Spa: Ferrari dominate first practice
Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen set the two fastest times as Ferrari dominated the first practice session ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.
European Grand Prix winner Massa's best time of 1:47.284 was quicker than the current champion's (Raikkonen) on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, while points leader Lewis Hamilton got closest to the Ferrari duo, with his fastest lap nearly six tenths of second slower than Massa's.
Hamilton's McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen was fourth quickest, slightly slower than the Briton, with Fernando Alonso and encouraging fifth for Renault. Red Bull's Mark Webber finished the session in sixth, ahead of Toro-Rosso duo Sebastien Bourdais and Sebastian Vettel.
Results
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Pos |
Driver | Team | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Massa | Ferrari | 1:47.284 | + 0.000 | 26 |
| 2. | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:47.623 | + 0.339 | 26 |
| 3. | Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.878 | + 0.594 | 27 |
| 4. | Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.932 | + 0.648 | 24 |
| 5. | Alonso | Renault | 1:48.104 | + 0.820 | 26 |
| 6. | Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:48.428 | + 1.144 | 29 |
| 7. | Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:48.557 | + 1.273 | 31 |
| 8. | Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:48.958 | + 1.674 | 24 |
| 9. | Glock | Toyota | 1:48.997 | + 1.713 | 26 |
| 10. | Piquet | Renault | 1:49.068 | + 1.784 | 25 |
| 11. | Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:49.139 | + 1.855 | 25 |
| 12. | Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:49.185 | + 1.901 | 26 |
| 13. | Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:49.611 | + 2.327 | 30 |
| 14. | Trulli | Toyota | 1:49.625 | + 2.341 | 14 |
| 15. | Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:49.849 | + 2.565 | 18 |
| 16. | Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:49.986 | + 2.702 | 27 |
| 17. | Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:50.117 | + 2.833 | 19 |
| 18. | Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:50.125 | + 2.841 | 30 |
| 19. | Button | Honda | 1:50.464 | + 3.180 | 25 |
| 20. | Barrichello | Honda | 1:50.905 | + 3.621 | 25 |