- 20 Jun 08, 15:13#50410
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Here are the reports and times for the first and second practice sessions:
From Planet F1:
Prac One: Massa leads the way in France
Friday 20th June 2008
Felipe Massa was the pace-setter in the final Friday morning practice to ever take place at the Magny-Cours circuit in France.
As the circuit's final grand prix weekend kicked off Ferrari's Massa proved to be the man to beat and the only one to get below the 1:16 barrier.
The Brazilian clocked a 1:15.306 to finish ahead of McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen.
Report: With dark clouds overhead Giancarlo Fisichella was the first driver out on track, followed by a string of cars which within ten minutes meant that everyone barring the two Ferraris had completed an installation lap.
Nico Rosberg completed the first lap of the morning, a 1:19.217 for the Williams driver who took a second off his time the following lap. The German continued to lower the benchmark, joined by Sebastien Bourdais, Seb Vettel and Kazuki Nakajima out on track.
vettel went P1, breaking into the 1:16s, followed by Nelson Piquet Jr, who was soon deposed by David Coulthard and Jarno Trulli. Heikki Kovalainen also bumped Piquet Jr down a position.
The McLaren driver improved to first place on his next lap with a 1:16.552. However, he was dethroned by the arrival of Felipe Massa, while Kimi Raikkonen went P3.
Kovalainen then returned to the P1 slot, half a second up on Massa's time with Lewis Hamilton going fourth on his first timed lap. Raikkonen improved to second place only to drop back down to third when Hamilton clocked a 1:16.002 to hit the front.
With half the session completed only the two BMWs had yet to set lap times, while Vettel, Fernando Alonso, David Coulthard and Jarno Trulli completed the top eight behind the McLarens and Ferraris.
F1's newest race winner and Championship leader Robert Kubica went P5 on his first timed lap of the morning, before losing out to Alonso.
Massa took advantage of a clear track to clock a 1:15.896 and head to the top of the table, 0.34s ahead of Hamilton, who also made his way out for another run along with Kovalainen and Raikkonen.
Massa lowered the benchmark on his next lap and again the following lap after setting the fastest second and third sector times.
Hamilton and Kovalainen pushed hard, struggling to keep their MP4-23s on the race-track. Hamilton went off at the Adelaide hairpin while Kovalainen got out of shape at the high-speed Nurburgring chicane.
With ten minutes remaining Hamilton returned to the track after his McLaren mechanics had worked on the front of his MP4-23 to resolve whatever was causing his to lock-up. The Brit, though, was unable to close the gap to Massa, in fact losing ground as the Brazilian continued to improved his P1 time.
The yellow flags came out for the first time with three minutes left on the clock when Fernando Alonso pulled up at Turn Eight with smoke pouring out of the back of his Renault.
Practice One ended with Massa on top, followed by Hamilton, Kovalainen, Raikkonen and Kubica. Alonso, Trulli and Vettel completed the top eight.
Times
01 F. Massa Ferrari 1:15.306 22 laps
02 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:16.002 22 laps
03 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:16.055 20 laps
04 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:16.073 21 laps
05 R. Kubica BMW 1:16.377 19 laps
06 F. Alonso Renault 1:16.400 23 laps
07 J. Trulli Toyota 1:16.758 32 laps
08 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:16.838 27 laps
09 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:16.870 21 laps
10 T. Glock Toyota 1:16.886 31 laps
11 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:17.063 31 laps
12 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:17.234 21 laps
13 M. Webber Red Bull 1:17.269 22 laps
14 N. Rosberg Williams 1:17.394 30 laps
15 R. Barrichello Honda 1:17.491 25 laps
16 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:17.683 27 laps
17 K. Nakajima Williams 1:17.696 25 laps
18 J. Button Honda 1:17.928 21 laps
19 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:18.072 27 laps
20 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:18.673 13 laps
Prac Two: Alonso pulls of a French surprise
Friday 20th June 2008
Fernando Alonso showed his master class in Friday's second French practice, placing his Renault at the top of the timesheets ahead of the two Ferraris.
In a closely-fought session, which saw all the drivers from P1 to 13 within one second of each other, Alonso put in a late charge to take the P1 slot away from Felipe Massa. Kimi Raikkonen was third.
Report: With the sun blazing down and a track temperature of 41'C Fernando Alonso hit the track, the first out. However, it was Seb Bourdais who set the first time of the afternoon, a 1:18.745.
Nelson Piquet Jr soon surpassed him before he himself was overhauled by Heikki Kovalainen. The Finn, though, didn't remain on top for long as his team-mate Lewis Hamilton posted a 1:16.500 to take the P1 slot.
Sebastian Vettel went second, 0.151s off the pace, before he was overtaken by Fernando Alonso. Bourdais improved to fourth place, slotting in behind his team-mate as Toro Rosso put in some good early runs.
Pushing hard Kimi Raikkonen went off at Estoril corner, taking to the astroturf, while team-mate Felipe Massa went second quickest on his first run, under a tenth off Hamilton's leading time. Raikkonen improved to second place.
