Button put McLaren on top in the dry conditions
Jenson Button headed up the timesheets in second practice for the Turkish Grand Prix, while Sebastian Vettel was stuck in the pits after his crash this morning.
Nico Rosberg continued his impressive form with 2nd place, less than a tenth off the McLaren. Lewis Hamilton was a further half second behind in 3rd.
The first dry running of the weekend saw much less tyre degradation than expected.
Michael Schumacher survived a scare at Turn 11 to finish 4th, with Mark Webber and Felipe Massa 5th and 6th. Felipe briefly led proceedings early on, but the three-time winner here failed to maintain his pace.
His teammate Fernando Alonso was hampered by a hydraulic issue. A spin later on confined him to 11th.
Williams had a turbulent session, with Rubens Barrichello pulling out after KERS problems. Pastor Maldonado spun on a damp patch at Turn 8, damaging the front of his car, also ending his day prematurely.
At the back of the field, the Virgin cars spent most of the session at the very back, before quicker laps near the end put Glock and D’Ambrosio ahead of HRT.
Times from Turkey FP1:
1. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1.26.456 26
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1.26.521 0.065 29
3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1.27.033 0.577 31
4. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1.27.063 0.607 21
5. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1.27.149 0.693 31
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1.27.340 0.884 37
7. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1.27.517 1.061 37
8. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1.27.725 1.269 37
9. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1.27.844 1.388 32
10. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1.28.052 1.596 37
11. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1.28.069 1.613 27
12. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1.28.153 1.697 36
13. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1.28.475 2.019 35
14. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1.28.765 2.309 32
15. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1.28.828 2.372 19
16. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1.28.946 2.490 20
17. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1.29.409 2.953 39
18. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1.29.637 3.181 27
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1.30.281 3.825 37
20. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1.31.035 4.579 28
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1.31.221 4.765 22
22. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1.31.320 4.864 29
23. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1.31.989 5.533 30
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