Hamilton sets pace in Hungary
Friday, 01 Aug 2008 22:40
Lewis Hamilton sets fastest lap time on first day's practice
Lewis Hamilton has set the fastest lap time in his McLaren on the first day's practice ahead of this weekend's Hungarian grand prix.
The Briton completed a circuit of the Hungaroring in one minute, 20.554 seconds in the afternoon session - 0.248 seconds clear of the Renault of Nelson Piquet Jr, who is in excellent form after earning his first career podium at Hockenheim two weeks ago.
Hamilton's McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen was third, a further 0.012 seconds behind the Brazilian with Fernando Alonso fourth on a day that promises a happier weekend for Renault in eastern Europe.
The two Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa were fifth and sixth, respectively, in what was a disappointing second session after the Italian team dominated matters in the morning.
Hamilton is searching for a third successive victory in Hungary after impressive drives at the British and German grand prix yielded 20 world championship points, putting him atop the F1 drivers' standings.
Massa is second in the drivers table, four points behind the 23-year-old, with reigning champion Raikkonen third, seven points off top spot.
First practice session times at Hungarian grand prix:1. Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari one min 20.981 secs
2. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:21.345
3. Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren 1:21.410
4. Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren 1:21.535
5. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 1:21.802
6. Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota 1:21.931
7. Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 1:22.267
8. Nelson Piquet (Bra) Renault 1:22.326
9. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 1:22.370
10. Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 1:22.457
11. Mark Webber (Aus) RedBull - Renault 1:22.654
12. David Coulthard (GB) RedBull - Renault 1:22.700
13. Sebastien Bourdais (Fra) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:22.900
14. Jenson Button (GB) Honda 1:22.917
15. Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Honda 1:23.093
16. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams - Toyota 1:23.147
17. Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn) Williams - Toyota 1:23.274
18. Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India - Ferrari 1:23.353
19. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Force India - Ferrari 1:23.459
20. Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:23.923
Second practice session times:1. Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren 1 min 20.554 secs
2. Nelson Piquet (Bra) Renault 1:20.748
3. Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren 1:20.760
4. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 1:20.928
5. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:21.009
6. Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari 1:21.010
7. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 1:21.138
8. Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 1:21.363
9. Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 1:21.505
10. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams - Toyota 1:21.581
11. Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota 1:21.662
12. Mark Webber (Aus) RedBull - Renault 1:21.733
13. David Coulthard (GB) RedBull - Renault 1:21.837
14. Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn) Williams - Toyota 1:21.902
15. Sebastien Bourdais (Fra) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:21.955
16. Jenson Button (GB) Honda 1:22.150
17. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Force India - Ferrari 1:22.197
18. Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India - Ferrari 1:22.358
19. Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Honda 1:22.448
20. Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:22.945