Hungarian GP Prac1: Ferrari 1-2

Ferrari looks set to stage a fightback for their 2008 Championship campaign by storming to a 1-2 in the first practice session of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Felipe Massa, who tends to be the better-performing Ferrari driver during practices and qualifying sessions, beat his teammate Kimi Räikkönen to set the fastest timing to the first practice session for this weekend. The two McLarens of Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton follow closely behind the two Ferraris.

Fernando Alonso takes up his usual spot a the 5th place, while Timo Glock, who was involved in a high-speed shunt last race, showed strength in his driver mentality as he set the 6th fastest time in the practice session. This is one of the best placed timing the Toyota driver has set and one can draw parallel to Robert Kubica, who suffered a serious shunt at the Canadian GP last year only to return to the very ground and win the Canadian Grand Prix. One thing is for sure, strong drivers are not cultivated by easy victories. Kubica himself follows in the 7th place while his teammate Heidfeld is at 9th.

The Williams' team will have a cause for concern as both of their drivers ended the session in relatively low positions of 16th and 17th. Sebastian Vettel suffered from hydraulic problems and he lost track time but looks to be coming back for the afternoon session coming up in a few hours' time.

Times
01 F. Massa Ferrari 1:20.981 19 laps
02 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:21.345 21 laps
03 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:21.410 17 laps
04 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:21.535 18 laps
05 F. Alonso Renault 1:21.802 18 laps
06 T. Glock Toyota 1:21.931 22 laps
07 R. Kubica BMW 1:22.267 18 laps
08 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:22.326 19 laps
09 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:22.370 22 laps
10 J. Trulli Toyota 1:22.457 25 laps
11 M. Webber Red Bull 1:22.654 23 laps
12 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:22.700 16 laps
13 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:22.900 26 laps
14 J. Button Honda 1:22.917 27 laps
15 R. Barrichello Honda 1:23.093 26 laps
16 N. Rosberg Williams 1:23.147 21 laps
17 K. Nakajima Williams 1:23.274 22 laps
18 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:23.353 25 laps
19 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:23.459 28 laps
20 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:23.923 4 laps
Times from PlanetF1.com

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