Prac Two: Kovalainen charges ahead in Britain

Friday 4th July 2008

Heikki Kovalainen was by far the quickest man in Practice Two at Silverstone as the Mclaren driver outpaced Mark Webber by over half a second.

With the track temperature 10 degrees hotter than it was in the morning, McLaren made the most of the conditions with Kovalainen clocking a 1:19.989 to finish P1.

It was an impressive lap from the Finn made more so by the fact that second placed Webber was over half a second slower, coming home with a 1:20.

Lewis Hamilton finished in third place ahead of David Coulthard. Both British drivers are looking for a strong result this weekend on home soil.

Nico Rosberg placed his Williams in the top five, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and F1's third British driver, Jenson Button.

Felipe Massa was the best-placed Ferrari driver coming home in eighth place. However, the Brazilian's running was limited as the team spent the better part of the session fixing his car which had been damaged earlier in the morning.

Meanwhile Jarno Trulli was Practice Two's big crasher. The Italian lost control of his Toyota TF108 when his rear wing fell off in the arrival to Stowe corner.

The result was that Trulli was nothing but a mere passager in his car as it went hurtling backwards into the tyre barrier, causing damage to the rear of the car. Trulli, however, climbed unaided from his car, with only the yellow flags coming out.

And soon as they were put away they were again needed as Kazuki Nakajima slid into the wall approaching Bridge after spinning on the exit of Abbey. The Williams driver limped back to the pits, leaving debris in his wake.

Times
1 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:19.989 35 laps
2 M. Webber Red Bull 1:20.520 32 laps
3 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:20.543 31 laps
4 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:20.589 36 laps
5 N. Rosberg Williams 1:20.748 43 laps
6 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:20.805 43 laps
7 J. Button Honda 1:20.929 39 laps
8 F. Massa Ferrari 1:20.943 18 laps
9 K. Nakajima Williams 1:20.985 18 laps
10 R. Barrichello Honda 1:21.002 34 laps
11 R. Kubica BMW 1:21.023 33 laps
12 K. R�ikk�nen Ferrari 1:21.275 31 laps
13 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:21.453 36 laps
14 T. Glock Toyota 1:21.472 18 laps
15 F. Alonso Renault 1:21.511 27 laps
16 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:21.520 42 laps
17 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:21.634 39 laps
18 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:21.642 45 laps
19 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:21.756 30 laps
20 J. Trulli Toyota 1:22.196 23 laps