British GP - New parts in the rain at Silverstone
Silverstone, 8 July – The ninth round of the Formula 1 World Championship, the British Grand Prix, got underway this morning at Silverstone, with the first free practice session. Coming out on top in a session affected by intermittent rain was Mark Webber in the Red Bull, the Australian setting a best time of 1.46.603. Next up was Michael Schumacher (1.47.263) in the Mercedes ahead of Rubens Barrichello (1.47.347) in the Williams. Ferrari ended the morning in fifth and seventh places, in a session strongly affected by the number of laps that could be done in the time available: Felipe Massa did 13, the best in 1.47.562, while team-mate Fernando Alonso did 16 laps, the fastest in 1.48.161. Difficult to draw any conclusions at the end of a session during which Scuderia Ferrari tested all the new components brought here to Silverstone, which include a new floor, exhausts and a new rear wing and updated rear bodywork. Both Ferrari men used one set of intermediates and Fernando also tried an in and out lap on slicks.
The action gets underway again at 13h00 local time with the second free practice session.
Credit: Ferrari S.p.A. (www.ferrari.com)
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