Raikkonen now on a quick lap. He is also on the softer compound
He moves into 3rd
Massa also on track on the softer compound
The 2008 Japanese Grand Prix Thread
Moderators: cmlean, Ed, The Qualiflyer, The Heretic
Full results from the 2nd practice session:
Position Driver Team Best Lap/Gap Total laps
1 Timo Glock Toyota 1:18.383 44
2 Fernando Alonso Renault 0.043 41
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 0.080 40
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0.108 40
5 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0.342 39
6 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 0.351 39
7 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 0.351 36
8 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 0.378 23
9 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 0.420 32
10 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0.480 45
11 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 0.482 39
12 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 0.505 43
13 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 0.598 41
14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 0.657 41
15 Rubens Barrichello Honda 0.875 42
16 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 0.904 41
17 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 0.944 36
18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1.099 44
19 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1.511 37
20 Jenson Button Honda 1.616 42
Position Driver Team Best Lap/Gap Total laps
1 Timo Glock Toyota 1:18.383 44
2 Fernando Alonso Renault 0.043 41
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 0.080 40
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0.108 40
5 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0.342 39
6 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 0.351 39
7 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 0.351 36
8 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 0.378 23
9 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 0.420 32
10 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0.480 45
11 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 0.482 39
12 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 0.505 43
13 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 0.598 41
14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 0.657 41
15 Rubens Barrichello Honda 0.875 42
16 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 0.904 41
17 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 0.944 36
18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1.099 44
19 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1.511 37
20 Jenson Button Honda 1.616 42
Team by team summary following Friday practice (GMM):
TOYOTA
Not fast in the morning, but Timo Glock learned the circuit quickly and ended the day with the fastest time at the track owned by Toyota. "It will obviously be difficult to keep the position for the whole weekend," the German acknowledged.
RENAULT
Fernando Alonso was inside the top five in both sessions, and P2 in the afternoon. "It's difficult to judge the hierarchy after the first couple of sessions," said engine boss Denis Chevrier.
MCLAREN-MERCEDES AND FERRARI
Title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa were closely matched for pace on Friday, with Hamilton wielding a fractional edge in both 90-minute sessions. "It seems very finely balanced with the lap times all very close," said Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, fifth.
RED BULL-RENAULT
Mark Webber was sixth fastest in the afternoon, six tenths and 11 places ahead of his teammate David Coulthard.
WILLIAMS-TOYOTA
Local driver Kazuki Nakajima was faster than his highly rated teammate Nico Rosberg in both sessions. "It's definitely going to be more difficult here than it was in Singapore for us," said Rosberg, who finished F1's night race second two weeks ago.
TORO ROSSO-FERRARI
Sebastian Vettel was in the top-eight all day, but he lamented losing afternoon track time with an hydraulic problem. "For race setup I would have preferred more time to do some long runs," he said.
BMW-SAUBER
Nick Heidfeld, who spun in the morning, had technical problems in the afternoon but was also simply slow. Robert Kubica was eleventh fastest. "We are lacking overall grip," said the Pole.
HONDA
While Rubens Barrichello is targeting Q2, Jenson Button recorded the slowest best time of the three hours of practice at Fuji Speedway. "Our car is not well suited to this circuit," said engineering boss Steve Clark.
FORCE INDIA-FERRARI
Adrian Sutil was as high as 11th in the morning and still in front of his teammate Giancarlo Fisichella in the afternoon. "I just feel good here," said the German, who knows the Fuji layout well thanks to his days in Japan F3.
TOYOTA
Not fast in the morning, but Timo Glock learned the circuit quickly and ended the day with the fastest time at the track owned by Toyota. "It will obviously be difficult to keep the position for the whole weekend," the German acknowledged.
RENAULT
Fernando Alonso was inside the top five in both sessions, and P2 in the afternoon. "It's difficult to judge the hierarchy after the first couple of sessions," said engine boss Denis Chevrier.
MCLAREN-MERCEDES AND FERRARI
Title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa were closely matched for pace on Friday, with Hamilton wielding a fractional edge in both 90-minute sessions. "It seems very finely balanced with the lap times all very close," said Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, fifth.
RED BULL-RENAULT
Mark Webber was sixth fastest in the afternoon, six tenths and 11 places ahead of his teammate David Coulthard.
WILLIAMS-TOYOTA
Local driver Kazuki Nakajima was faster than his highly rated teammate Nico Rosberg in both sessions. "It's definitely going to be more difficult here than it was in Singapore for us," said Rosberg, who finished F1's night race second two weeks ago.
TORO ROSSO-FERRARI
Sebastian Vettel was in the top-eight all day, but he lamented losing afternoon track time with an hydraulic problem. "For race setup I would have preferred more time to do some long runs," he said.
BMW-SAUBER
Nick Heidfeld, who spun in the morning, had technical problems in the afternoon but was also simply slow. Robert Kubica was eleventh fastest. "We are lacking overall grip," said the Pole.
HONDA
While Rubens Barrichello is targeting Q2, Jenson Button recorded the slowest best time of the three hours of practice at Fuji Speedway. "Our car is not well suited to this circuit," said engineering boss Steve Clark.
FORCE INDIA-FERRARI
Adrian Sutil was as high as 11th in the morning and still in front of his teammate Giancarlo Fisichella in the afternoon. "I just feel good here," said the German, who knows the Fuji layout well thanks to his days in Japan F3.