WilliamsF1 outside top ten after Friday practice

With the rain having stopped the second Friday practice at Suzuka would get underway. Alex Wurz had finished the first session in ninth, while Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg did not set a time. Eight drivers would come out onto the track including Alex, Davidson, Jani, Sato, Montagny, Sutil, Ammermuller, and Vettel. The first driver to set a time would be Montagny, 1m:50.286, but he was passed by Vettel, 1m:47.779 and Ammermuller, 1m:48.341, who went first and second.

But Alex would move to the top of the times with a 1m:47.002. Just as quickly Davidson would move ahead of the WilliamsF1 driver with a 1m:46.330. Sutil was now in third followed by Ammermuller and Jani. Monteiro and both Toyota drivers were now out on the circuit. Davidson would improve his time with a 1m:45.393 while Alex would also improve with a 1m:46.935. Even though the rain had stopped the track was still very wet with plumes of spray coming off the cars. Ammermuller was now in second and Vettel third. Alex had dropped two places to be fourth. Doornbos was now out on the track. Davidson set a new fastest lap time, 1m:45.347, while Trulli moved into second, 1m:46.260. Alex had moved into third with a 1m:46.667.

The second Toyota of Ralf would move ahead of Davidson, 1m:44.418, but Davidson would respond with a 1m:43.881 to again go fastest. Trulli was third followed by Alex. Jani would move into fourth followed by Doornbos. Vettel would move into fourth, 1m:46.119. Ralf would retake his position at the top of the times with a 1m:43.516. Davidson would pit, joined by Alex. Trulli would also come in.

Monteiro would move into fourth but Vettel would take the spot back from the MF1 driver. Ralf would now pit. Massa would make his first appearance of the day. Alex was down in eighth, as Jani moved into fourth, 1m:45.645. Massa's first timed lap would see him move into third, 1m:44.779. Alex had dropped down the order to now be in tenth. But his next lap would see him move up to be in fifth, 1m:45.406. Davidson had left the pit lane as Sutil moved ahead of Alex pushing the WilliamsF1 driver down to sixth. Both Liuzzi and Speed would take to the track.

Davidson was on a quick lap while Sutil moved into fourth, 1m:45.159. Davidson would set a new fastest lap, 1m:42.382, to be 1.1 seconds ahead of Ralf. Trulli had returned to the track. Alex had moved back ahead of Sutil to be fourth. Vettel was now in fifth. Ralf was also back out while Ammermuller moved into third, 1m:44.149. Nico would make his first appearance of the session. Massa had pitted. The order was Davison from Ralf, Ammermuller, Alex, Massa, Vettel, Sutil, Jani, and Sato in tenth.

Trulli would move into third, 1m:43.712. Alex would pit while Coulthard came out of the pit lane. Vettel was now fifth. The track was starting to dry in places but there would be a while before dry weather tyres would be an option. Davidson and Trulli would pit. Nico's first lap would see him move into ninth, 1m:45.235. Ralf would pit. Coulthard would also come in. Fisichella would take to the track with just over half the session remaining. The Renault driver, running on intermediates, would start a timed lap and was fastest in sector one. Vettel had moved into third, 1m:43.435. Fisichella would continue his quick lap, fastest in sector two, and would cross the line quickest with a 1m:42.064. Nico was still on the track but was now in eleventh. Alex would return to the track while Nico would pit. Nico was now in thirteenth, while Mark had yet to come out.

Fisichella and Vettel would pit leaving just three drivers on the track. Barrichello would come out followed by Michael Schumacher. There was twenty five minutes left in the session. Davidson was also back out as Button also took to the circuit. Michael would pit after completing his installation lap. Davidson would start a quick lap while Barrichello's first timed lap would see him in fourth, 1m:42.664. Michael was back out while Davidson would move back to the top of the times with a 1m:40.986. Button had pitted.

Vettel was back out with twenty minutes left in the session. Michael would again return to his pit. Alex was now in eleventh and Nico fourteenth. Barrichello would return to his pit. With eighteen minutes remaining the order was Davidson, Fisichella, Ralf, Barrichello, Jani, Vettel, Trulli, Sutil, Ammermuller, and Montagny in tenth. Yamamoto would move into fourteenth pushing Nico down one place. Ammermuller would go fastest in sector one. He would continue his lap with a new fastest second sector time. He would complete his lap with a time of 1m:40.304 to go fastest.

Vettel was in third with a 1m:41.969. Ammermuller would improve with a 1m:39.373. with just twelve minutes left. We had only two drivers on the track and Sutil had suffered and engine failure in his MF1. Seven drivers had yet to come out, including Mark Webber. Alex was back in his pit. Speed and Davidson would take to the track. Michael would also come out. Michael had come out on dry tyres. Alex would also come back out. Speed would improve to be fourth, 1m:41.996. Button and Coulthard had left the pit lane while Michael was on a very quick lap. He would move ahead of Ammermuller with a 1m:37.744 to be 1.6 seconds ahead of the Red Bull driver. Montagny was now second and Liuzzi third. Raikkonen, Heidfeld, and de la Rosa had taken to the track.

The times wee falling with Davidson going fastest from Vettel. Michael would improve to be fastest, 1m:35.599. Everyone was now out except for Albers and Montagny who had pitted. Ammermuller was now second, 1m:36.521 but Raikkonen would move ahead of him, 1m:36.188. Alex was now third, 1m:36.234. Davidson and Vettel had pitted. Button was now in fifth but Massa would move ahead of the Honda driver. Ralf was now fourth, 1m:36.305, but Rubens would move into third. Mark was in seventh while Alex would pit. Nico was in twenty seventh. Fisichella would go fastest, 1m:34.337. On his next lap Nico would move into fifth, 1m:36.176. Button was now second, 1m:35.002.

Alonso would take this spot from Jenson with a 1m:34.863. Mark and Nico were in tenth and eleventh with the end of the session. In their final laps Mass and Michael would move into second and third pushing Alonso to fourth and Vettel fifth. Davidson would move into fifth seeing Vettel now in sixth. Mark and Nico were now in fourteenth and fifteenth. Alex had finished in seventeenth. With the end of the session Fisichella was fastest from Massa, Schumacher, Alonso, Davidson, Vettel. Button, de la Rosa, Trulli, and tenth placed Raikkonen..