went on to the Japanese after the lunch break, as nothing would have been. With the third best time and some excursions off the track, Kobayashi was that he not make from a crash can be.
Behind the McLaren duo in parallel flight took places five and six. Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button showed the fans at the home race of but only six laps. Directly behind two more Mercedes customer cars landed seven and eight with the two Force India in the ranks. Adrian Sutil could let his team-mates Paul di Resta four hundredths behind.
The other Germans were found only in the second half of the table. Nick Heidfeld was not particularly on Friday and was at the end of rank 16. Sebastian Vettel was also quietly take it and was satisfied with rank 18. Timo Glock was not far behind 22. in the classification.
Debutant Daniel Ricciardo was the first success in the afternoon. After the Australian was still the last place in his first appearance in the Hispania in the morning, he could at least beat his team-mate Tonio Liuzzi in the second session.
On Saturday and Sunday, the probability of rain should decrease significantly. While in between still isolated showers are predicted, on a dry qualifying chances are however.
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