Kovalainen fastest but crashes at rainy Monaco
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| Kovalainen in his McLaren as clouds gather overhead in Monaco |
(GMM) Heikki Kovalainen set the fastest time in the final practice session before qualifying at Monte Carlo on Saturday morning.
The Finn, however, succumbed to the difficult conditions after the Monaco heavens finally opened, damaging the right rear corner of his McLaren at the exit of the swimming pool.
The incident brought out the red flags for only a few minutes.
Results
| POS | DRIVER | NATIONALITY | TEAM | TIME |
| 1. | Heikki Kovalainen | Finland | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.567 |
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton | Britain | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:17.084 |
| 3. | Kimi Raikkonen | Finland | Ferrari | 1:17.117 |
| 4. | Nico Rosberg | Germany | Williams-Toyota | 1:17.503 |
| 5. | Robert Kubica | Poland | BMW Sauber | 1:17.687 |
| 6. | Felipe Massa | Brazil | Ferrari | 1:17.691 |
| 7. | Mark Webber | Australia | Red Bull-Renault | 1:17.856 |
| 8. | Adrian Sutil | Germany | Force India-Ferrari | 1:17.883 |
| 9. | Kazuki Nakajima | Japan | Williams-Toyota | 1:18.147 |
| 10. | Jenson Button | Britain | Honda | 1:18.225 |
| 11. | Sebastien Bourdais | France | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:18.367 |
| 12. | Timo Glock | Germany | Toyota | 1:18.424 |
| 13. | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Honda | 1:18.455 |
| 14. | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Renault | 1:18.615 |
| 15. | Sebastian Vettel | Germany | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:18.651 |
| 16. | Fernando Alonso | Spain | Renault | 1:18.795 |
| 17. | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Toyota | 1:18.858 |
| 18. | Nick Heidfeld | Germany | BMW Sauber | 1:19.024 |
| 19. | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Force India-Ferrari | 1:19.131 |
| 20. | David Coulthard | Britain | Red Bull-Renault | 1:20.805 |