Kimi and team-mate Massa dominate first practice session

Curcuit de Catalunya, Barcelona: the two Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa set the pace in first practice session at the Spanish Grand Prix. Raikkonen was just five-hundredths of a second quicker than his in-form Brazilian team-mate, with Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren half a second down in third place. There was also encouraging news for Fernando Alonso, who piloted his new, improved Renault into a respectable sixth place, behind BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica and McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen. For a full list of this morning’s lap times, step into our motorhome…

Friday free practice, morning session:

1. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1:20.649
2. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1:20.699
3. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) 1:21.192
4. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) 1:21.568
5. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) 1:21.758
6. Fernando Alonso (Renault) 1:21.933
7. Nelson Piquet Jr (Renault) 1:21.936
8. David Coulthard (Red Bull) 1:22.118
9. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) 1:22.278
10. Jenson Button (Honda) 1:22.632
11. Timo Glock (Toyota) 1:23.002
12. Nico Rosberg (Williams) 1:23.003
13. Mark Webber (Red Bull) 1:23.015
14. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 1:23.141
15. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams) 1:23.153
16. Adrian Sutil (Force India) 1:23.156
17. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India) 1:23.196
18. Rubens Barrichello (Honda) 1:23.353
19. Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso) 1:23.952
20. Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso) 1:24.082
21. Takuma Sato (Super Aguri) 1:24.278
22. Anthony Davidson (Super Aguri) 1:25.068

As you can see, Super Aguri did make it out onto the track – Honda gave the green light following a meeting in Japan – although their early pace does nothing to suggest that they will be anywhere near the points come Sunday.

WINNERS: Ferrari, Renault, Robert Kubica

LOSERS: Williams, Rubens Barrichello, Nick Heidfeld