2013 British GP Practice Two: Nico Rosberg outpaces Red Bulls as Silverstone rain clears

Nico Rosberg showed the inherent speed of Mercedes' W04 should transfer to the fast sweeps of Silverstone as he beat both Red Bull drivers to the quickest time in a dry second practice session.

Like Ferrari, Lotus's lap times were not particularly eye-catching but there was still plenty of attention focused on Kimi Raikkonen's progress in the session as the Finn trialled the team's passive-DRS system. The former World Champion appeared to be completing calibration work with the complex drag-reduction concept prior to his own race runs. "The passive-DRS has been on and off the car this afternoon, with the mechanics taping it up, then untaping it to do back-to-back tests," reported Sky Sports F1's Ted Kravitz. "It is hard to tell from the straight-line speed and lap times if it is working and I guess the decision will be made tonight based on the data." Raikkonen had earlier been named by Red Bull boss Christian Horner as one of three drivers in contention to replace Webber for 2014, and by sheer coincidence or not, the other two men mentioned - Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne - both enjoyed a rare Friday at the sharp end by taking Toro Rosso to sixth and seventh on the timesheet respectively. Click here to view the full P2 timesheet