Although it was initially the McLarens who dominated proceedings, the two Ferrari drivers soon launched an attack on the timesheets with Felipe Massa taking control away from Lewis Hamilton.However, by the end of the 90-minute session, it was Vettel who was quickest of all as the Red Bull driver put in a late charge with a 1:22.839.
Fernando Alonso was second, 0.07s off the pace, while Massa finished in third place, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.
Report: Blue skies and a track temperature of 37'C awaited the drivers at the start of Friday's second practice at the Monza circuit. The drivers were quickly out on track, however, for Bruno Senna it was a short-lived adventure as his Hispania broke down shortly after the pitlane exit. Jaime Alguersuari posted the session's first time, a 1:27.950 for the Toro Rosso driver. He was overhauled by Vitaly Petrov and Pedro de la Rosa while Adrian Sutil ran wide, mounting the kerbs on his way back onto the track. Nico Hulkenberg claimed second place and Robert Kubica fourth.
Kubica took over from Petrov at the top with a 1:24.269 with Jenson Button moving into second place before he was dropped by Hulkenberg and Fernando Alonso. Rubens Barrichello took third place while a major mistake from Michael Schumacher sent him hurtling through the gravel trap at Parabolica.
Button was the next to lead the way, posting a 1:23.296 while Alonso took second behind him. Nico Rosberg improved to third ahead of Felipe Massa and Kubica. Lewis Hamilton, who was running a low-downforce rear wing and no F-duct, joined Button at the front of the pack, 0.573s off his team-mate's pace. Sebastian Vettel also joined the chase at the front, improving to fourth. Hamilton finally moved ahead of Button after shaving tenths of his time lap by lap. The 2008 Champ clocked a 1:23.154.
Problems for Seb Buemi as he left his braking a bit late into the Roggia chicane and had to use the speed bumps to make his way back onto the track.
Massa climbed to third place, making it a McLaren 1-2, followed by a Ferrari 3-4. However, the two Scuderia drivers were well over half a second behind the leading McLaren. Hamilton headed out on the softer option tyres and although he set fastest times in the first sector time and time again, the Brit failed to improve his overall lap time before heading back into the pits.
Tonio Liuzzi ran wide at the exit of the Ascari chicane while moments later Massa closed the gap to the leading McLarens to less than two-tenths. Vettel improved to fourth place ahead of Alonso, Kubica, Rosberg, Sutil, Webber and Hulkenberg. Massa continued lapping to take the P1 slot off Hamilton with a 1:23.061. Meanwhile, Alguersuari's day came to an early end as he stopped out on track after the exit of the Roggia chicane, his breakdown coming just moments after the marshals once again pushed Senna's car away from the pitlane as he brokedown for the second time this session.
Massa ventured out again and was on a flyer before he lost control through the Parabolica and went flying off into the gravel. And although it looked as if he was about to plant it into the barrier, the Ferrari driver managed to stay away and headed back into the pits. Alonso took the P1 slot but was quickly beaten by Vettel, a 1:22.839 for the German. Webber was the next casualty as he came to a halt at the exit of Lesmo 1 having lost drive.
Practice ended with Vettel quickest with a 1:22.839 while the two Ferraris and two McLarens were right behind him.
Times
01. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:22.839 27 laps
02. Alonso Ferrari 1:22.915 + 0.076 32 laps
03. Massa Ferrari 1:23.061 + 0.222 20 laps
04. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.154 + 0.315 22 laps
05. Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.210 + 0.371 38 laps
06. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:23.415 + 0.576 23 laps
07. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:23.708 + 0.869 31 laps
08. Kubica Renault 1:23.709 + 0.870 32 laps
09. Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:23.852 + 1.013 30 laps
10. Rosberg Mercedes 1:23.857 + 1.018 29 laps
11. Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:24.181 + 1.342 35 laps
12. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:24.380 + 1.541 36 laps
13. Petrov Renault 1:24.407 + 1.568 21 laps
14. Schumacher Mercedes 1:24.448 + 1.609 29 laps
15. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:24.517 + 1.678 35 laps
16. de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1:24.547 + 1.708 32 laps
17. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:24.785 + 1.946 31 laps
18. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:25.106 + 2.267 24 laps
19. Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:26.204 + 3.365 38 laps
20. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:26.306 + 3.467 41 laps
21. di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:26.631 + 3.792 31 laps
22. Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:26.676 + 3.837 25 laps
23. Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth 1:29.498 + 6.659 5 laps
24. Senna HRT-Cosworth 3 laps
Source: Planet-F1
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