Vettel edges Rosberg in Fridays practice as tyres play true

Sebastian Vettel edged German rival Nico Rosberg in practice for the German Grand Prix and the drivers eased their threat of a pullout as new tyres went through Friday without a blowout. Three-time champion Vettel beat Rosberg by .235 seconds in the second practice,after finishing eighth in the slower morning session. Vettel,a vice president of the drivers association that warned F1 of a pull out if tyre problems experienced at the British GP persisted,sought to clarify the drivers position.

Were happy Pirelli bought a new specification of tire for this event and want to thank them for their flexibility and reaction times they were able to find a solution in only a couple of days, Vettel said.

The circumstances that we raced under in Silverstone were not what we can accept,but I dont think we will see those issues again.

Vettels fastest lap was 1 minute,30.416 seconds. Mark Webber in the second Red Bull was third and Romain Grosjean fourth,ahead of Lotus teammate Kimi Raikkonen. Next was Ferraris Fernando Alonso,who failed to complete a full lap in the morning because of electrical problems. Lewis Hamilton,who topped the morning session ahead of Rosberg,dropped to eighth in the afternoon.