Hamilton claims top spot in practice

Lewis Hamilton put McLaren in front Friday in cool, occasionally wet conditions at the Nurburgring, posting a 1:32.149 to kick off the German Grand Prix weekend.

Mark Webber had set the fastest time in practice 1 with a time of 1:33.082, ahead of Jenson Button and Felipe Massa. Teammate Sebastian Vettel's morning ground to a halt with mechanical issues.

But Vettel was back in action for the second session, finishing second to Hamilton and edging rival Button, who finished third. Webber ended the session fourth.

First session - German GP

1. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, 1:33.082
2. Jenson Button, Brawn-Mercedes, 1:33.463
3. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:33.745
4. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 1:33.795
5. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India-Mercedes, 1:33.839
6. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:33.840
7. Nico Rosberg, Williams-Toyota, 1:33.902
8. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, 1:33.909
9. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams-Toyota, 1:33.952
10. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 1:34.148
11. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1:34.221
12. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn-Mercedes, 1:34.227
13. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:34.483
14. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 1:34.694
15. Nelson Piquet, Renault, 1:34.738
16. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 1:34.827
17. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 1:34.878
18. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:34.893
19. Timo Glock, Toyota, 1:34.911
20. Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes, 1:35.092

Second session - German GP

1. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:32.149
2. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, 1:32.331
3. Jenson Button, Brawn-Mercedes, 1:32.369
4. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, 1:32.480
5. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 1:32.511
6. Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes, 1:32.585
7. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn-Mercedes, 1:32.664
8. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 1:32.774
9. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams-Toyota, 1:32.872
10. Nelson Piquet, Renault, 1:32.992
11. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1:33.012
12. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:33.052
13. Nico Rosberg, Williams-Toyota, 1:33.128
14. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 1:33.161
15. Timo Glock, Toyota, 1:33.172
16. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:33.182
17. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:33.724
18. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 1:33.903
19. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 1:34.025
20. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India-Mercedes, 1:38.877

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