Race nine of the 2009 Formula 1 season sees the circus pitch up at the famous Nurburgring in the Eifel mountains in the west of Germany for another highly-anticipated weekend of speed
Five F1 drivers can call the German Grand Prix their home race, Williams' Nico Rosberg, Force India's Adrian Sutil, Toyota's Timo Glock, Red Bull's Sebastian vettel and BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld are all hoping for a home win
Tyres are rolled off the trucks at the Nurburgring, Brawn put their relatively disappointing Silverstone performance down to a failure to get enough heat into their tyres - colder weather is expected in Germany
German japester Sebastian Vettel shows his funny side with some comedy glasses as he talks to the media ahead of Friday's practice sessions - the Red Bull star will hope to have the last laugh on the track on Sunday
Brawn's Jenson Button gets underway in cold and gloomy conditions on the modern incarnation of the track Sir Jackie Stewart famously nicknamed 'the Green Hell' Button was second fastest in Friday's first practice
Red Bull's Vettel is hoping for a race win in Germany to back up his triumph at Silverstone but the 22-year-old German's session is blighted by an electrical problem and he has to settle for being eighth quickest
Vettel's Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber, who is still searching for his first Grand Prix win after 129 races, sets the quickest time in practice for the first time this season - could this be the Australian's weekend?
Ferrari's Felipe Massa sports a new nose cone and chassis at the Nurburgring and it seems to bed in very quickly as the Brazialian goes third fastest in first practice
Toro Rosso's Sebastien Bourdais leaves the pits during the second session of practice on his way to a disappointing 19th place to follow up his 16th from the first session
Britain's Lewis Hamilton enjoys one of his best practice sessions of the season as he sets the best time in the cars' second run-out of the day
It is the third time this season that Hamilton has been quickest in a practice session following similar success in China and Bahrain
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