30 Oct 2009: F1: McLaren look to make a splash at Yas Marina
McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets during a twilight second practice session at the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Posts Tagged ‘F1 practice’
28 Aug 2009: F1: Hamilton comes good on dry track to top timesheet
Lewis Hamilton has topped the timesheets in a dry second practice session at Spa after calling off the morning session thanks to heavy rain.
10 Jul 2009: F1: Hamilton fastest in Nurburgring practice
Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets on Friday as rain and cold weather at the Nurburgring caused problems for teams hoping to understand how their two types of tyres would function during the German Grand Prix weekend.
5 Jun 2009: F1: Kovalainen finds the magic petrol in Turkey practice
McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen was a surprise at the head of the timesheets following today’s practice sessions in Istanbul. Both of the team’s drivers professed themselves pleased with the pace of the car on a track that was predicted to play to the very worst of the MP4-24’s weaknesses.
17 Apr 2009: F1: Battle of the Brits in Shanghai Friday practice
Improvements to Lewis Hamilton’s car could see him back among the front-runners in Shanghai, as he gave Jenson Button a run for his money in today’s Shanghai practice session.
3 Apr 2009: F1: Ferrari show up for Malaysia practice
Ferrari appear to have found the magic petrol can if their performance in the two Malaysian Grand Prix practice sessions today is anything to go by.
31 Oct 2008: F1: Hamilton subdued in Brazil practice
Felipe Massa got his bid to secure the 2008 drivers’ and constructors’ world championships off to a strong start today after topping the unofficial timesheets in one practice session and coming second in the other.
17 Oct 2008: F1: Hamilton tops Shanghai practice timesheets
Lewis Hamilton topped the unofficial timesheets in both of today’s practice sessions ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, keeping title rival Felipe Massa and double race-winner Fernando Alonso behind him.
5 Sep 2008: F1: Alonso gives Massa a run for his money in Spa practice
Golden boy Felipe Massa stamped his authority on the first session of Spa practice – but in the second a strong challenge from Renault’s Fernando Alonso saw him in the runners-up position on the unofficial timesheet.
1 Aug 2008: F1: Hungarian Grand Prix practice report
Ferrari and McLaren spent today’s practice sessions duelling for position, with the Italian team topping the morning timesheets and the British one posting faster times still in the afternoon.