David Coulthard posted the fastest middle sector time on his way to fifth place.
More problems for Fernado Alonso who runs off the track at the 180 degree left-hander. The Spaniard used a new engine for this session after his previous power unit blew at the end of the morning's practice.
Massa clocked a 1:16.359 to move to the front of the pack, 0.141s ahead of Hamilton. The Brazilian's reign was short-lived as Kovalainen, using the soft tyre compound, took over at the top, edging Massa by 0.019.
In sharp contrast team-mate Hamilton once again struggled to stay on the track, going off at the Nurburgring chicane. The next lap he was in the gravel at Turn Three and the following lap hit the dirt at the Estoril corner.
Raikkonen took over at the front on the harder option Bridgestones only to lose out to Massa who broke into the 1:15s as Ferrari looked to dominate the proceedings.
Vettel moved up to fourth place ahead of Hamilton as Massa lost it at the Imola chicane, taking to the gravel before returning to his Ferrari garage.
Nelson Piquet Jr joins the list of those going off the track, having a moment at Chateau d'Eau before Adrian Sutil gets out of shape exiting the high-speed Imola chicane.
Vettel improved to P3 but lost it a few minutes later to Alonso. Kubica moved up sixth place ahead of Hamilton who spent more than 30 minutes in the pits getting his car sorted out after his last trip into the gravel. The Brit, though, pitted after just one lap while Nick Heidfeld took seventh place off him.
With seven minutes left on the clock Alonso jumped to the top of the timesheets, putting in an impressive lap to post a 1:15.776. Hamilton moved up to fourth place behind the two Ferraris.
Times
01 F. Alonso Renault 1:15.778 37 laps
02 F. Massa Ferrari 1:15.854 24 laps
03 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:15.999 42 laps
04 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:16.232 28 laps
05 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:16.298 42 laps
06 R. Kubica BMW 1:16.317 35 laps
07 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:16.340 36 laps
08 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:16.458 43 laps
09 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:16.543 39 laps
10 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:16.572 36 laps
11 N. Rosberg Williams 1:16.682 42 laps
12 J. Trulli Toyota 1:16.743 43 laps
13 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:16.758 42 laps
14 K. Nakajima Williams 1:17.002 32 laps
15 T. Glock Toyota 1:17.092 39 laps
16 M. Webber Red Bull 1:17.106 38 laps
17 J. Button Honda 1:17.244 37 laps
18 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:17.394 42 laps
19 R. Barrichello Honda 1:17.591 27 laps
20 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:17.868 33 laps
From Planet F1:
Prac One: Massa leads the way in France
Friday 20th June 2008
Felipe Massa was the pace-setter in the final Friday morning practice to ever take place at the Magny-Cours circuit in France.
As the circuit's final grand prix weekend kicked off Ferrari's Massa proved to be the man to beat and the only one to get below the 1:16 barrier.
The Brazilian clocked a 1:15.306 to finish ahead of McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen.
Report: With dark clouds overhead Giancarlo Fisichella was the first driver out on track, followed by a string of cars which within ten minutes meant that everyone barring the two Ferraris had completed an installation lap.
Nico Rosberg completed the first lap of the morning, a 1:19.217 for the Williams driver who took a second off his time the following lap. The German continued to lower the benchmark, joined by Sebastien Bourdais, Seb Vettel and Kazuki Nakajima out on track.
vettel went P1, breaking into the 1:16s, followed by Nelson Piquet Jr, who was soon deposed by David Coulthard and Jarno Trulli. Heikki Kovalainen also bumped Piquet Jr down a position.
The McLaren driver improved to first place on his next lap with a 1:16.552. However, he was dethroned by the arrival of Felipe Massa, while Kimi Raikkonen went P3.
Kovalainen then returned to the P1 slot, half a second up on Massa's time with Lewis Hamilton going fourth on his first timed lap. Raikkonen improved to second place only to drop back down to third when Hamilton clocked a 1:16.002 to hit the front.
With half the session completed only the two BMWs had yet to set lap times, while Vettel, Fernando Alonso, David Coulthard and Jarno Trulli completed the top eight behind the McLarens and Ferraris.
F1's newest race winner and Championship leader Robert Kubica went P5 on his first timed lap of the morning, before losing out to Alonso.
Massa took advantage of a clear track to clock a 1:15.896 and head to the top of the table, 0.34s ahead of Hamilton, who also made his way out for another run along with Kovalainen and Raikkonen.
Massa lowered the benchmark on his next lap and again the following lap after setting the fastest second and third sector times.
Hamilton and Kovalainen pushed hard, struggling to keep their MP4-23s on the race-track. Hamilton went off at the Adelaide hairpin while Kovalainen got out of shape at the high-speed Nurburgring chicane.
With ten minutes remaining Hamilton returned to the track after his McLaren mechanics had worked on the front of his MP4-23 to resolve whatever was causing his to lock-up. The Brit, though, was unable to close the gap to Massa, in fact losing ground as the Brazilian continued to improved his P1 time.
