Casey Stoner found an immediately fast pace at Laguna Seca as he took top spot on the timesheet from Jorge Lorenzo just before the midway point of the first practice, and he did not relinquish it as he lapped consistently fast for the rest of the session having switched bikes early on following some dissatisfaction with his front-end feeling. 

Roger Penske’s team demonstrated superb pace in Friday afternoon practice as championship leader and 2009 victor Will Power headed a 1-2-3 result from team-mates Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves. Best of the rest at Edmonton was Practice 1 pace-setter and reigning Champion Dario Franchitti as Takuma Sato rounded out the top five.

Jenson Button finished 15th in Friday’s free practice session but the McLaren driver is not worried about his position at Hockenheim. Button explained the team focussed on other things than completing his laps in qualifying conditions.

Reigning Champion Dario Franchitti led the way as the first of three weekend practice sessions was held at Edmonton on Friday morning, with this weekend’s round marking the second Canadian race in a double-header which began with Toronto last week.

Max Chilton and Rodolfo Gonzalez have both been handed penalties following today's qualifying session.

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has revealed that his team will persevere with its new aerodynamic package for the remainder of the German GP weekend.

McLaren will continue to use their blown diffuser this weekend, it has been confirmed by Autosport, despite Lewis Hamilton’s crash on Friday morning at Hockenheim. The Woking team debuted the part last time out at Silverstone but elected to postpone its use due to unsuccessful results in practice.

German GP: Friday Press Conference

Off the back of his third podium of the season at Silverstone, Nico Rosberg finished sixth quickest in first practice at Hockenheim on Friday although the Mercedes driver is now calling for improvements for his car’s dry weather setup, despite managing a top five result in the afternoon.

Nico Hülkenberg will contest his maiden home Grand Prix on Sunday and the Williams driver is upbeat following Friday’s pair of 90-minute practice sessions, from which he achieved two top ten finishing positions.

Timo Glock led the way for Formula 1’s new teams at Hockenheim on Friday, confirming a strong day for Virgin Racing as team-mate Lucas di Grassi split the Lotus cars behind. However, the German was classified twelfth in the first session.

Williams looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 9th and 10th overall

With track conditions having been far less than ideal in Germany on Friday, Renault elected to concentrate on tyre development, with the leading car of Robert Kubica having run on Wet, Intermediate and the two Slick compounds during the day.

With the day’s less than ideal conditions remaining at Hockenheim, Daniel Morad has finished atop the timesheets in GP3’s only practice session of the weekend. However, uncertainty surrounds the leading time which, like many, was posted under double-waved yellow flags and may be stripped as a result. 

Daniel Morad continued his top form today claiming the number one spot in an action packed practice session at Hockenheimring.

Adrian Sutil is sure that he can manage more than 14th in qualifying at Hockenheim on Saturday; although the German eventually finished in what would translate to a Row 7 grid position in second practice, the Force India man had topped the timesheets on Friday morning.

McLaren driver Jenson Button admits the pace of Ferrari and Red Bull surprised him ahead of the German Grand Prix.

Fernando Alonso remains realistic, having recorded the fastest lap time of the day in Germany on Friday. With himself and Felipe Massa first and third for Ferrari, the Italian team appears to have made marked improvement although the Spaniard is keeping an eye on the second and fourth-placed Red Bulls.

Following the miserable weather conditions of Formula 1’s second practice session at Hockenheim, rain resumed falling as GP2 qualifying commenced. At its conclusion, Arden’s Charles Pic was at the top of the timesheets and will start tomorrow’s Feature Race from pole position after two red flag stoppages.

Virgin looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 19th and 21st overall

GP3: Hockenheim - Practice Times

Bridgestone's super soft tyre took Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro's Fernando Alonso to the fastest time of the day amidst variable weather conditions at Hockenheim for the first day of the German Grand Prix.

Ferrari looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 1st and 3rd overall

Back at home in Germany racing a Mercedes-Benz Formula 1 car for the first time, Michael Schumacher experienced a varied day on Friday. Slowed by rear wing problems in the morning, the 7-time World Champion finished sixth in the afternoon and now hopes to achieve at least the same by the time qualifying arrives. 

Renault looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 8th and 12th overall

Mercedes looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 5th and 6th overall

Hispania looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 23rd and 24th overall

Sebastian Vettel does not believe that Ferrari’s leading lap times were solely fuel-related on Friday, with Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa having registered the first and third-quickest efforts at Hockenheim.

