| Free Practise 2 – Kimi Tops The Sheet
Kimi Raikkonen celebrated the announcement of his Ferrari contract
extension by setting the pace in a busy second practice session at
Monza.
The reigning champion beat the BMWs of Robert Kubica and Nick
Heidfeld to the top spot, with points leader Lewis Hamilton taking
fourth for McLaren. (Read full practise report here.)
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:23.861 31
2. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1:23.931 + 0.070 26
3. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 1:23.947 + 0.086 29
4. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:23.983 + 0.122 25
5. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:24.110 + 0.249 33
6. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:24.247 + 0.386 34
7. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:24.365 + 0.504 29
8. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:24.521 + 0.660 35
9. Sutil Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:24.669 + 0.808 22
10. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:24.773 + 0.912 35
11. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:25.100 + 1.239 25
12. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:25.192 + 1.331 39
13. Fisichella Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:25.204 + 1.343 24
14. Barrichello Honda (B) 1:25.296 + 1.435 25
15. Button Honda (B) 1:25.309 + 1.448 34
16. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:25.330 + 1.469 28
17. Glock Toyota (B) 1:25.397 + 1.536 28
18. Alonso Renault (B) 1:25.481 + 1.620 22
19. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:25.753 + 1.892 29
20. Piquet Renault (B) 1:26.195 + 2.334 23Hey guys! What a great start to the weekend with Kimi and Ferrari announcing an extension of their union (phew!). And to go quickest in the second session is always a positive. I wasn’t around at all to follow, see or hear anything about the F1 today and am really sorry about it. But here’s the info – better late than never. Although we do prefer to remain as punctual as possible! Kimi covered as many laps he could in the first session, more than his main rivals could manage so that probably helped him a lot for the second session. Hopefully part 2 of this weekend continues well tomorrow in qualifying.
Kimi Raikkonen – 1st: "I am pleased with how today
went. Step by step, the car finally seems to respond well and I think
we can be very quick here. The set-up is good and I don’t think that
any rain that might fall will represent a handicap. I will try and do
my best, as always."The contract? I am happy to be part of this team, otherwise I
wouldn’t have signed! There’s a good atmosphere between us all and I
continue to enjoy the driving. So it was definitely not a difficult
choice to stay for one more year. Even in the most difficult moments,
we have continued to work hard and now we are moving in the right
direction. I am sure the results will also come soon."Felipe Massa – 6th: "I’m not 100% happy with the
way things went today. I struggled a bit to find the right grip level
on the first timed lap, unlike the others. So, this means we still have
to work to get it right, but I am still confident…"Luca Baldisserri: "Clearly, today’s work was
limited by the weather, which was particularly bad this morning. Only
when there was less than an hour to go to the chequered flag were we
able to run in the dry and then the track conditions were very
different to those at the test…"
Adrian Sutil emerged fastest for Force India in a very wet opening
practice session for the Italian Grand Prix, having been one of the few
drivers to set a flying lap when the circuit was vaguely dry.Rain fell for most of the morning at an extremely gloomy Monza, with
the track damp initially and only a handful of teams choosing to go out
before further showers prevented quick times being set. (Read full practise report here.)Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Sutil Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:32.842 18
2. Barrichello Honda (B) 1:33.428 + 0.586 14
3. Fisichella Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:33.695 + 0.853 19
4. Glock Toyota (B) 1:36.800 + 3.958 13
5. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:36.900 + 4.058 9
6. Alonso Renault (B) 1:36.965 + 4.123 10
7. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:37.142 + 4.300 20
8. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:37.214 + 4.372 13
9. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:37.392 + 4.550 5
10. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:37.754 + 4.912 13
11. Piquet Renault (B) 1:38.057 + 5.215 11
12. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:38.303 + 5.461 7
13. Button Honda (B) 1:39.062 + 6.220 12
14. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:40.233 + 7.391 5
15. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 1
16. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 2
17. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1
18. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1
19. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1
20. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1
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