Friday night in Singapore turned into a somewhat frustrating affair for the Toro Rosso drivers, with Sébastien Buemi clipping the wall at Turn 21 – removing both his right-front wheel and his final 40 minutes of running time – before Jaime Alguersuari was called into the pits and left the garage on foot.
“In the second session, I did two more runs on the harder tyres,” Switzerland’s Buemi explained. “But when I switched to the Super Soft, I was doing a hot lap when I made a small mistake exiting the last chicane and I touched the wall. My session therefore ended early, but I hope we will recover for qualifying tomorrow.”
Barcelona-born Alguersuari - who returned early to the team's hospitality area, joined by Technical Director Giorgio Ascanelli - explained that he was called in on safety grounds:
“I think the track was dirtier today than this time last year, which did not help, although the surface feels less bumpy, especially going into Turn 7 (Singapore Sling Chicane). I did not hit any walls, but I rode the kerbs very aggressively and the team called me in before the end of the session, to check over the car as a precaution.”
Buemi's Practice 2 incident can be viewed at GPUpdate TV
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  S. Vettel | Red Bull | 01:46.374 | 33 |
| 2. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 01:46.575 | 28 |
| 3. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 01:47.115 | 22 |
| 4. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 01:47.120 | 23 |
| 5. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 01:47.265 | 28 |
| 6. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | 01:48.418 | 27 |
| 7. | A. Sutil | Force India | 01:48.866 | 32 |
| 8. | S. Perez | Sauber | 01:49.578 | 27 |
| 9. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | 01:49.730 | 29 |
| 10. | J. Button | McLaren | 01:49.751 | 10 |
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