All Posts Tagged With: "Free Practice"
Germany 2009: Friday Practice One
After an extended break, Formula One returns this weekend for the German Grand Prix, held around the Nurburgring circuit. Leading up to the race it was said by many that some circuits remaining on the calendar would suit the Brawns, while others would suit the nearest title challengers Red Bull Racing. Looking at the first [...]
Turkey 2009: Free Practice Two
Heikki Kovalainen managed to top the second free practice session of the Turkish Grand Prix weekend, steering his McLaren MP4-24 around the Istanbul Park circuit in a time 0.006s faster than second placed driver Fernando Alonso. Once again, Brawn did not feature in the top few positions, although Jarno Trulli kept himself in the mix [...]
Turkey 2009: Friday Practice One
Nico Rosberg of Williams topped the first free practice around Turkey’s Istanbul Park circuit earlier today, setting a lap time 0.3s faster than nearest rival Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren. Hamilton had been in the top spot as the 90 minute session drew to a close, but in a last second attempt, Rosberg managed to [...]
Monaco 2009: Free Practice Two
The post-lunch free practice around the streets of Monaco has seen a bit of a shake-up from the earlier session, this time Williams pilot Nico Rosberg claiming the top spot ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren. Leader from the first session – Rubens Barrichello – kept his Brawn in the mix though and finished [...]
Monaco 2009: Free Practice One
Monaco’s tarmac felt the rubber of twenty Formula One cars this morning, as the first of Friday’s two free practice sessions got underway. Rubens Barrichello led the field in the Brawn, but the Brazilian closely followed by fellow countryman Felipe Massa. Both McLarens went well in the morning and Lewis Hamilton claimed P3 ahead of [...]
Spain 2009: Friday Practice Two
A busy second practice session at Spain’s Circuit de Catalunya has resulted in the Williams duo leading the rest of the pack, Nico Rosberg reclaiming his spot ahead of team mate Kazuki Nakajima. Nico Rosberg ended his afternoon by pulling over to the side of the track with a mechanical issue on his final run, [...]
Spain 2009: Friday Practice One
The first of two practice sessions at Circuit de Catalunya has seen some interesting times set as most of the cars ran with updates for the first time. As mentioned earlier in the week, these sessions will be important to the teams as they all try to gain the most from their aerodynamic tweaks, made [...]
Bahrain 2009: Friday Practice Two
Nico Rosberg ended Friday’s running at the top of the tables, completing 36 laps on his way to a time 0.2s clear of second fastest driver Fernando Alonso. The Williams pilot has been impressing in Free Practice sessions all season, but this is not an indicator of race pace as Rosberg tends to gradually lose [...]
