2008 Bahrain Grand Prix - Friday Practice

Friday Practice 1

Friday Practice 2

Although it's always dangerous to read too much into Friday practice, since one never knows exactly what programs the teams are running and how they're attacking the race weekend, Ferrari seem to have a lead on the rest of the field, as they did two weeks ago in Malaysia.

Felipe Massa set a blistering time on a low fuel run, with teammate Kimi Raikkonen nearly a second behind. McLaren came next, with Lewis Hamilton coming in 4th behind Heikki Kovalainen after he crashed heavily about 10 minutes before the session ended. Lewis was thankfully unhurt, though the mechanics will have some work to do.

There's still plenty of reason to tune in for qualy and the race itself, though, since the Sakhir track can change dramatically as rubber is laid down, or dust blows back across it...not to mention the million things that can go right or wrong for any driver at any time. Just ask Felipe Massa about the Malaysian race and how quickly things can turn. Or ask MotoGP 250cc rider Mika Kallio how quickly he went from 3rd to a race win in Spain...on the last lap.

Enjoy.