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Best-ever session result for Buemi

Sébastien Buemi's second place in Brazil's second practice session on Friday was the highest position achieved by the Swiss driver so far on a Formula One weekend. The 2009 rookie only lost the top spot in the dying moments as Fernando Alonso's Renault moved ahead by 43 thousandths of a second.

With another rain shower having left Buemi at the top of the timesheets at Interlagos, Toro Rosso was denied the P1 spot it craved as Alonso emerged from the pits to move to the top of the day's final classification.

"I am happy that we seemed quite competitive in the afternoon after the mechanics did a very good job to rebuild the car after my accident this morning," commented Buemi, who removed the right-rear wheel of the car when colliding backwards with the wall at Laranjina corner.

"I came up fast behind Liuzzi, who was going slowly on the racing line, and in trying to avoid him I went over the kerb, lost control and spun," Sébastien recalled. "I think we showed good speed, even though this is my first time of driving the circuit."

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