Felipe Massa of the Scuderia Ferrari and Heikki Kovalainen of the McLaren-Mercedes team set today the fastest time in the first two free practice sessions of the Grand Prix of Great Britain in Silverstone.
Brazil's Felipe Massa emerged fastest in the morning, but was the victim of a high-speed crash that damaged his F2008. Kovalainen proved the strong form of the McLarens are by setting the second fastest time ahead of his teammate, Lewis Hamilton.
During the afternoon session, Kovalainen set the fastest lap around the daunting Silverstone circuit on new tires. He then continued testing his McLaren in race condition on used tires. Mark Webber, Hamilton and David Coulthard followed him in order.
Jarno Trulli (Toyota) and Kazuki Nakajima (Williams) crashed hard during the afternoon. Massa had to wait for a while until his Ferrari was repaired. He returned in action but spun twice, luckily avoiding the wall this time.
Free practice session 1
1 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2008) - 1'19"575
2 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1'19"587
3 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1'19"623
4 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F2008) - 1'19"948
5 - Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber F1.08) - 1'20"367
6 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R28) - 1'20"436
7 - Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso STR3-Ferrari) - 1'20"588
8 - Nelson Piquet (Renault R28) - 1'20"653
9 - David Coulthard (Red Bull RB3-Renault) - 1'20"698
10 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW30-Toyota) - 1'20"744
11 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB3-Renault) - 1'20"892
12 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF108) - 1'21"102
13 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber F1.08) - 1'21"107
14 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR3-Ferrari) - 1'21"166
15 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF108) - 1'21"265
16 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW30-Toyota) - 1'21"282
17 - Jenson Button (Honda RA108) - 1'21"901
18 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM01-Ferrari) - 1'22"169
19 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM01-Ferrari) - 1'22"219
20 - Rubens Barrichello (Honda RA108) - 1'24"123
Free practice session 2
1 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1'19"989
2 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB3-Renault) - 1'20"520
3 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1'20"543
4 - David Coulthard (Red Bull RB3-Renault) - 1'20"589
5 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW30-Toyota) - 1'20"748
6 - Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso STR3-Ferrari) - 1'20"805
7 - Jenson Button (Honda RA108) - 1'20"929
8 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2008) - 1'20"943
9 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW30-Toyota) - 1'20"985
10 - Rubens Barrichello (Honda RA108) - 1'21"002
11 - Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber F1.08) - 1'21"023
12 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F2008) - 1'21"275
13 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber F1.08) - 1'21"453
14 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF108) - 1'21"472
15 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R28) - 1'21"511
16 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM01-Ferrari) - 1'21"520
17 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR3-Ferrari) - 1'21"634
18 - Nelson Piquet (Renault R28) - 1'21"642
19 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM01-Ferrari) - 1'21"756
20 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF108) - 1'22"196
Brazil's Felipe Massa emerged fastest in the morning, but was the victim of a high-speed crash that damaged his F2008. Kovalainen proved the strong form of the McLarens are by setting the second fastest time ahead of his teammate, Lewis Hamilton.
During the afternoon session, Kovalainen set the fastest lap around the daunting Silverstone circuit on new tires. He then continued testing his McLaren in race condition on used tires. Mark Webber, Hamilton and David Coulthard followed him in order.
Jarno Trulli (Toyota) and Kazuki Nakajima (Williams) crashed hard during the afternoon. Massa had to wait for a while until his Ferrari was repaired. He returned in action but spun twice, luckily avoiding the wall this time.
Free practice session 1
1 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2008) - 1'19"575
2 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1'19"587
3 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1'19"623
4 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F2008) - 1'19"948
5 - Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber F1.08) - 1'20"367
6 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R28) - 1'20"436
7 - Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso STR3-Ferrari) - 1'20"588
8 - Nelson Piquet (Renault R28) - 1'20"653
9 - David Coulthard (Red Bull RB3-Renault) - 1'20"698
10 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW30-Toyota) - 1'20"744
11 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB3-Renault) - 1'20"892
12 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF108) - 1'21"102
13 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber F1.08) - 1'21"107
14 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR3-Ferrari) - 1'21"166
15 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF108) - 1'21"265
16 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW30-Toyota) - 1'21"282
17 - Jenson Button (Honda RA108) - 1'21"901
18 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM01-Ferrari) - 1'22"169
19 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM01-Ferrari) - 1'22"219
20 - Rubens Barrichello (Honda RA108) - 1'24"123
Free practice session 2
1 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1'19"989
2 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB3-Renault) - 1'20"520
3 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1'20"543
4 - David Coulthard (Red Bull RB3-Renault) - 1'20"589
5 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW30-Toyota) - 1'20"748
6 - Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso STR3-Ferrari) - 1'20"805
7 - Jenson Button (Honda RA108) - 1'20"929
8 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2008) - 1'20"943
9 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW30-Toyota) - 1'20"985
10 - Rubens Barrichello (Honda RA108) - 1'21"002
11 - Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber F1.08) - 1'21"023
12 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F2008) - 1'21"275
13 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber F1.08) - 1'21"453
14 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF108) - 1'21"472
15 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R28) - 1'21"511
16 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM01-Ferrari) - 1'21"520
17 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR3-Ferrari) - 1'21"634
18 - Nelson Piquet (Renault R28) - 1'21"642
19 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM01-Ferrari) - 1'21"756
20 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF108) - 1'22"196