Mark Webber set off on the right foot in a bid to end his winless drought this season by topping the timesheet in first practice for Sunday’s finale in Brazil.

Mark Webber secured back-to-back pole positions for the first time in 14 months to leave Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel in the shade at the Nurburgring.

Team Lotus and Group Lotus were both claiming victory in the naming rights row following today’s High Court judgment, although it is by far the end of the matter.

Team Lotus owner Tony Fernandes believes it is time for everybody involved in the naming-rights row to “grow up” and let the courts determine the outcome.