The yellow flags came out for the first time with three minutes left on the clock when Fernando Alonso pulled up at Turn Eight with smoke pouring out of the back of his Renault.
Practice One ended with Massa on top, followed by Hamilton, Kovalainen, Raikkonen and Kubica. Alonso, Trulli and Vettel completed the top eight.
Times
01 F. Massa Ferrari 1:15.306 22 laps
02 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:16.002 22 laps
03 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:16.055 20 laps
04 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:16.073 21 laps
05 R. Kubica BMW 1:16.377 19 laps
06 F. Alonso Renault 1:16.400 23 laps
07 J. Trulli Toyota 1:16.758 32 laps
08 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:16.838 27 laps
09 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:16.870 21 laps
10 T. Glock Toyota 1:16.886 31 laps
11 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:17.063 31 laps
12 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:17.234 21 laps
13 M. Webber Red Bull 1:17.269 22 laps
14 N. Rosberg Williams 1:17.394 30 laps
15 R. Barrichello Honda 1:17.491 25 laps
16 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:17.683 27 laps
17 K. Nakajima Williams 1:17.696 25 laps
18 J. Button Honda 1:17.928 21 laps
19 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:18.072 27 laps
20 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:18.673 13 laps
Prac Two: Alonso pulls of a French surprise
Friday 20th June 2008
Fernando Alonso showed his master class in Friday's second French practice, placing his Renault at the top of the timesheets ahead of the two Ferraris.
In a closely-fought session, which saw all the drivers from P1 to 13 within one second of each other, Alonso put in a late charge to take the P1 slot away from Felipe Massa. Kimi Raikkonen was third.
Report: With the sun blazing down and a track temperature of 41'C Fernando Alonso hit the track, the first out. However, it was Seb Bourdais who set the first time of the afternoon, a 1:18.745.
Nelson Piquet Jr soon surpassed him before he himself was overhauled by Heikki Kovalainen. The Finn, though, didn't remain on top for long as his team-mate Lewis Hamilton posted a 1:16.500 to take the P1 slot.
Sebastian Vettel went second, 0.151s off the pace, before he was overtaken by Fernando Alonso. Bourdais improved to fourth place, slotting in behind his team-mate as Toro Rosso put in some good early runs.
Pushing hard Kimi Raikkonen went off at Estoril corner, taking to the astroturf, while team-mate Felipe Massa went second quickest on his first run, under a tenth off Hamilton's leading time. Raikkonen improved to second place.
David Coulthard posted the fastest middle sector time on his way to fifth place.
More problems for Fernado Alonso who runs off the track at the 180 degree left-hander. The Spaniard used a new engine for this session after his previous power unit blew at the end of the morning's practice.
Massa clocked a 1:16.359 to move to the front of the pack, 0.141s ahead of Hamilton. The Brazilian's reign was short-lived as Kovalainen, using the soft tyre compound, took over at the top, edging Massa by 0.019.
In sharp contrast team-mate Hamilton once again struggled to stay on the track, going off at the Nurburgring chicane. The next lap he was in the gravel at Turn Three and the following lap hit the dirt at the Estoril corner.
Raikkonen took over at the front on the harder option Bridgestones only to lose out to Massa who broke into the 1:15s as Ferrari looked to dominate the proceedings.
Vettel moved up to fourth place ahead of Hamilton as Massa lost it at the Imola chicane, taking to the gravel before returning to his Ferrari garage.
Nelson Piquet Jr joins the list of those going off the track, having a moment at Chateau d'Eau before Adrian Sutil gets out of shape exiting the high-speed Imola chicane.
Vettel improved to P3 but lost it a few minutes later to Alonso. Kubica moved up sixth place ahead of Hamilton who spent more than 30 minutes in the pits getting his car sorted out after his last trip into the gravel. The Brit, though, pitted after just one lap while Nick Heidfeld took seventh place off him.
With seven minutes left on the clock Alonso jumped to the top of the timesheets, putting in an impressive lap to post a 1:15.776. Hamilton moved up to fourth place behind the two Ferraris.
Times
01 F. Alonso Renault 1:15.778 37 laps
02 F. Massa Ferrari 1:15.854 24 laps
03 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:15.999 42 laps
04 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:16.232 28 laps
05 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:16.298 42 laps
06 R. Kubica BMW 1:16.317 35 laps
07 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:16.340 36 laps
08 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:16.458 43 laps
09 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:16.543 39 laps
10 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:16.572 36 laps
11 N. Rosberg Williams 1:16.682 42 laps
12 J. Trulli Toyota 1:16.743 43 laps
13 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:16.758 42 laps
14 K. Nakajima Williams 1:17.002 32 laps
15 T. Glock Toyota 1:17.092 39 laps
16 M. Webber Red Bull 1:17.106 38 laps
17 J. Button Honda 1:17.244 37 laps
18 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:17.394 42 laps
19 R. Barrichello Honda 1:17.591 27 laps
20 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:17.868 33 laps
Ayrton Senna: WDC 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
McLaren: WCC 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2007
McLaren: WDC 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008
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