The 2008 British Grand Prix Thread

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:25 pm

Hamilton moves into second with a 1:19.623

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:28 pm

Kovalainen on a flyer!

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:34 pm

Kovalainen moves into second on his last flyer at the end of the session.

Session over and the top 8 are: Massa, Kovalainen, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Kubica, Alonso, Vettel and Piquet

Driver with the most number of laps was Rosberg (10th) with 27 laps and the least was Barrichello (20th) with just 4 laps!

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:04 pm

Full Results

Rank Driver Team Best Lap Total laps
1 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:19.575 8
2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.587 15
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.623 13
4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:19.948 16
5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:20.367 11
6 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:20.436 7
7 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:20.588 18
8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:20.653 16
9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:20.698 16
10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:20.744 27
11 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:20.892 10
12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:21.102 22
13 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:21.107 18
14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:21.166 17
15 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:21.265 22
16 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:21.282 21
17 Jenson Button Honda 1:21.901 7
18 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:22.169 16
19 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:22.219 19
20 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:24.123 4

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:58 pm

Second Friday practice starting shortly, track temperature is at 32 degrees while air temperature is at 20 degrees

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:00 pm

Session uderway and Glock and Fisichella are the first out on the track

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:01 pm

Heidfeld, Bourdais and more drivers follow

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:02 pm

Alonso is back on the track after the engine failure he suffered in the first session.

Remains to be seen if Massa's car is ready after the heavy crash

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:03 pm

Glock sets a 1:22.840.

Spare cars are no longer allowed but the team has a spare chassis

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:04 pm

Alonso pits, he did an installation lap with the new engine.

Kubica goes fastest but moments later Rosberg betters that

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:06 pm

Kovalainen fastest with a 1:21.843. So far the times are much slower than the morning times.

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:07 pm

Rosberg fastest with a 1:21.532!

Hamilton on the track and has set the fastest S1

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:09 pm

Hamilton fastest with a 1:21.282 despite having a moment in the 3rd sector!

Bourdais nearly runs over a stray rabbit!

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:11 pm

Hamilton continues to push and goes off but recovers

Raikkonen on the track.

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:12 pm

Top 8 after 10 minutes: Hamilton, Kovalainen, Rosberg, Vettel, Glock, Barrichello, Kubica and Bourdais

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