
Vettel pipped Hamilton to the fastest lap
Sebastian Vettel edged Lewis Hamilton to the fastest time in second practice for the Italian Grand Prix.
The Brit was leading the session, but was unseated by 0.036 seconds by the Red Bull. Hamilton was set to go faster again, but was held up by Jaime Alguersuari on his final flying lap.
The extremely hot track temperatures – up to 40 degrees on the tarmac – slowed the cars throughout the session, with no car beating Lewis’ fastest lap from FP1.
Sebastien Buemi provided the action in this session, crashing out at Parabolica corner after setting only 5 laps, after clipping the grass under braking.
The Ferraris improved to 4th and 5th, the Saubers 8th and 9th, with both Renaults 10th and 11th.
Nico Rosberg had another abysmal session, finishing 21st, and 5 seconds off the pace. Teammate Michael Schumacher broke into the top 3, finishing 0.3 seconds off Vettel.
Daniel Ricciardo was in last place, emerging from the pits with only a few minutes to go.
Times from FP2:
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:24.010 37
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.046 0.036 21
3. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:24.347 0.337 39
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:24.366 0.356 33
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:24.433 0.423 31
6. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:24.468 0.458 32
7. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.508 0.498 30
8. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:25.097 1.087 39
9. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:25.182 1.172 37
10. Bruno Senna Renault 1:25.325 1.315 38
11. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:25.450 1.440 31
12. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:25.496 1.486 39
13. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:25.683 1.673 37
14. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:25.758 1.748 29
15. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:26.202 2.192 36
16. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1:26.353 2.343 40
17. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:28.347 4.337 5
18. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1:28.559 4.549 32
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1:28.605 4.595 32
20. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:28.804 4.794 25
21. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1:29.162 5.152 34
22. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:29.184 5.174 29
23. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1:29.622 5.612 34
24. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1:29.841 5.831 7
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