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The final
Saturday practice for the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix would get underway with
the usual installation laps by most of the field, including both of the AT&T
Williams drivers. The first fifteen minutes would see little action with
Raikkonen fastest with a 1m:22.032, followed by Bourdais, Sutil, Fisichella,
Alonso, and Piquet. Both of the Renault's times were very slow being over
1m:45 seconds. Vettel would go fastest with a 1m:21.993 with fifty minutes of the
session remaining. Kazuki had taken to the track and his first timed lap
would see him move into third with a 1m:22.391. Barrichello was in seventh
as Button and Massa took to the track.
Kovalainen was next out as Barrichello improved to be fifth with a
1m:23.301. Massa would move to the top of the times with a 1m:21.679. With
thirty five minutes left most of the field was out on the track. Kovalainen
was now in fourth, 1m:22.297. Kazuki would pit as Hamilton moved ahead of
Massa with a time of 1m:21.410. Nico was till in his pit as Kovalainen joined his
McLaren team-mate at the front moving into second with a 1m:21.654. Kazuki
had dropped to sixth followed by Coulthard and Webber. Nico would finally
take to the track as Kovalainen pitted. Hamilton would improve his time with
a 1m:21.098, to be 0.556 ahead of Heikki. With thirty minutes remaining Nico
had yet to set a
time.
Kazuki was now in tenth as Kubica moved into fourth with a 1m:21.9765. Glock
was now seventh and Heidfeld eighth. Vettel was in an encouraging fifth,
given his problems of Friday. Nico's first lap would see him in eighth,
1m:22.152. This would become eighth as Bourdais moved ahead of him,
1m:22.120. The Renault's, both of whom were in the pits, were at the bottom
of the times. Coulthard would improve to be in fourth, 1m:21.942. Nico was
now tenth while Raikkonen had dropped down to be eighth. Kazuki was down in
twelfth.
Hamilton would pit while Bourdais moved into fourth, 1m:21.839. With twenty
five minutes remaining the order was Hamilton from Kovalainen, Massa,
Bourdais, Glock, Raikkonen, Vettel, Coulthard, Kubica, and in tenth Nico.
Raikkonen had improved his time with a 1m:21.876. Nico remained out on the
track while Kazuki sat in his pit. The top eight were all in their pits.
Glock would be the first to come back out with twenty two minutes left in the session. Alonso was able to
improve and moved up to eleventh, 1m:21.996. Piquet was able to do the same
but he would improve to be fourth, 1m:21.729. This would become fifth as
Nico put in a quick lap that would see him in second, 1m:21.652. Kazuki was
back out on the track.
Piquet would move ahead of Nico with a 1m:21.476 as Nico pitted. With ten
minutes remaining most of the drivers were in the pits getting ready for
their final practice qualifying runs. The first to improve would be Glock
who was now third. He would improve to be fastest but Hamilton would move
ahead of him with a 1m:20.228. Massa was now second with a 1m:20.567 as
Kovalainen moved into fourth, 1m:20.567. Heidfeld would move up to sixth,
1m:21.096. Kazuki would move into the top ten but Nico would push him down
one spot while he took ten, 1m:21.195. Alonso would split the Williams pair
moving into eleventh. So with the end of the final practice Nico and Kazuki
were in tenth and twelfth.
At the front the order was Hamilton followed by Massa, Glock, Kovalainen,
Piquet, Heidfeld, Bourdais, Vettel, Raikkonen, and in tenth Nico. based on
the pace up to this point it would be surprising to see the Williams drivers
move past Q2 in qualifying. |