Sutil fastest after Vettel engine blow
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| Adrian Sutil |
(GMM) Adrian Sutil emerged with the fastest time in the final practice session before qualifying at Valencia on Saturday.
The session was one of two parts: before and after the apparent Renault engine failure suffered by Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, which caused a lengthy red flag period to cover his spilled oil with powder.
"We don't know (what happened)," the German said. "Suddenly I lost power and then got stuck. I don't know any more than you."
The slower times set after the Vettel incident, which required a street sweeper to attempt to mop up the leaked oil, meant Sutil's Force India was followed on the time sheets by Kazuki Nakajima and Robert Kubica.
Results
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Pos |
Driver | Team | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.143 | +0.000 | 12 |
| 2. | Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:39.247 | +0.104 | 12 |
| 3. | Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:39.513 | +0.370 | 12 |
| 4. | Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.553 | +0.410 | 8 |
| 5. | Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:39.732 | +0.589 | 11 |
| 6. | Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.764 | +0.621 | 12 |
| 7. | Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:39.883 | +0.740 | 10 |
| 8. | Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.950 | +0.807 | 12 |
| 9. | Trulli | Toyota | 1:40.017 | +0.874 | 11 |
| 10. | Grosjean | Renault | 1:40.088 | +0.945 | 11 |
| 11. | Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:40.118 | +0.975 | 12 |
| 12. | Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:40.192 | +1.049 | 10 |
| 13. | Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:40.230 | +1.087 | 12 |
| 14. | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:40.260 | +1.117 | 12 |
| 15. | Alonso | Renault | 1:40.402 | +1.259 | 9 |
| 16. | Glock | Toyota | 1:40.443 | +1.300 | 10 |
| 17. | Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:40.879 | +1.736 | 10 |
| 18. | Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:40.916 | +1.773 | 6 |
| 19. | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:41.125 | +1.982 | 12 |
| 20. | Badoer | Ferrari | 1:42.198 | +3.055 | 14 |