2009 - 05 - ESP - Practice 1
Brian Lawrence
First Practice - Friday 08 May 2009 - 10:00-11:30
## Driver Team Time Lps Gap %Gap Km/hr mph
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22 J Button Brawn-Mercedes 1'21.799 21 0.000 0.000 204.868 127.299
9 J Trulli Toyota 1'22.154 30 0.355 0.434 203.983 126.749
5 R Kubica BMW Sauber-BMW 1'22.221 24 0.422 0.516 203.817 126.646
6 N Heidfeld BMW Sauber-BMW 1'22.658 14 0.859 1.050 202.739 125.976
17 K Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1'22.659 24 0.860 1.051 202.737 125.975
16 N Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1'22.667 26 0.868 1.061 202.717 125.962
8 N Piquet Renault 1'22.753 24 0.954 1.166 202.506 125.832
10 T Glock Toyota 1'22.828 29 1.029 1.258 202.323 125.718
3 F Massa Ferrari 1'22.855 15 1.056 1.291 202.257 125.677
23 R Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1'22.859 24 1.060 1.296 202.247 125.671
4 K R�ikk�nen Ferrari 1'22.873 20 1.074 1.313 202.213 125.649
14 M Webber Red Bull-Renault 1'22.934 25 1.135 1.388 202.064 125.557
15 S Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1'22.959 24 1.160 1.418 202.003 125.519
1 L Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1'23.077 21 1.278 1.562 201.716 125.341
11 S Bourdais T Rosso-Ferrari 1'23.088 30 1.289 1.576 201.690 125.324
21 G Fisichella F India-Mercedes 1'23.089 25 1.290 1.577 201.687 125.323
7 F Alonso Renault 1'23.157 18 1.358 1.660 201.522 125.220
12 S Buemi T Rosso-Ferrari 1'23.185 31 1.386 1.694 201.455 125.178
2 H Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1'23.522 17 1.723 2.106 200.642 124.673
20 A Sutil F India-Mercedes 1'23.536 19 1.737 2.123 200.608 124.652
Weather: Air 23, Track 31, Humidity 39%, Wind 1.5 mps, Dry
2008 Best: K R�ikk�nen (Ferrari) 1'20.649
Notes: A whole host of upgrades on show as the circus kicks off the European
tour. A few drivers explored the run offs and gravel traps, but no significant
incidents. Felipe Massa suffered a front wing/wheel problem that saw him sit
out a significant portion of the session. Heikki Kovalainen also suffered
with various 'issues', and spent most of the 90m down at the bottom. So too
did Nick Heidfeld, but both he and team-mate, Robert Kubica, put in very
fast times on the softer tyres late in the session. Nelson Piquet showed
much-improved form, but team-mate Alonso was not as quick.
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Brian Lawrence
Brian_W_...@msn.com
Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK
Brian Lawrence
Second Practice - Friday 08 May 2009 - 14:00-15:30
## Driver Team Time Lps Gap %Gap Km/hr mph
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16 N Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1'21.588 43 0.000 0.000 205.398 127.628
17 K Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1'21.740 40 0.152 0.186 205.016 127.391
7 F Alonso Renault 1'21.781 36 0.193 0.237 204.913 127.327
23 R Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1'21.843 39 0.255 0.313 204.758 127.231
14 M Webber Red Bull-Renault 1'22.027 37 0.439 0.538 204.299 126.945
22 J Button Brawn-Mercedes 1'22.052 35 0.464 0.569 204.236 126.907
15 S Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1'22.082 45 0.494 0.605 204.162 126.860
8 N Piquet Renault 1'22.349 26 0.761 0.933 203.500 126.449
12 S Buemi T Rosso-Ferrari 1'22.571 17 0.983 1.205 202.953 126.109
4 K R�ikk�nen Ferrari 1'22.599 40 1.011 1.239 202.884 126.066
11 S Bourdais T Rosso-Ferrari 1'22.615 30 1.027 1.259 202.845 126.042
21 G Fisichella F India-Mercedes 1'22.670 32 1.082 1.326 202.710 125.958
1 L Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1'22.809 31 1.221 1.497 202.369 125.746
2 H Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1'22.876 29 1.288 1.579 202.206 125.645
3 F Massa Ferrari 1'22.878 35 1.290 1.581 202.201 125.642
5 R Kubica BMW Sauber-BMW 1'22.948 40 1.360 1.667 202.030 125.536
6 N Heidfeld BMW Sauber-BMW 1'23.173 39 1.585 1.943 201.484 125.196
10 T Glock Toyota 1'23.360 46 1.772 2.172 201.032 124.915
9 J Trulli Toyota 1'23.623 47 2.035 2.494 200.399 124.522
20 A Sutil F India-Mercedes No time 0
Weather: Air 25, Track 42, Humidity 35%, Wind 1.3 mps, Dry
2008 Best: K R�ikk�nen (Ferrari) 1'21.935
Notes: Track temp increased by about 10 degrees and the wind changed direction by
180 degrees. Adrian Sutil's Force India had a fuel cell problem and was unable to
take any part. Sebastien Buemi stopped on his out lap with smoke and flames
coming from his brakes. The car was eventually recovered and cleaned up to allow
him to get a few laps at the end of the 90m. Piquet continued to be fast, but
had two excursions into the gravel traps which rather spoiled the overall
impression. Nico Rosberg topped the times for the eighth time in 12 practice
sessions, and this time he was joined at the top by team-mate Nakajima.
BMW Sauber have ditched KERS for this event, and for Monaco. Ferrari, McLaren
and Renault are persevering.
As usual, I probably won't be able to post the times for Practice 3 & Qualifying
tomorrow.