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Brawn GP skips second practice

The Brawn GP drivers were unseen in Friday afternoon's 90-minute free practice session in Japan. The team did play their hand in morning session but decided to skip the second due to the heavy rain showers which significantly limited running for everybody.

"As we expected, the rain came to Suzuka today and it led to an unusually quiet opening day of practice," Rubens Barrichello explained. "The morning session wasn't too bad but the rain this afternoon was heavy enough to create small rivers on parts of the track and there was nothing to be gained by going out.

"The limited running makes for a much more interesting and challenging day tomorrow - however, getting the right setup quickly will be very important; whether it proves to be dry or wet tomorrow, we will need to study the data from today and be focused tomorrow morning to ensure we are well prepared for qualifying."

"I feel sorry for the fans at Suzuka today and unfortunately we can't get any useful information in these conditions, with so much water on the track," added championship leader Jenson Button. "We spent the morning session working on the balance of the car with the Wet and Intermediate tyres to ensure that we are prepared if the same wet weather does continue over the weekend.

"It was important to achieve some running and it feels good to be back at Suzuka. This is a great drivers' track so hopefully we'll get some dry running tomorrow."

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