Singapore Formula One Grand Prix 2008 - Saturday Practice Session Result

Singapore Formula One Grand Prix 2008 - Saturday Practice Session Result

Precision driving by Fernando Alonso. Although he's not my favorite driver, but I've got to admit that he is one of the, if not the most talented driver out there (with 2 world championships to back-up the claim).

During the practice session, the huge difference in stability between Kovalainen's McLaren & Barrichello's Honda can't be more obvious, with the latter on the edge of spinning out of control. Getting the ride-height right is another tricky issue, as you can see on tv cars get bottom out at certain sectors. (Too high: Loss of down force & makes the car oversteery; too low; car bottoms out & loses traction)

Position	Car No.	Driver	Team	Time/Retired	Gap	Laps
1	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:44.506		19
2	22	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:45.119	0.613	13
3	2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:45.246	0.740	16
4	6	Nelsinho Piquet	Renault	1:45.249	0.743	18
5	7	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	1:45.386	0.880	17
6	16	Jenson Button	Honda	1:45.409	0.903	20
7	4	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:45.425	0.919	17
8	10	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1:45.450	0.944	21
9	15	Sebastian Vettel	STR-Ferrari	1:45.477	0.971	19
10	14	Sebastien Bourdais	STR-Ferrari	1:45.599	1.093	18
11	3	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:45.689	1.183	19
12	8	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	1:45.982	1.476	18
13	23	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:45.982	1.476	13
14	17	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:46.073	1.567	21
15	12	Timo Glock	Toyota	1:46.180	1.674	23
16	11	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:46.221	1.715	19
17	1	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:46.482	1.976	10
18	9	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Renault	1:46.794	2.288	6
19	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Ferrari	1:47.166	2.660	14
20	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Ferrari	1:47.727	3.221	19