Massa and Kimi 1-2, but not by much

As Confucius once said (or was it Murray Walker?), a grand prix isn’t won on Friday. And so McLaren, who ran third (Kovi) and fourth (Lewis) this morning in Hungary, won’t be too alarmed by the fact that Ferrari dominated the opening session. Felipe Massa set the fastest time, with team-mate Kimi Raikkonen less than half a second behind. Kovi finished third-quickest, with Lewis Hamilton, looking for his third straight win, in fourth.

On the evidence so far, this could be the closest battle yet between the two fastest teams in F1. Full timesheet below:

Hungarian GP, Friday morning practice:

1. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1:20.981

2. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1:21.345
3. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) 1:21.410
4. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) 1:21.535
5. Fernando Alonso (Renault) 1:21.802
6. Timo Glock (Toyota) 1:21.931
7. Robert Kubica (BMW) 1:22.267
8. Nelsoninho Piquet (Renault) 1:22.326
9. Nick Heidfeld (BMW) 1:22.370
10. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 1:22.457
11. Mark Webber (Red Bull) 1:22.654
12. David Coulthard (Red Bull) 1:22.700
13. Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso) 1:22.900
14. Jenson Button (Honda) 1:22.917
15. Rubens Barrichello (Honda) 1:23.093
16. Nico Rosberg (Williams) 1:23.147
17. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams) 1:23.274
18. Adrian Sutil (Force India) 1:23.353
19. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India) 1:23.459
20. Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso) 1:23.923

First thoughts: why is Vettel so slow, and why is Glock so fast? Most out of character. And what’s up with Williams at the moment? They’re slipping down the field at an alarming rate. Otherwise it’s business as usual.