Turkey GP: Massa fastest, new engine for Vettel
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| Felipe Massa |
| Ferrari |
(GMM) Felipe Massa on Saturday morning showed he is serious about winning a fourth consecutive Turkish grand prix.
The Brazilian driver took his Ferrari to the top of the final pre-qualifying practice session at Istanbul Park, ahead of three Toyota-powered cars in the form of Jarno Trulli, Timo Glock and Williams' Kazuki Nakajima.
Tenth quickest was Sebastian Vettel, with a new Renault engine fitted to the rear of his Red Bull following his Friday problem.
The Brawns were sixth and seventh, again led by Rubens Barrichello, while Fernando Alonso was a perturbing 19th.
Results
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POS |
DRIVER | NATIONALITY | TEAM | TIME |
| 1. | Felipe Massa | Brazil | Ferrari | 1:27.983 |
| 2. | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Toyota | 1:28.022 |
| 3. | Timo Glock | Germany | Toyota | 1:28.094 |
| 4. | Kazuki Nakajima | Japan | Williams-Toyota | 1:28.122 |
| 5. | Robert Kubica | Poland | BMW Sauber | 1:28.320 |
| 6. | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:28.332 |
| 7. | Jenson Button | Britain | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:28.360 |
| 8. | Nico Rosberg | Germany | Williams-Toyota | 1:28.364 |
| 9. | Kimi Raikkonen | Finland | Ferrari | 1:28.415 |
| 10. | Sebastian Vettel | Germany | Red Bull-Renault | 1:28.451 |
| 11. | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Renault | 1:28.503 |
| 12. | Lewis Hamilton | Britain | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.563 |
| 13. | Mark Webber | Australia | Red Bull-Renault | 1:28.678 |
| 14. | Nick Heidfeld | Germany | BMW Sauber | 1:28.715 |
| 15. | Heikki Kovalainen | Finland | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.738 |
| 16. | Adrian Sutil | Germany | Force India-Mercedes | 1:29.050 |
| 17. | Sebastien Bourdais | France | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:29.076 |
| 18. | Sebastien Buemi | Switzerland | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:29.167 |
| 19. | Fernando Alonso | Spain | Renault | 1:29.261 |
| 20. | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Force India-Mercedes | 1:29.421 |