So, after yesterday's two very entertaining free practices, how is today going to pan out?

It's a Red Bull one and two. Vettel leads Webber with a 1:30.916. The chequered flag is out.

Webber's fastest with a minute to go. He posts a 1:31.049.

The Pirelli medium tyres are approximately two seconds slower per lap than the softs but the weather should play a part some time over the qualifying and the race.

The leader of the Championships, Vettel, is up to third with a 1:31.463.

Quick times being set now. Webber is right up there and is just 0.040s slower than Alonso. Exciting stuff.

Hamilton is in second now. He joins the aforementioned three with a 1:31.578, but he lost 2/10s on the last section.

Alonso and Rosberg are the only two racers with a lap time under 1:32....Oh, wait, Button joins them both with a 1:31.623

Massa is nearly a second-and-a-half down in his Ferrari team mate. Mistake? Fuel? Easing himself in on the softer option tyres?

Rosberg is knocked off the perch. Yesterday's first session leader, Fernando Alonso, puts in a stormer with a 1:31.138.

It's very, very cold in Germany today. The track temperature is a reported 22 degrees. I don't know how these lot are driving on ice. Kudos!

The top five looks like this: Rosberg, Sutil, Schumacher, Di Resta, Vettel.

Vitantonio Liuzzi gets a 5 place grid penalty for a change of gearbox. Looks like he'll be starting at 29th place. Ricciardo will definitely out qualify his team mate now

The word from the weather folk (I do believe that is their job title) is that there will be no rain for this session. Are we going to see some faster times now?

Schumi's up to third with a 1:32.912. Sutil is 7/10s of a second behind the rapid Rosberg.

He's improved upon his time again, Rosberg. The Mercedes driver sets a 1:31.694. He leads Red Bull's Webber and Vettel.

Quick time from Rosberg. Very quick, indeed. The German flies round in 1:31.911.

After trying an experimental exhaust system yesterday which didn't work, Button is driving well today and is briefly on top with a 1:33.106, before Alonso beats him by 0.007s.

Yesterday's second session leader, Webber, takes it easy on his first lap. Sitting in 11th he sets a time of 1:35.208

Vettel and Webber have been pretty quiet so far. They're back on track with timed laps now. Alonso is leading with a 1:33.302.

It's a McLaren and British one-two. Button is leading with a 1:33.646 followed by Lewish Hamilton, who was fined for speeding in the pit lane yesterday.