Sebastian Vettel
Reuters

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel continued his impressive form in Friday's practice session of the 2013 United States Grand Prix as the Red Bull driver took the first spot in qualifying at the Circuit of The Americas.

Where to Watch Live

The third free practice of the United States Grand Prix begins at 3pm GMT while the qualifying session starts at 6pm GMT. Sky Sports F1 will provide live coverage of both events in the UK. Real-time internet updates are available on the Live Timing section of the sport's official website.

Friday Practice Review

The newly crowned champion was fastest during the second practice session at the Circuit of The Americas after clocking a time of 1:37.305. Vettel had a poor first session on Friday as Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was leading the early session of the day.

The Spaniard came 10<sup>th after the end of the second session. Vettel's Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber trailed the German driver by 0.115s. Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton will start qualifying in third and fourth spot respectively.

Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen will miss the final two races of the season due to back injury. His compatriot Heikki Kovalainen was fifth at the end of Friday's session while McLaren's Jenson Button finished in the top 10.

Top 10 Results of Second Practice Session from Circuit of The Americas:

1, Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull 1:37.305

2. Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull 1:37.420

3. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes 1:37.785

4. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes 1:37.985

5. Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) Lotus 1:38.073

6. Esteban Gutierrez (Mex) Sauber 1:38.229

7. Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Sauber 1:38.254

8. Romain Grosjean (Fra) Lotus 1:38.255

9. Jenson Button (GBR) McLaren 1:38.269

10. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari 1:38.461