The German driver went off the track at high speed on the exit of the Istanbul Park layout’s famous four-apex Turn 8 corner, incurring heavy damage to the Force India car.
“He said he had understeer and went off into the marbles, which then put him into the barriers,” the team said on its Twitter page once Sutil had returned to the garage.
It was otherwise a fairly quiet session under warm and blue skies and near-empty grandstands, amid rumours there is a chance of light rain for Sunday.
Bruno Senna had to sit out the initial 90 minutes of practice in deference to Friday test driver Sakon Yamamoto, who ended the session slowest of all.
Also making its 2010 debut was Red Bull’s first F-duct solution, fitted only to Sebastian Vettel’s car in order to provide a back-to-back comparison with Mark Webber’s RB6.
Vettel ended the session fifth, two tenths faster than Barcelona/Monaco winner Webber.
Lewis Hamilton topped the times in his McLaren, but he might now be reprimanded by the stewards for wearing newly-pierced earrings under his helmet.
The wearing of jewellery is prohibited according to article 2.2.1 appendix L of the sporting regulations.
Practice 1.1 - Istanbul Park
.1º 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 00:01'28''653 .2º 1 Jenson Button McLaren 00:01'29''615 00:00'00''962 .3º 3 Michael Schumacher MercedesGP 00:01'29''750 00:00'01''097 .4º 4 Nico Rosberg MercedesGP 00:01'29''855 00:00'01''202 .5º 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 00:01'29''867 00:00'01''214 .6º 11 Robert Kubica Renault 00:01'30''061 00:00'01''408 .7º 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 00:01'30''065 00:00'01''412 .8º 6 Mark Webber Red Bull 00:01'30''097 00:00'01''444 .9º 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 00:01'30''294 00:00'01''641 .10º 14 Adrian Sutil Force India 00:01'30''501 00:00'01''848 .11º 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 00:01'30''615 00:00'01''962 .12º 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 00:01'30''853 00:00'02''200 .13º 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 00:01'30''867 00:00'02''214 .14º 16 Sebastian Buemi Toro Rosso 00:01'31''011 00:00'02''358 .15º 22 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber 00:01'31''238 00:00'02''585 .16º 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams 00:01'31''355 00:00'02''702 .17º 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams 00:01'31''464 00:00'02''811 .18º 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 00:01'31''735 00:00'03''082 .19º 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus Racing 00:01'32''161 00:00'03''508 .20º 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus Racing 00:01'32''990 00:00'04''337 .21º 20 Karun Chandhok HRT 00:01'34''876 00:00'06''223 .22º 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin Racing 00:01'35''137 00:00'06''484 .23º 24 Timo Glock Virgin Racing 00:01'35''583 00:00'06''930 .24º 21 Sakon Yamamoto HRT 00:01'36''137
(GMM)
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