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Session over although the cars are conducting another safety car simulation

Top 8: Kovalianen, Webber, Hamilton, Coulthard, Rosberg, Vettel, Button and Massa.

Full Results

Rank Driver Team Best Lap Number of Laps
1 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.989 35
2 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:20.520 32
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.543 31
4 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:20.589 36
5 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:20.748 43
6 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:20.805 43
7 Jenson Button Honda 1:20.929 39
8 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:20.943 18
9 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:20.985 18
10 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:21.002 34
11 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:21.023 33
12 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:21.275 31
13 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:21.453 36
14 Timo Glock Toyota 1:21.472 18
15 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:21.511 27
16 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:21.520 42
17 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:21.634 39
18 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:21.642 45
19 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:21.756 30
20 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:22.196 23

and here is the team by team summary from Friday (GMM)

MCLAREN-MERCEDES

The silver cars were among the pacesetters throughout practice, but it was Heikki Kovalainen rather than local hero Lewis Hamilton - who had a notable grassy moment - leading the way. "We shouldn't get carried away with being fastest on Friday afternoon, but we've got a good basis for Sunday," Kovalainen said.

RED BULL-RENAULT

Mark Webber, who lost time with an electrical problem in the morning, and David Coulthard were both in the top four in the afternoon session. Don't expect them to maintain those sorts of positions throughout the weekend, though -- in the media release, the pair respectively described the day as "not bad" and "normal".

WILLIAMS-TOYOTA

Both cars were inside the top ten in the afternoon, but Kazuki Nakajima lost time after he spun and was collected by the barriers on the run to Bridge corner.

TORO ROSSO-FERRARI

Sebastian Vettel, despite hardly knowing the Silverstone layout, was a top-seven contender throughout the opening day of practice, consistently a lot quicker than teammate Sebastien Bourdais.


HONDA

Jenson Button, wearing a special helmet livery designed by a fan this weekend, and teammate Rubens Barrichello, looked more competitive in the afternoon, when they were in the top ten. Morning mileage was limited because of concerns about a suspension failure on Barrichello's car.

FERRARI

Felipe Massa's fastest morning time was not bettered even after he slid on Fernando Alonso's spilt oil and crashed heavily at Stowe, nor throughout the entire afternoon session, when he returned to the track in a repaired car and was eighth. Kimi Raikkonen was 12th in the afternoon. "I had a bit of a struggle to find the best settings on the car," he said.

BMW-SAUBER

The media release described Friday as a "quiet start" for BMW-Sauber, after Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld finished the afternoon outside the top ten.

TOYOTA

Surely one of Jarno Trulli's worst days in formula one; slow in the morning, slowest in the afternoon, and heavily in the Stowe corner barriers after his rear wing fell off. "I was taken to the medical centre for a routine check but I am fine and cleared to return to the cockpit tomorrow," he said. Timo Glock, whose similar rear wing was reverted to an older spec after Trulli's crash, seemed quicker than his teammate, before his afternoon was interrupted with a clutch problem.


RENAULT

The oil from Fernando Alonso's blown engine pitched Massa into the barriers in the morning, and the Spaniard was just 15th quickest in the afternoon. Nelson Piquet was one or two tenths slower.


FORCE INDIA-FERRARI

Giancarlo Fisichella started his day getting the all-clear from doctors to race this weekend following his heavy testing crash last week. He ended up 16th, with Adrian Sutil a couple of tenths behind.

Saturday practice session underway shortly

Track temperature is 17 degrees and air temperature is 18 degrees

Session underway

The track is wet but it isn't raining.

The drivers stream out of the pitlane

All the drivers complete their installation laps except for the two Ferraris who remain in their garages

Timo Glock does a second installation lap

Trulli and Alonso are back on the track

Fisichella, Vettel, Hamilton and Button follow

Light rain is predicted for the Qualifying and the Race!

Trulli sets a 1:38.410

Alonso sets a 1:37.063

Trulli betters that with a 1:36.766

Hamilton goes second with a 1:36.947

Raikkonen and Massa are on the track

Alonso fastest with a 1:34.648. Piquet in second!

Hamilton now second with a 1:35.176