Practice 3 Times:
01 F. Massa Ferrari 1:20.183 15 laps
02 F. Alonso McLaren 1:20.414 11 laps
03 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:20.461 11 laps
04 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:20.565 18 laps
05 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:20.741 15 laps
06 N. Rosberg Williams 1:20.868 16 laps
07 J. Trulli Toyota 1:20.878 22 laps
08 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:20.933 21 laps
09 M. Webber Red Bull 1:21.220 13 laps
10 A. Wurz Williams 1:21.323 15 laps
11 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:21.501 20 laps
12 R. Kubica BMW 1:21.666 18 laps
13 H. Kovalainen Renault 1:21.666 22 laps
14 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:21.752 15 laps
15 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:21.839 18 laps
16 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:21.909 21 laps
17 G. Fisichella Renault 1:22.131 22 laps
18 J. Button Honda 1:22.202 23 laps
19 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:22.394 20 laps
20 R. Barrichello Honda 1:22.596 18 laps
21 A. Sutil Spyker F1 1:23.560 22 laps
22 S. Yamamoto Spyker F1 1:24.062 24 laps
Felipe Massa was the man to beat in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Hungarian GP.
The Ferrari driver, who struggled a bit for pace on Friday, posted a 1:20.183 to beat reigning World Champion Fernando Alonso by 0.231s. Lewis Hamilton was third quickest, a further 0.047s back.
Report: Anthony Davidson and Adrian Sutil were the first out of the pits as all the drivers barring the Ferrari pairing came out to complete their installation laps.
Sakon Yamamoto, Adrian Sutil, Rubens Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli each had their turn at the top of the timesheets before Kimi Raikkonen grabbed it 20 minutes into the session with a 1:21.257.
Raikkonen continued lapping taking vital tenths of his time. However, a flying Lewis Hamilton got the jump on the entire field with a 1:20.764, which put him in first place ahead of Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso.
Halfway through the session the top eight is: Hamilton, Raikkonen, Alonso, Trulli, Felipe Massa, Ralf, Rosberg and Wurz.
A minor off at Turn Ten for Raikkonen sends him back to his Ferrari garage for a bit of a clean-up and some advice on how to close the gap to Hamilton, which is currently 0.098s.
After a short break for the front-runners, during which the two Super Aguris each had a turn in top eight and the Renaults tried to find some pace, Raikkonen heads back out onto the track.
The Finn is soon up on Hamilton through the three sectors. The Ferrari driver crosses the line with a 1:20.741, which puts him in P1 and 0.023s up on Hamilton.
Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg both have a small moment at the final corner and should be greatful the run-off area is asphalt and not gravel.
Alonso returns to the track and does a fastest first sector time before his team-mate beats it. The two McLarens are both on flying laps and Alonso takes P1 while Hamilton goes second, 0.162s slower than his team-mate. However, both drivers are dropped down the order by Massa, who posts a 1:20.183.
With ten minutes remaining the Toyotas of Ralf and Trulli are fighting for supremacy behind the Ferrari/McLaren battle, while Heidfeld and Kovalainen are seventh and eighth.
Davidson, though, makes his return to the top eight, taking seventh place off Heidfeld, before locking up at Turn One and going miles off the track onto the run-off area.
Ralf Schumacher was the first of the front-runners to put on the softer option tyres followed by Rosberg who improved his time to take fifth place ahead of Ralf. Mark Webber also makes his way into top eighth using the super soft Bridgestone rubber.
The battle, though, was still between the Ferraris and McLarens, with the latter the first to try the soft tyres.
Alonso is immediately on a charge, setting the fastest first sector time, which is beaten moments later by Hamilton as Heidfeld pops up into third place. Alonso stays second, while Hamilton takes third place back from Heidfeld and the checkered flag falls.
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Qualifying:
1 Al0nso
2 Hamilton
3 Heidfeld
4 Raikkonen
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14 Massa
I only watched Q3 so I'm not sure why Massa was only P14. But it's most likely reliability problems again... :roll: Full report to follow, it's very interesting especially between Al0nso and Hamilton...