British GP: Rosberg on top in final practice
Nico Rosberg topped final practice yet again Saturday morning at Silverstone, this time leading his teammate Kazuki Nakajima in a Williams one-two.
Their late surge pushed Jarno Trulli back to third, with yesterday's pace-setter Sebastian Vettel fourth for Red Bull.
Jenson Button's low-key weekend continued as the championship leader managed only 12th position, one place behind fellow home driver Lewis Hamilton's McLaren.
A damp track early meant serious running did not occur until 23 minutes into the session.
Behind Trulli and Vettel, the two Ferraris completed the top six, ahead of Timo Glock. Fernando Alonso was eighth for Renault, ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber and Rubens Barrichello in the quicker in his Brawn.
Timo Glock had a wild trip across the grass at Becketts late in the session.
Results
Pos |
Driver | Team | Time | Behind | Laps |
1. | Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:18.899 | +0.000 | 20 |
2. | Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:19.102 | +0.203 | 19 |
3. | Trulli | Toyota | 1:19.125 | +0.226 | 15 |
4. | Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:19.371 | +0.472 | 15 |
5. | Massa | Ferrari | 1:19.596 | +0.697 | 19 |
6. | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:19.855 | +0.956 | 13 |
7. | Glock | Toyota | 1:19.868 | +0.969 | 19 |
8. | Alonso | Renault | 1:19.917 | +1.018 | 14 |
9. | Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:19.946 | +1.047 | 15 |
10. | Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:20.028 | +1.129 | 14 |
11. | Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:20.048 | +1.149 | 16 |
12. | Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:20.157 | +1.258 | 17 |
13. | Piquet | Renault | 1:20.232 | +1.333 | 18 |
14. | Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:20.459 | +1.560 | 17 |
15. | Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:20.548 | +1.649 | 15 |
16. | Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:20.572 | +1.673 | 17 |
17. | Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:20.638 | +1.739 | 18 |
18. | Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:20.696 | +1.797 | 20 |
19. | Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:21.024 | +2.125 | 11 |
20. | Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:21.039 | +2.140 | 13 |