Could Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel be asking seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher for a few tips as the most open championship race in years enters what Sir Alex Ferguson might call "squeaky bum time?"
The man Vettel has to catch is his Red Bull team-mate and championship leader Mark Webber, and the amiable Australian looks in relaxed mood as the teams make their final tweaks before first practice
Throw in the brooding presence of the Spanish double world champion Fernando Alonso in his Ferrari and we have all the ingredients for a thrilling finale to the title race, Alonso and Vettel are both 14 points behind Webber
With three races to go, including the inaugural Korean Grand Prix on Sunday, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton knows he is running out of chances to close the current 28-point gap between him and Webber
Sebastian Vettel gets an early look at the Yeongam circuit, the top layer of asphalt was only laid two weeks ago so finding grip was the first big challenge for the drivers on Friday morning
Ferrari's Felipe Massa runs into a spot of bother during first practice, the Brazilian has a couple of off-track explorations, which spreads dust and dirt across the circuit
A nice shot of the 'moonscape' terrain surrounding the circuit shows just how much dust, debris and dirt there is. Mark Webber manages to keep his nose clean as he ends first practice seventh fastest
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel gets some laps in as all of the drivers seek to learn the layout of Formula 1's newest track - the German is fourth fastest in first practice
Renault's Robert Kubica once again catches the eye. The Pole is enjoying a great season and he shows his talents again in first practice to clock the second fastest time
Lewis Hamilton spent much of the first practice session in the garage as his team replaced his rear wing, it paid off though, as the McLaren man topped the time sheets with a lap of one minute 40.887 seconds
Track marshals attempt to sweep some of the dust and debris off the brand new 3.39-mile Yeongam circuit after an intriguing first practice session at the first Korean Grand Prix
Cars queue to get out of the pit lane as the second practice session gets underway, the drivers are keen to get as much track time as possible to ensure they learn the track before Saturday's qualifying and Sunday's race
Michael Schumacher gets ready to leave the pit lane in Korea, the Mercedes driver briefly topped the timesheets in second practice, but he slipped back to 12th fastest
McLaren's Jenson Button is still in the championship shake-up, but he needs to score big in Korea to keep his hopes of defending his title alive. He is fifth fastest in the afternoon - despite overheating problems
Lewis Hamilton and McLaren enjoy a productive day's practice as the Englishman is third fastest in P2. The team's upgrades seem to put them on at least a level footing with Red Bull in Korea
Fernando Alonso spent the morning collecting data for his Ferrari team, but the Spaniard is soon into the groove in the afternoon, clocking the second fastest time
Mark Webber is top of the pile after second practice, the Australian clocked a hot lap of one minute 37.942 seconds to head the field in his Red Bull - Sunday's race looks too close to call after an intriguing day's practice
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