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Vettel tops times in practice 2 - Turkey

German new boy Sebastian Vettel topped the times with a stunning debut performance for the BMW Sauber team on Friday in the second free practice session for Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix

The 19-year-old made a sensational start to his Formula One career by setting the fastest time of the day at the challenging Istanbul Park circuit. BMW Sauber's new third driver clocked 1:28.091, which was 0.073s faster than Felipe Massa's Ferrari.

Jenson Button was third for Honda carrying over his pace from this morning's opening practice hour.

His lap of 1:28.506 was just under half a second off Vettel's quickest lap of the session. He finished marginally ahead of his colleague Anthony Davidson, who had a new engine fitted to his Honda in between sessions.

Right at the end of the hour there was a clash between world championship leader Fernando Alonso and Red Bull Racing third driver Robert Doornbos. The pair were running side-by-side heading into Turn 12.

Alonso was late on the brakes and slid into the Dutchman. Slight contact was made and both were able to continue to the pits.

In total there were more than 20 off-track incidents and spins in an action-packed session at the hot Istanbul Park track. The combination of the hot weather, where track temperatures peaked at 51 degrees Celsius, and slippery surface meant a lot of drivers made mistakes.

One driver to succumb was Jarno Trulli, who spun his Toyota at the second from last corner, but he was able to loop it round to continue.

Most drivers fell foul of Turn Nine however, a tricky left-hander at the end of the back straight. On one lap Michael Schumacher missed the apex of the corner and was stripped of his lap for the indiscretion.

Super Aguri's Franck Montagny went off there four times, while 14 other drivers also went wide and spun at the corner.

Pos  Driver        Team                     Time              Laps
 1.  Vettel        BMW-Sauber          (M)  1:28.091            29
 2.  Massa         Ferrari             (B)  1:28.164 +  0.073   18
 3.  Button        Honda               (M)  1:28.506 +  0.415   10
 4.  Davidson      Honda               (M)  1:28.598 +  0.507   31
 5.  R.Schumacher  Toyota              (B)  1:28.614 +  0.523   21
 6.  M.Schumacher  Ferrari             (B)  1:28.819 +  0.728   13
 7.  Doornbos      Red Bull-Ferrari    (M)  1:28.848 +  0.757   15
 8.  Raikkonen     McLaren-Mercedes    (M)  1:29.042 +  0.951   10
 9.  de la Rosa    McLaren-Mercedes    (M)  1:29.112 +  1.021   10
10.  Barrichello   Honda               (M)  1:29.214 +  1.123   16
11.  Mondini       MF1-Toyota          (B)  1:29.719 +  1.628   27
12.  Alonso        Renault             (M)  1:29.741 +  1.650   16
13.  Jani          Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M)  1:29.858 +  1.767   30
14.  Speed         Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M)  1:29.890 +  1.799   20
15.  Trulli        Toyota              (B)  1:30.006 +  1.915   18
16.  Montagny      Super Aguri-Honda   (B)  1:30.491 +  2.400   25
17.  Kubica        BMW-Sauber          (M)  1:30.502 +  2.411   9
18.  Fisichella    Renault             (M)  1:30.504 +  2.413   16
19.  Wurz          Williams-Cosworth   (B)  1:30.509 +  2.418   36
20.  Liuzzi        Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M)  1:30.551 +  2.460   17
21.  Webber        Williams-Cosworth   (B)  1:30.775 +  2.684   13
22.  Klien         Red Bull-Ferrari    (M)  1:30.889 +  2.798   16
23.  Rosberg       Williams-Cosworth   (B)  1:31.015 +  2.924   17
24.  Sato          Super Aguri-Honda   (B)  1:31.091 +  3.000   11
25.  Yamamoto      Super Aguri-Honda   (B)  1:31.316 +  3.225   21
26.  Monteiro      MF1-Toyota          (B)  1:31.519 +  3.428   15
27.  Heidfeld      BMW-Sauber          (M)  1:31.526 +  3.435   10
28.  Coulthard     Red Bull-Ferrari    (M)  1:31.540 +  3.449   10
29.  Albers        MF1-Toyota          (B)  1:32.102 +  4.011   7

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