Hungary 2009: Friday Practice Two

The second free practice session came to a close a short while ago and McLaren have compounded their initial pace by topping the tables once again, this time with Lewis Hamilton getting the better of his team mate and setting fastest lap time around the Hungaroring. Heikki Kovalainen wasn’t too far behind though, the pair separated by just 0.047s. Williams and Red Bull continue to feature among the top runners, with Sebastian Vettel improving over his morning form.

While McLaren are showing signs of improvement, Brawn once again looked a little lack-lustre, Rubens Barrichello just managing P7 and Jenson Button languishing in P13.

Ferrari too appear to have suffered a dip in performance. In Germany, Felipe Massa scored the squad’s first podium of the year and enjoyed a fairly competitive race. However, the shift to a slightly warmer Hungary has shown the pair of Gestione Sportiva pilots to be down on pace again. Kimi Raikkonen could only haul his F60 into P11 and almost 0.7s shy of Hamilton’s pace, while team mate Massa was well down in P18 after having a few excursions during the session.

Both Scuderia Toro Rosso drivers remain firmly behind the pair of Force India pilots, although the improvements the Swiss and Spanish drivers made show the difference in experience between the two. Sebastien Buemi, now the team leader at the little Italian squad, improved by 0.822s between the two practice sessions, whereas young Alguersuari could only improve by 0.286s.

Hungary 2009 Friday Free Practice Two		Lap Time Fastest Time Set	Laps Set Number Laps Set
1.	Lewis Hamilton McLaren	1m22.079s	36 Laps
2.	Heikki Kovalainen McLaren	1m22.126s	36 Laps
3.	Nico Rosberg Williams	1m22.154s	47 Laps
4.	Mark Webber Red Bull Racing	1m22.369s	29 Laps
5.	Kazuki Nakajima Williams	1m22.426s	40 Laps
6.	Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing	1m22.550s	30 Laps
7.	Rubens Barrichello Brawn	1m22.641s	38 Laps
8.	Jarno Trulli Toyota	1m22.663s	28 Laps
9.	Nick Heidfeld BMW	1m22.690s	43 Laps
10.	Timo Glock Toyota	1m22.751s	45 Laps
11.	Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari	1m22.763s	38 Laps
12.	Fernando Alonso Renault	1m22.793s	37 Laps
13.	Jenson Button Brawn	1m22.806s	42 Laps
14.	Robert Kubica BMW	1m22.870s	36 Laps
15.	Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault	1m22.927s	36 Laps
16.	Adrian Sutil Force India	1m22.978s	28 Laps
17.	Giancarlo Fisichella Force India	1m23.029s	39 Laps
18.	Felipe Massa Ferrari	1m23.156s	32 Laps
19.	Sebastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso	1m23.176s	45 Laps
20.	Jaime Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso	1ms	Laps