Vettel fastest at Silverstone

For a free practice session, the first driving session of the British Grand Prix proved to be very aggressive. Usually, the teams prepare for the race and qualifying by fine-tuning the settings of the cars. However, by mid-session, the best time achieved in 2008 by Kovalainen was erased! Proof, if any, that the pilots wish to show that the F1 takes place on the track and not behind the scenes.

From the start of the session, they are the cousins ​​of Red Bull, in this case the Toro Rosso Sebastian Buemi, which line up the fast laps. The Swiss drops the clock to around 1:24?? before Rosberg took over to lower the mark (1?22??159). This is where the Red Bulls enter the track and set supersonic times. First it's Mark Webber who approaches the symbolic bar of 1:20, followed by Button, Trulli and Barrichello, also determined to "break a time".

But the rival, the most dangerous of the Brawn GP this year, is Sebastian Vettel. The young German knocks out the paddock by rushing under 1?20?? with quite a margin (1?19??400). He is followed by his teammate Mark Webber (1), while the Brawn GP ranks 19rd and 682th, not having crossed the symbolic limit. Vettel, with such a time, comes within six tenths of the track record, held by Michael Schumacher. And the seven-time world champion was then entitled to traction control and multiple electronic aids? This promises a great fight during the qualifying session.