Lost Password? - No account yet? Register

BAVARIA CITY RACING 2008







2008 Bahraini Gp - Friday practice 2: Massa on top again
Friday, 04 April 2008
Massa seems determined to fight back after 2 dramatic races, he places the fastest time again in practice. Followed by Raikkonen and the Mercedes boys.

2008 FORMULA 1 BAHRAINI GRAND PRIX - practice 2

PosNo Driver Team TimeGapLaps
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari1:31.420 30
2 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari1:32.327 0.907 30
3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.752 1.332 30
4 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.847 1.427 26
5 4 Robert Kubica BMW1:32.915 1.495 29
6 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:33.022 1.602 34
7 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:33.048 1.628 27
8 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:33.098 1.678 33
9 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:33.197 1.777 37
10 6 Nelson Piquet Renault1:33.247 1.827 37
11 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:33.710 2.290 33
12 5 Fernando Alonso Renault1:33.755 2.335 26
13 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:33.782 2.362 34
14 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota1:33.822 2.402 38
15 12 Timo Glock Toyota1:33.856 2.436 30
16 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:33.966 2.546 35
17 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW1:34.023 2.603 36
18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari1:34.388 2.968 35
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari1:34.405 2.985 34
20 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:34.787 3.367 30
21 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:35.288 3.868 24
22 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:35.712 4.292 24

Team-by-team summary: Friday, Bahrain
Apr.4 (GMM)  FERRARI
The red cars, after their February test here, appear to be the class of Bahrain.  Felipe Massa sought to cast off his Malaysian demons by setting the quickest lap by some margin.
-
WILLIAMS-TOYOTA
Nico Rosberg's best time, set in the morning, was bettered only by the two Ferraris on Friday, and Kazuki Nakajima was also fairly quick, indicating that the British team has recovered from its Malaysian slump.  "The surface here suits our car better," Rosberg confirmed.
-
MCLAREN-MERCEDES
Lewis Hamilton, who like teammate Heikki Kovalainen was outpaced by the Ferraris on Friday, ended his day with a mistake and a heavy shunt against the barriers at turn 7.  It got worse for the Briton when he failed to immediately visit the medical centre for a check-up, but the stewards decided against penalising him.
-
BMW-SAUBER
A straightforward day for F1's third force, with Robert Kubica happier with his car than teammate Nick Heidfeld, who seemed a long way off the pace.
-
RED BULL-RENAULT
Seventh quickest overall for David Coulthard, and just fourteenth best for Mark Webber.
-
TORO ROSSO-FERRARI
He is 29 and a multiple champion of other series, but Friday was Sebastien Bourdais' first taste of Sakhir, and he was ninth quickest overall.  Teammate Sebastian Vettel was downcast as he bettered only the Force Indias and Super Aguris.  "We were too slow.  Honestly, I am not sure which way to go to improve," he said.
-
RENAULT
Renault seems buried in the midfield in Bahrain, and Nelson Piquet on Friday was ahead of his teammate Fernando Alonso.  "We were not especially quick," the Spaniard lamented. 
-
TOYOTA
One of two teams that tested at Sakhir in February.  Jarno Trulli was the quicker of the Toyota pair on Friday, with his best time set in the morning session.
-
HONDA
Twelfth and sixteenth quickest for Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello respectively.  "We are hoping to break into the top ten qualifiers this weekend," Button said.
-
FORCE INDIA-FERRARI
Adrian Sutil wasn't too annoyed after Alonso tapped him into a spin at the end of the afternoon session.  He was close to Giancarlo Fisichella's pace on Friday, but the pair were better only than the trailing Super Aguris.
-
SUPER AGURI-HONDA
Situation normal for the struggling Japanese team -- a long way off the pace, and Takuma Sato making a better fist than Anthony Davidson of the severely restricted mileage.

 

Hungarian GP 2008

Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary
 
Date
CET
Event
01/08
10.00
01/08
14.00
02/08
11.00
02/08
14.00
03/08
14.00

2008 season

Date GP Result
Race 1 - 16 MarAustralia
Race 2 - 23 MarMalaysia
Race 3 - 06 AprBahrain
Race 4 - 27 AprSpain
Race 5 - 11 MayTurkey
Race 6 - 25 MayMonaco
Race 7 - 08 JunCanada
Race 8 - 22 JunFrance
Race 9 - 06 JulBritain
Race 10 - 20 JulGermany
Race 11 - 03 AugHungary
Race 12 - 24 AugValencia-
Race 13 - 07 SepBelgium-
Race 14 - 14 SepItaly-
Race 15 - 28 SepSingapore-
Race 16 - 12 OctJapan -
Race 17 - 19 OctChina-
Race 18 - 02 NovBrazil-
 

Latest videos

Drivertable

DRIVERS
1 Lewis Hamilton58
2Felippe Massa54
3 Kimi Raikkonen51

Teamtable

TEAMS
1Ferrari105
2BMW89
3McLaren86

F1 Feed