» Belgian GP: Webber quickest in FP2

Mark Webber took advantage of a momentary period of dry weather to post the fastest lap of the second free practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix, with the day’s afternoon session again impacted by more wet weather.

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso finished one-tenth slower in second place, while the two McLarens and his team-mate Felipe Massa were not far behind, all posting their best laps on the softer Pirelli tyre.

It was typically fickle Belgian weather that once again greeted the drivers when the day’s second ninety-minute session got underway.

When the limited opportunity for dry-weather running came about, almost all drivers switched to the softer Pirelli tyre, while the likes of Sebastian Vettel (11th), Jaime Alguersuari (14th), Sébastien Buemi (15th) and Heikki Kovalainen (20th) opted for the slower, harder compound tyre.

Shortly after Webber posted the session’s best time, the heavens opened once again to send the field scurrying back to pit lane. With teams being given few wet-weather tyre compounds with which to perform any meaningful running, almost everyone remained indoors.

Vitaly Petrov was mired at the bottom of the timesheets after being sidelined with a steering issue.

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2011 Belgian Grand Prix – Free Practice 2 Session Times:

	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1.	Mark Webber	Red Bull Renault RB7	1:50.321	22
2.	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari F150° Italia	+ 0.140	18
3.	Jenson Button	McLaren Mercedes MP4-26	+ 0.449	9
4.	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Mercedes MP4-26	+ 0.517	9
5.	Felipe Massa	Ferrari F150° Italia	+ 0.897	14
6.	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes GP W02	+ 0.921	22
7.	Sergio Pérez	Sauber Ferrari C30	+ 1.334	20
8.	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India Mercedes VJM04	+ 1.404	17
9.	Paul di Resta	Force India Mercedes VJM04	+ 1.430	8
10.	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Renault RB7	+ 1.469	13
11.	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes GP W02	+ 1.601	22
12.	Pastor Maldonado	Williams Cosworth FW33	+ 2.429	20
13.	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber Ferrari C30	+ 2.459	25
14.	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso Ferrari STR6	+ 2.590	24
15.	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso Ferrari STR6	+ 2.688	24
16.	Rubens Barrichello	Williams Cosworth FW33	+ 2.835	17
17.	Bruno Senna	Renault R31	+ 3.514	20
18.	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Renault T128	+ 4.730	20
19.	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing Cosworth MVR-02	+ 5.173	22
20.	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Renault T128	+ 5.881	15
21.	Jérôme d’Ambrosio	Virgin Racing Cosworth MVR-02	+ 6.495	20
22.	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT F1 Cosworth F111	+ 7.129	19
23.	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT F1 Cosworth F111	+ 7.291	24
24.	Vitaly Petrov	Renault R31	+ 11.913	12