Sauber looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 11th and 13th overall

Lewis Hamilton experienced a dramatic day at Hockenheim on Friday, crashing in morning practice before missing all but ten minutes of the second session as a result. Delighted with his team’s work, Lewis admits that the well-known blown diffuser is yet to be up to scratch.

Charles Pic won the lottery that was a dramatic wet qualifying session this afternoon at the Hockenheimring, coming out on top in a last minute shoot out ahead of series leader Pastor Maldonado and Oliver Turvey.

McLaren looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 7th and 15th overall

Red Bull looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 2nd and 4th overall

Force India looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 14th and 16th overall

‘Sébastien Buemi’ was a notable name in the top ten on Friday morning at Hockenheim, as he finished the wet first practice seventh quickest for Toro Rosso, although the Swiss driver now aims to improve his car’s configuration for dry conditions.

Hockenheim - Qualifying Times

Toro Rosso looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 17th and 18th overall

Lotus have verified that it was a fuel pump problem which grounded Jarno Trulli in the final five minutes of German Grand Prix practice on Friday afternoon. Apart from the issue, the day also saw the two Virgin Racing cars each move ahead of one Lotus.

Lotus looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 20th and 22nd overall

German GP: Friday Free 2 - Times

Fernando Alonso is quickest in today's second session, ahead of Vettel, Massa, Webber, Rosberg, Schumacher, Hamilton, Kubica, Barrichello and Hulkenberg.

Fernando Alonso confidently registered the fastest time of the day in a surprisingly dry second practice session in Germany on Friday afternoon. Behind, the two Red Bulls sandwiched the second Ferrari of Felipe Massa as Mercedes duo Rosberg and Schumacher completed the top six. Lewis Hamilton managed seventh on the timesheets, despite being on-track for only ten minutes due to a morning accident.

Hispania team boss Colin Kolles has confirmed that his Spanish outfit is in talks with Toyota with a view to forming a technical partnership for 2011.

Mark Webber has insisted that harmony remains in place at Red Bull, despite the clear disagreement between himself and the team after it handed his front wing to team-mate Sebastian Vettel prior to qualifying at Silverstone.

Spain’s Dani Clos has responded to comments from Racing Engineering Team Principal Alfonso de Orleáns–Borbón, advising him to be ‘more aggressive’, by posting the quickest lap time in Hockenheim’s practice session on Friday morning. On a drying track, several dramatic moments caused concern further down the field.

Hockenheim - Practice Times

Red Bull Racing has announced a partnership with LG Electronics, which becomes the Milton Keynes squad’s Team and Technology Partner. The South Korean conglomerate already boasts a large presence in Formula 1 as the World Championship’s official timing partner.

Dickie Stanford has reassumed the role of Team Manager at Williams, having given up the position five years ago. At present, he will work alongside Tim Newton before the latter steps back to a factory job.

German GP: Friday Free 1 - Times

Lewis Hamilton smashes his McLaren into a tyre wall in a heavily rain-affected first practice session at the German Grand Prix.

At home in Germany, Adrian Sutil was pleased to finish quickest in a wet first practice session at Hockenheim on Friday morning. However, with many cars having suffered from spins and other off-track excursions, championship leader Lewis Hamilton was the biggest loser as he experienced a substantial crash at Turn 6.

As Lewis Hamilton crashes out, Adrian Sutil is quickest in today's opening session, ahead of Massa, Button, Barrichello, Petrov, Rosberg, Buemi, Hulkenberg, Liuzzi and de la Rosa.

World Championship leader Lewis Hamilton’s German Grand Prix weekend has started in the worst possible way, with a crash in Friday morning practice at Hockenheim.

Button desperate for successful McLaren update in Germany, plus other F1 news and gossip

Practice is about to get under way at Hockenheim for this weekend's German Grand Prix.

With the media still looking for signs of disharmony in the Red Bull camp, Mark Webber says he has no regrets over his "number two" outburst at the end of the British Grand Prix.

In the wake of an incident involving team boss turned TV pundit Eddie Jordan at the British Grand Prix, there is talk that the Irishman could find himself nobbled again at Hockenheim this weekend.

John Booth is eager to see Virgin Racing continue its climb up the steep Formula 1 ladder as the second half of the 2010 season moves into full swing. Following a significant car update last time out at Silverstone, more new parts are on the chassis of Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi this weekend.

Adrian Sutil is delighted to be competing in Formula 1 at Hockenheim this weekend, having circulated the track in a number of single-seater vehicles since launching his racing career. This weekend’s race will be his second home event at the venue, having first driven there for Force India in 2008.