Sebastian Vettel, at the helm of BMW’s third car in Istanbul, sprung a suprise by setting the overall fastest lap in today’s free practice at 1:28.091. It was his first outing in an F1 car during a race weekend.
Felipe Massa was the fastest race driver on the day while Kimi Raikkonen and Michael Schumacher, the two pacesetters in the first session, failed to improve on their earlier lap times.
Lap times: Friday free practice, second session:
1. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) BMW Sauber 1:28.091
2. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:28.164
3. Jenson Button (Britain) Honda 1:28.506
4. Anthony Davidson (Britain) Honda 1:28.598
5. Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Toyota 1:28.614
6. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari 1:28.819
7. Robert Doornbos (Netherlands) RedBull – Ferrari 1:28.848
8. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) McLaren 1:29.042
9. Pedro de la Rosa (Spain) McLaren 1:29.112
10. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 1:29.214
11. Giorgio Mondini (Italy) MF1 – Toyota 1:29.719
12. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 1:29.741
13. Neel Jani (Switzerland) Toro Rosso – Cosworth 1:29.858
14. Scott Speed (U.S.) Toro Rosso – Cosworth 1:29.890
15. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 1:30.006
16. Franck Montagny (France) Super Aguri – Honda 1:30.491
17. Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 1:30.502
18. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Renault 1:30.504
19. Alexander Wurz (Austria) Williams – Cosworth 1:30.509
20. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) Toro Rosso – Cosworth 1:30.551
21. Mark Webber (Australia) Williams – Cosworth 1:30.775
22. Christian Klien (Austria) RedBull – Ferrari 1:30.889
23. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams – Cosworth 1:31.015
24. Takuma Sato (Japan) Super Aguri – Honda 1:31.091
25. Sakon Yamamoto (Japan) Super Aguri – Honda 1:31.316
26. Tiago Monteiro (Portugal) MF1 – Toyota 1:31.519
27. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 1:31.526
28. David Coulthard (Britain) RedBull – Ferrari 1:31.540
29. Christijan Albers (Netherlands) MF1 – Toyota 1:32.102
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