F1 Germany: Hamilton quickest in both sessions

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Team McLaren-Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton dominated today the two free practice sessions of the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim . Showers forced the drivers to run on intermediates tires this morning but the skies quickly cleared up so the track was dry in the afternoon.Hamilton emerged quickest in the morning, beating his teammate Heikki Kovalainen who is increasingly comfortable at the wheel of the McLaren car.In the afternoon, Hamilton was quickest again, setting the best time on soft compound. His time was 7/10ths of a second quicker than that of Ferrari's Felipe Massa . Friday morning free practice session: 1 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1'15"537 - 22 laps2 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1'15"666 - 193 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2008) - 1'15"796 - 224 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R28) - 1'16"163 - 225 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F2008) - 1'16"327 - 236 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW30-Toyota) - 1'16"606 - 277 - Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso STR3-Ferrari) - 1'16"618 - 258 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber F1.08) - 1'16"719 - 209 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW30-Toyota) - 1'16"821 - 2610 - Nelson Piquet (Renault R28) - 1'17"063 - 2611 - David Coulthard (Red Bull RB3-Renault) - 1'17"108 - 1812 - Jenson Button (Honda RA108) - 1'17"131 - 2813 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF108) - 1'17"185 - 2814 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB3-Renault) - 1'17"268 - 1115 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM01-Ferrari) - 1'17"471 - 3016 - Rubens Barrichello (Honda RA108) - 1'17"500 - 2417 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF108) - 1'17"556 - 2918 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM01-Ferrari) - 1'17"784 - 2919 - Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber F1.08) - 1'18"779 - 820 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR3-Ferrari) - 1'21"506 - 16 Friday afternoon free practice session: 1 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1'15"025 - 37 laps2 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2008) - 1'15"722 - 313 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F2008) - 1'15"760 - 344 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1'15"990 - 375 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB3-Renault) - 1'16"017 - 256 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R28) - 1'16"230 - 387 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW30-Toyota) - 1'16"355 - 418 - Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber F1.08) - 1'16"363 - 369 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber F1.08) - 1'16"377 - 4010 - David Coulthard (Red Bull RB3-Renault) - 1'16"378 - 3511 - Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso STR3-Ferrari) - 1'16"422 - 4112 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF108) - 1'16"530 - 4513 - Jenson Button (Honda RA108) - 1'16"542 - 3814 - Rubens Barrichello (Honda RA108) - 1'16"677 - 2815 - Nelson Piquet (Renault R28) - 1'16"734 - 4216 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF108) - 1'16"781 - 4417 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW30-Toyota) - 1'16"829 - 2118 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR3-Ferrari) - 1'16"860 - 1419 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM01-Ferrari) - 1'17"008 - 3920 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM01-Ferrari) - 1'17"047 - 37