F1 Hockenheim - FRI - Free Practice

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Hockenheim, Germany, Jul 18, 2008

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in both Friday's Free Practice sessions for the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim. In the afternoon, Lewis completed 37 laps and posted a time of 1m15.025 which was the fastest time of the day. Heikki Kovalainen drove 37 laps and was fourth with a 1m15.990. In the morning session, Lewis was fastest with a 1m15.537 (22 laps) ahead of Heikki with a 1:15.666 (19 laps).

Comments

Lewis Hamilton
"The car felt quite different this afternoon compared to this morning's running. Maybe the wind had picked up, or changed direction, but the car didn't feel as stable. But by the end of the session, however, the car felt a lot more consistent - we found a good direction with the tyres and the set-up and so things look positive for tomorrow."

Heikki Kovalainen
"The front-end of the car felt very good, but I felt less comfortable with the rear of the car, particularly in some of the slow-speed corners. But we made a number of small changes to the set-up and, by the middle of the session, I definitely felt I could push harder and found improved handling under both braking and traction. A good start to our weekend's work."

Ron Dennis
"Both Lewis and Heikki enjoyed a trouble-free opening day of practice, and while we don�t know the respective fuel loads of our rivals, we nonetheless feel comfortable with our pace. As the second of the team�s two home races, this is an important event for everybody - particularly for our colleagues in Stuttgart, thousands of whom join us this weekend. Lewis�s lap at the end of second practice looked extremely impressive - but we�re fully aware that there�s a lot of work ahead and that this will be an exciting and closely-contested grand prix."

Norbert Haug
"Friday�s best time by Lewis was a good start to our home Grand Prix, the second one after Silverstone a fortnight ago. Before that we have been fast and consistent � now we will try to maintain this form for tomorrow and Sunday.�

The results of the day

Session 1

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	1m15.537	22
2	Heikki Kovalainen	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	1m15.666	19
3	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari	1m15.796	22
4	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1m16.163	22
5	Kimi Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari	1m16.327	23
6	Nico Rosberg	Williams F1	1m16.606	27
7	Sebastien Vettel	Toro Rosso	1m16.618	25
8	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1m16.719	20
9	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams F1	1m16.821	26
10	Nelson Piquet Jr	Renault	1m17.063	26
11	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	1m17.108	18
12	Jenson Button	Honda Racing	1m17.131	28
13	Timo Glock	Toyota	1m17.185	28
14	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1m17.268	11
15	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	1m17.471	30
16	Rubens Barrichello	Honda Racing	1m17.500	24
17	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1m17.556	29
18	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1m17.784	29
19	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1m18.779	8
20	Sebastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	1m21.506	16

Session 2

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	1m15.025	37
2	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari	1m15.722	31
3	Kimi Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari	1m15.760	34
4	Heikki Kovalainen	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	1m15.990	37
5	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1m16.017	25
6	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1m16.230	38
7	Nico Rosberg	Williams F1	1m16.355	41
8	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1m16.363	36
9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1m16.377	40
10	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	1m16.378	35
11	Sebastien Vettel	Toro Rosso	1m16.422	41
12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1m16.530	45
13	Jenson Button	Honda Racing	1m16.542	38
14	Rubens Barrichello	Honda Racing	1m16.677	28
15	Nelson Piquet Jr	Renault	1m16.734	42
16	Timo Glock	Toyota	1m16.781	44
17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams F1	1m16.829	21
18	Sebastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	1m16.860	14
19	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1m17.008	39
20	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	1m17.047	37

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