Bahrain Practice 2: Kimi barely tops Lewis
But Ferrari's advantage at the circuit in Bahrain appears to have been reduced in the time since the pre-season test here, as no fewer than the top six runners logged a best time within half a second of each other; a gaggle led by Lewis Hamilton and also featuring the BMWs and a Williams.
Another five tenths covered the next six, while a gap of just two seconds from pole included at least one driver from every team on the grid, including backmarkers Spyker and Toro Rosso.
The session was not without incident, however, and the most dangerous involved David Coulthard narrowly missing a mechanic in the pit lane.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:33.527 22
2. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:33.540 + 0.013 33
3. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1:33.732 + 0.205 37
4. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:33.772 + 0.245 28
5. Alonso McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:33.784 + 0.257 30
6. Wurz Williams-Toyota (B) 1:33.973 + 0.446 26
7. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 1:34.076 + 0.549 34
8. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:34.189 + 0.662 34
9. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:34.359 + 0.832 32
10. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:34.366 + 0.839 33
11. Barrichello Honda (B) 1:34.391 + 0.864 28
12. Kovalainen Renault (B) 1:34.585 + 1.058 33
13. Davidson Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:34.595 + 1.068 29
14. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:34.677 + 1.150 24
15. Fisichella Renault (B) 1:34.796 + 1.269 34
16. Sato Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:35.001 + 1.474 35
17. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:35.268 + 1.741 38
18. R.Schumacher Toyota (B) 1:35.427 + 1.900 29
19. Sutil Spyker-Ferrari (B) 1:35.582 + 2.055 31
20. Speed Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:35.687 + 2.160 34
21. Albers Spyker-Ferrari (B) 1:35.835 + 2.308 30
22. Button Honda (B) 1:36.079 + 2.552 19