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2008 Bahrain Grand Prix, Friday: Mclaren |
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Friday, 04 April 2008 |
The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team finished today’s second practice
session in 3rd and 4th places. Heikki set a time of 1:32.752 whilst
Lewis did 1:32.847. There was a bit of drama towards the end of second
practice when Lewis touched a kerb and lost control of the car and went
into the barrier. Lewis was OK but had to attend a precautionary check
at the Medical Centre. In the first session Lewis’ time of 1:32.705 put
him 4th whilst Heikki did 1:32.868 and finished in 5th. Lewis completed
21 and 26 laps whilst Heikki did 20 and 30.
LEWIS HAMILTON
"It was a shame that I ended what had been a productive day going off
the circuit and hitting the barriers at Turn Seven. I was just pushing
and sometimes these things happen. I am absolutely fine, and hopefully
the damage to the car is not too bad. We would have had to change our
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. I flatspotted one of them early on but, as it was
only Practice One, we chose to save a set of tyres, however we
monitored the vibrations closely to make sure that they didn’t cause
any damage to the car. The circuit was obviously very dirty and
continued to evolve throughout both sessions."
HEIKKI KOVALAINEN
"As this track is very hard on brakes this was the focus in the first
session - just making sure we got as much data as possible and that
everything was working well. The track was very dirty and there was
hardly any grip to begin with so we decided there was no point in using
more than one set of prime tyres. In the second session we could turn
our attention to general set-up work and tyre evaluation. We ran both
the option and the prime and there is not that much difference. I am
comfortable in the car and looking forward to the rest of the weekend."
RON DENNIS
"Apart from Lewis’s off towards the end of the second session, a good
start to our Bahrain Grand Prix weekend. The track continued to improve
throughout both sessions and we gathered a lot of data. As Bahrain is
one of the most demanding circuits on brakes we monitored and evaluated
our brake performance throughout. We experienced no problems and look
forward to the rest of the weekend."
NORBERT HAUG
"We completed our preparation programme for Saturday and Sunday and the
times in race trim are not looking bad. Lewis’s crash luckily was not
too hard - his team now have a lot of work ahead before Saturday but
they will manage."
Session 1
| Pos |
Driver |
Constructor |
Time |
Laps |
| 1 |
F. MASSA |
Ferrari |
1:32.233 |
20
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| 2 |
K. RAIKKONEN |
Ferrari |
1:32.350 |
15
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| 3 |
N. ROSBERG |
Williams |
1:32.415 |
23
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| 4 |
L. HAMILTON |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:32.705 |
21
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| 5 |
H. KOVALAINEN |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:32.868 |
20
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| 6 |
K. NAKAJIMA |
Williams |
1:33.121 |
24
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| 7 |
R. KUBICA |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:33.333 |
16
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| 8 |
J. TRULLI |
Toyota Racing |
1:33.539 |
27
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| 9 |
D. COULTHARD |
Red Bull Racing |
1:33.788 |
20
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| 10 |
F. ALONSO |
Renault F1 Team |
1:33.815 |
19
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| 11 |
T. GLOCK |
Toyota Racing |
1:33.929 |
28
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| 12 |
M. WEBBER |
Red Bull Racing |
1:33.950 |
20
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| 13 |
N. PIQUET |
Renault F1 Team |
1:33.981 |
24
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| 14 |
N. HEIDFELD |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:34.106 |
17
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| 15 |
S. BOURDAIS |
Toro Rosso |
1:34.235 |
27
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| 16 |
S. VETTEL |
Toro Rosso |
1:34.321 |
32
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| 17 |
G. FISICHELLA |
Force India F1 Team |
1:34.892 |
20
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| 18 |
J. BUTTON |
Honda Racing F1 Team |
1:34.915 |
16
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| 19 |
R. BARRICHELLO |
Honda Racing F1 Team |
1:35.174 |
12
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| 20 |
A. SUTIL |
Force India F1 Team |
1:35.429 |
22
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| 21 |
A. DAVIDSON |
Super Aguri F1 Team |
1:36.145 |
6
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| 22 |
T. SATO |
Super Aguri F1 Team |
1:36.536 |
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coutesy of www.mclaren.com
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Last Updated ( Friday, 04 April 2008 )
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