From GMM
After his KERS incident in the initial session, Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari topped the timesheets as the three hours of Friday action concluded at Sepang at the Grand Prix of Malaysia.
As the clock ticked down at the close of the first 90-minute practice session, Ferrari mechanics were fitting face masks and rubber gloves to set to work on Kimi Raikkonen's car.
The Finn arrived into the pits with his seat-belt straps undone, so as to raise his nose and eyes above plumes of smoke billowing from the cockpit of the F60. Observers in the pitlane reported a "nasty smell". It was a short circuit in the KERS system, Luca Baldisserri confirmed.
Towards the end of the second session, the Finn was told by radio to turn off his energy re-use system due to another problem.
His teammate Felipe Massa was second fastest, ahead of Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, who nearly collected BMW's Nick Heidfeld at one point and apologetically waved to his countryman.
Nico Rosberg slipped to fourth after topping the first session, as both him and his Williams teammate Kazuki Nakajima shed wheel-fairing discs.
The Brawns were sixth and seventh fastest, and the McLarens ninth and eleventh, with Heikki Kovalainen recovering from a flat-spotted tyre and - as in Australia - setting the pace to his reigning world champion teammate Lewis Hamilton.
Ominously down the order was the ear infection-afflicted Fernando Alonso, and both BMWs - Heidfeld was not only the slowest of the entire 90-minute session, but half a second from his nearest rival, Giancarlo Fisichella.
Fisichella returned to the pits by foot, having crashed his Force India in the high speed turn 10.
Rubens Barrichello will drop five places down on the grid because his gearbox has had to be changed.
Friday free practice 1:
1 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'36"260 - 27 laps completed
2 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'36"305 - 25
3 - Jenson Button (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'36"430 - 20
4 - Rubens Barrichello (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'36"487 - 22
5 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F60) - 1'36"561 - 21
6 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 1'36"646 - 18
7 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'36"699 - 16
8 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'36"703 - 23
9 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'36"747 - 25
10 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF109) - 1'36"980 - 27
11 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF109) - 1'25"811 - 26
12 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'37"025 - 20
13 - Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 1'37"039 - 18
14 - Nelsinho Piquet - (Renault R29) - 1'37"199 - 20
15 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'37"241 - 18
16 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R29) - 1'37"395 - 12
17 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'37"634 - 22
18 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'37"640 - 17
19 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'38"022 - 19
20 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'38"483 - 7
Friday free practice 2:
1 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 1'35"707 - 40 laps completed
2 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F60) - 1'35"832 - 38
3 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'35"954 - 40
4 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'36"015 - 39
5 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'36"026 - 36
6 - Rubens Barrichello (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'36"161 - 37
7 - Jenson Button (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'36"254 - 31
8 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'36"290 - 35
9 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'36"397 - 40
10 - Nelson Piquet (Renault R29) - 1'36"401 - 35
11 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'36"515 - 30
12 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF109) - 1'36"516 - 34
13 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'36"628 - 32
14 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF109) - 1'36"639 - 29
15 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R29) - 1'36"640 - 20
16 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'36"875 - 36
17 - Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 1'37"267 - 38
18 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'37"278 - 30
19 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'37"432 - 27
20 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'37"930 - 37
Unofficial timing
photo:WRI2
After his KERS incident in the initial session, Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari topped the timesheets as the three hours of Friday action concluded at Sepang at the Grand Prix of Malaysia.
As the clock ticked down at the close of the first 90-minute practice session, Ferrari mechanics were fitting face masks and rubber gloves to set to work on Kimi Raikkonen's car.
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| Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari |
The Finn arrived into the pits with his seat-belt straps undone, so as to raise his nose and eyes above plumes of smoke billowing from the cockpit of the F60. Observers in the pitlane reported a "nasty smell". It was a short circuit in the KERS system, Luca Baldisserri confirmed.
Towards the end of the second session, the Finn was told by radio to turn off his energy re-use system due to another problem.
His teammate Felipe Massa was second fastest, ahead of Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, who nearly collected BMW's Nick Heidfeld at one point and apologetically waved to his countryman.
Nico Rosberg slipped to fourth after topping the first session, as both him and his Williams teammate Kazuki Nakajima shed wheel-fairing discs.
The Brawns were sixth and seventh fastest, and the McLarens ninth and eleventh, with Heikki Kovalainen recovering from a flat-spotted tyre and - as in Australia - setting the pace to his reigning world champion teammate Lewis Hamilton.
Ominously down the order was the ear infection-afflicted Fernando Alonso, and both BMWs - Heidfeld was not only the slowest of the entire 90-minute session, but half a second from his nearest rival, Giancarlo Fisichella.
Fisichella returned to the pits by foot, having crashed his Force India in the high speed turn 10.
Rubens Barrichello will drop five places down on the grid because his gearbox has had to be changed.
Friday free practice 1:
1 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'36"260 - 27 laps completed
2 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'36"305 - 25
3 - Jenson Button (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'36"430 - 20
4 - Rubens Barrichello (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'36"487 - 22
5 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F60) - 1'36"561 - 21
6 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 1'36"646 - 18
7 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'36"699 - 16
8 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'36"703 - 23
9 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'36"747 - 25
10 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF109) - 1'36"980 - 27
11 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF109) - 1'25"811 - 26
12 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'37"025 - 20
13 - Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 1'37"039 - 18
14 - Nelsinho Piquet - (Renault R29) - 1'37"199 - 20
15 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'37"241 - 18
16 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R29) - 1'37"395 - 12
17 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'37"634 - 22
18 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'37"640 - 17
19 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'38"022 - 19
20 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'38"483 - 7
Friday free practice 2:
1 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 1'35"707 - 40 laps completed
2 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F60) - 1'35"832 - 38
3 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'35"954 - 40
4 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'36"015 - 39
5 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'36"026 - 36
6 - Rubens Barrichello (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'36"161 - 37
7 - Jenson Button (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'36"254 - 31
8 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'36"290 - 35
9 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'36"397 - 40
10 - Nelson Piquet (Renault R29) - 1'36"401 - 35
11 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'36"515 - 30
12 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF109) - 1'36"516 - 34
13 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'36"628 - 32
14 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF109) - 1'36"639 - 29
15 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R29) - 1'36"640 - 20
16 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'36"875 - 36
17 - Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 1'37"267 - 38
18 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'37"278 - 30
19 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'37"432 - 27
20 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'37"930 - 37
Unofficial timing
photo:WRI2