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 30 August 2008 17:17 BST

Hamilton unhurt after qualifying crash in Bahrain

Friday, 04 Apr 2008 19:08
Lewis Hamilton unhurt after crash during Bahrain practice sessions
Lewis Hamilton has emerged unscathed after a major crash during practice for the Bahrain grand prix.

The 23-year-old veered off the track and into a barrier during the second session ahead of Sunday's race.

Hamilton walked out of the car and was taken to a medical centre by motorcycle where he was declared free of injury.

The crash capped off a disappointing day for the Briton, who clocked the fourth fastest lap times in both practice sessions.

Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen gave Ferrari a one-two in the standings by going round in one minute, 31.420 seconds and one minute, 32.327 seconds respectively.

Hamilton, who crashed during qualifying for the European grand prix at the Nurburging last year, said afterwards that "sometimes these things happen".

"I am absolutely fine, and hopefully the damage to the car is not too bad," the McLaren driver explained.

"We would have had to change our engine and gearbox anyway so hopefully I am not going to be too unpopular with the boys in the garage. In the first session we stayed on the same set of tyres throughout."

Massa meanwhile is looking to register his first points of the season so far this weekend.

"I like the track, I always go very well here," the Brazilian said.

"Hopefully I can say the same thing on Sunday. I think, considering that I still have zero points, a podium will definitely be a good result."

Bahrain grand prix first practice times

1 Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari one minute, 32.233 seconds
2 Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:32.350
3 Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams 1:32.415
4 Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren 1:32.705
5 Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) McLaren 1:32.868
6 Kazuki Nakajima (Japan) Williams 1:33.121
7 Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 1:33.333
8 Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 1:33.539
9 David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull 1:33.788
10 Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 1:33.815
11 Timo Glock (Germany) Toyota 1:33.929
12 Mark Webber (Austria) Red Bull 1:33.950
13 Nelson Piquet Jr (Brazil) Renault 1:33.981
14 Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 1:34.106
15 Sebastien Bourdais (France) Toro Rosso 1:34.235
16 Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Toro Rosso 1:34.321
17 Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Force India 1:34.862
18 Jenson Button (GB) Honda 1:34.915
19 Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 1:35.174
20 Adrian Sutil (Germany) Force India 1:35.429
21 Anthony Davidson (GB) Super Aguri 1:36.145
22 Takuma Sato (Japan) Super Aguri 1:36.536

Second practice times

1 Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:31.420
2 Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:32.327
3 Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) McLaren 1:32.752
4 Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren 1:32.847
5 Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 1:32.915
6 Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams 1:33.022
7 David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull 1:33.048
8 Kazuki Nakajima (Japan) Williams 1:33.098
9 Sebastien Bourdais (France) Toro Rosso 1:33.197
10 Nelson Piquet Jr (Brazil) Renault 1:33.247
11 Jenson Button (GB) Honda 1:33.710
12 Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 1:33.755
13 Mark Webber (Austria) Red Bull 1:33.782
14 Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 1:33.822
15 Timo Glock (Germany) Toyota 1:33.856
16 Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 1:33.966
17 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 1:34.023
18 Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Force India 1:34.388
19 Adrian Sutil (Germany) Force India 1:34.405
20 Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Toro Rosso 1:34.787
21 Takuma Sato (Japan) Super Aguri 1:35.288
22 Anthony Davidson (GB) Super Aguri 1:35.712End of story


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