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Not The Fastest But Still Satisfied
By Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
September 12 2008
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen finished Friday’s free practice for the Santander Italian Grand Prix at Monza in fourth and seventh positions respectively. Lewis completed 25 laps and set a best time of 1m23.983. Heikki did 29 laps with a fastest of 1m24.365.

Lewis Hamilton MP4-23 07

Heikki Kovalainen MP4-23 05

2008 SANTANDER ITALIAN GRAND PRIX FREE PRACTICE

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen finished Friday’s free practice for the Santander Italian Grand Prix at Monza in fourth and seventh positions respectively. Lewis completed 25 laps and set a best time of 1m23.983. Heikki did 29 laps with a fastest of 1m24.365.

Due to torrential rain, Lewis and Heikki completed only one installation lap each in the morning session.

LEWIS HAMILTON

“Obviously, it was very wet this morning so we only did the bare minimum of running – namely one installation lap. The afternoon’s session started in slightly mixed conditions, the circuit was drying, but with damp patches, so there was little to gain from going out early. However, by the end of the session we got some useful mileage under our belts, and I’m happy with our progress.”

HEIKKI KOVALAINEN

“I’m happy that we managed to get some dry running in before the end of the session. The weather this morning was unbelievable – it’s usually so bright and sunny at Monza. The rain meant that, like everyone, we didn’t get to finish our run programme so we have a little bit more work to do tomorrow morning. Nonetheless, I’m happy with the progress we’ve made.”

RON DENNIS

“The heavy rains effectively reduced us to effectively zero running in the opening practice session. This afternoon, we concentrated on running on heavy fuel-loads in order to refine our race set-up and tyre choice for Sunday’s grand prix. We’ve made good progress in both areas and are looking competitive for the rest of the weekend.”

NORBERT HAUG

“After the flooding here this morning and a water attack to the pits, our afternoon was so much better. We chose a conservative approach and focused on our preparations for the race. If you looked at the long runs, I could see nobody being more consistent than Lewis. Heikki improved throughout the session and we look to be in good shape.”

Session 2

PosDriverConstructorTimeLaps
1Kimi RaikkonenScuderia Ferrari1m23.86131
2Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1m23.93126
3Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1m23.94729
4Lewis HamiltonVodafone McLaren Mercedes1m23.98325
5Nico RosbergWilliams F11m24.11033
6Felipe MassaScuderia Ferrari1m24.24734
7Heikki KovalainenVodafone McLaren Mercedes1m24.36529
8Mark WebberRed Bull Racing1m24.52135
9Adrian SutilForce India1m24.66922
10Sebastien VettelToro Rosso1m24.77335
11David CoulthardRed Bull Racing1m25.10025
12Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso1m25.19239
13Giancarlo FisichellaForce India1m25.20424
14Rubens BarrichelloHonda Racing1m25.29625
15Jenson ButtonHonda Racing1m25.30934
16Kazuki NakajimaWilliams F11m25.33028
17Timo GlockToyota1m25.39728
18Fernando AlonsoRenault1m25.48122
19Jarno TrulliToyota1m25.75329
20Nelson Piquet JrRenault1m26.19523

Session 1

PosDriverConstructorTimeLaps
1Adrian SutilForce India1m32.84218
2Rubens BarrichelloHonda Racing1m33.42814
3Giancarlo FisichellaForce India1m33.69519
4Timo GlockToyota1m36.80013
5Nico RosbergWilliams F11m36.9009
6Fernando AlonsoRenault1m36.96510
7Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso1m37.14220
8Jarno TrulliToyota1m37.21413
9Kimi RaikkonenScuderia Ferrari1m37.3925
10Sebastien VettelToro Rosso1m37.75413
11Nelson Piquet JrRenault1m38.05711
12David CoulthardRed Bull Racing1m38.3037
13Jenson ButtonHonda Racing1m39.06212
14Felipe MassaScuderia Ferrari1m40.2335
15Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauberno time1
16Kazuki NakajimaWilliams F1no time2
17Robert KubicaBMW Sauberno time1
18Heikki KovalainenVodafone McLaren Mercedesno time1
19Mark WebberRed Bull Racingno time1
20Lewis HamiltonVodafone McLaren Mercedesno time1

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