By Phil Huff
June 21 2008

Friday's practice sessions for the French Grand Prix saw Honda Racing F1 fall some way short of their expectations, with Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello ending the day in 17th and 19th place respectively. At the top was Ferrari's Felipe Massa, while a resurgent Renault put Alonso right behind. Here's the best times from both sessions...  P Driver      Team        Engine   Model      Time   Gap
 1 Massa       Ferrari     Ferrari  F2008  1:15.306 0.000
 2 Alonso      Renault     Renault  R28    1:15.778 0.472
 3 Raikkonen   Ferrari     Ferrari  F2008  1:15.999 0.693
 4 Hamilton    McLaren     Mercedes MP4/23 1:16.002 0.696
 5 Kovalainen  McLaren     Mercedes MP4/23 1:16.055 0.749
 6 Vettel      Toro Rosso  Ferrari  STR2   1:16.298 0.992
 7 Kubica      BMW Sauber  BMW      F1.08  1:16.317 1.011
 8 Heidfeld    BMW Sauber  BMW      F1.08  1:16.458 1.152
 9 Piquet      Renault     Renault  R28    1:16.543 1.237
10 Coulthard   Red Bull    Renault  RB4    1:16.572 1.266
11 Rosberg     Williams    Toyota   FW30   1:16.682 1.376
12 Trulli      Toyota      Toyota   TF108  1:16.743 1.437
13 Bourdais    Toro Rosso  Ferrari  STR2   1:16.758 1.452
14 Glock       Toyota      Toyota   TF108  1:16.886 1.580
15 Nakajima    Williams    Toyota   FW30   1:17.002 1.696
16 Webber      Red Bull    Renault  RB4    1:17.106 1.800
17 Button      Honda       Honda    RA108  1:17.244 1.938
18 Fisichella  Force India Ferrari  VJM01  1:17.394 2.088
19 Barrichello Honda       Honda    RA108  1:17.491 2.185
20 Sutil       Force India Ferrari  VJM01  1:17.868 2.562