British GP: Massa fastest, then crashes on Alonso’s oil
(GMM) Felipe Massa had a high speed crash during Friday morning practice at Silverstone when he spun on oil at Stowe corner.
The oil had been dropped by the Renault of Fernando Alonso, whose engine apparently failed on the way down the preceding Hangar straight.
The incident brought out the red flags, while circuit workers – and street sweeping trucks – attempted to mop up the oil with a sizeable trail of concrete powder.
The session re-started with 14 minutes of the 90 minute session to run. Massa, who drives for Ferrari, headed the time sheets at the time of the crash.
Results
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Pos |
Driver | Team | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Massa | Ferrari | 1:19.575 | + 0.000 | 8 |
| 2. | Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.587 | + 0.012 | 15 |
| 3. | Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.623 | + 0.048 | 13 |
| 4. | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:19.948 | + 0.373 | 16 |
| 5. | Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:20.367 | + 0.792 | 11 |
| 6. | Alonso | Renault | 1:20.436 | + 0.861 | 7 |
| 7. | Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:20.588 | + 1.013 | 18 |
| 8. | Piquet | Renault | 1:20.653 | + 1.078 | 16 |
| 9. | Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:20.698 | + 1.123 | 16 |
| 10. | Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:20.744 | + 1.169 | 27 |
| 11. | Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:20.892 | + 1.317 | 10 |
| 12. | Glock | Toyota | 1:21.102 | + 1.527 | 22 |
| 13. | Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:21.107 | + 1.532 | 18 |
| 14. | Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:21.166 | + 1.591 | 17 |
| 15. | Trulli | Toyota | 1:21.265 | + 1.690 | 22 |
| 16. | Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:21.282 | + 1.707 | 21 |
| 17. | Button | Honda | 1:21.901 | + 2.326 | 7 |
| 18. | Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:22.169 | + 2.594 | 16 |
| 19. | Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:22.219 | + 2.644 | 19 |
| 20. | Barrichello | Honda | 1:24.123 | + 4.548 | 4 |