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Sat prac 1:
1 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.975
2 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:21.402
3 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:21.996
4 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:22.331
5 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.377
6 4 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:22.389
7 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:22.413
8 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:22.496
9 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 1:22.645
10 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:22.775
11 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1:23.026
12 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:23.182
13 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 1:23.191
14 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:23.458
15 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 1:23.480
16 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 1:23.705
17 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 1:23.820
18 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:24.230
19 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:25.007
20 20 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 1:25.696
Sat prac 2:
1 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:20.077
2 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.128
3 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:20.449
4 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:20.524
5 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:20.763
6 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:20.798
7 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:20.893
8 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 1:21.004
9 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 1:21.052
10 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 1:21.064
11 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:21.371
12 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 1:21.476
13 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:21.704
14 4 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:21.931
15 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 1:22.036
16 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:22.634
17 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1:23.165
18 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:23.444
19 20 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 1:23.586
20 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
Qual:
1 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:19.905
2 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.932
3 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:20.207
4 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.382
5 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:20.459
6 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:20.906
7 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:21.010
8 4 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:21.114
9 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:21.191
10 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:21.275
11 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 1:21.352
12 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 1:21.997
13 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1:22.108
14 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 1:22.117
15 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 1:22.207
16 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:22.495
17 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:23.583
18 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:24.576
19 20 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 1:25.566
20 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota
Notes: Kimi Raikkonen receives 10 position grid penalty for engine change, therefore 12th.
Saturday practice full report
Renault displaced McLaren at the top of the times at Silverstone this morning, as teams completed their final running prior to qualifying. But the even worse news for McLaren was that pre-race favourite Kimi Raikkonen suffered yet another Mercedes-Benz engine failure on his first flying lap in the second session, and will thus get a 10 grid place penalty for the second consecutive race.
Fernando Alonso was the fastest man in another overcast and relatively cool session, lapping his Renault in 1m 20.077s to pip Juan Pablo Montoya's 1m 20.128s. Earlier, just after Raikkonen's problem, the Colombian had put McLaren hearts in mouths by running wide at Copse, but all was otherwise well and the team's best hope now is that Montoya can come good and win to prevent anyone else from scoring the 10 points that Raikkonen will struggle to attain.
Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher were third and fourth for Toyota in the second session, with laps of 1m 20.449s and 1m 20.524s respectively. And there was good news for British fans when Jenson Button lapped his BAR Honda in 1m 20.763s, to go ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella and Michael Schumacher on 1m 20.798s and 1m 20.893s.
Late improvements left BMW Williams in something of a quandary. Mark Webber leapt up to eighth with 1m 21.004s, just ahead of Nick Heidfeld on 1m 21.052s. Where the Australian retained the latest MkII aerodynamic package, Heidfeld had reverted to the MkI and was little slower, so now they have a tough choice to make for qualifying.
Christian Klien was pushed back by their late rush, and having gone off the road again, this time at Luffield, the Austrian pushed his Red Bull to 10th best time of 1m 21.064s. Team-mate David Coulthard was left on 1m 23.165s in 17th place after his RB1 rolled to a halt with mechanical problems at Farm.
In 11th place Rubens Barrichello's 1m 21.371s beat the similarly-engined Saubers of Jacques Villeneuve and Felipe Massa, who lapped in 1m 21.476s and 1m 21.704s. Both Sauber drivers had the benefit of new front wings, which arrived after practice yesterday afternoon.
Takuma Sato was 14th for BAR on 1m 21.931s, ahead of the Jordans. Tiago Monteiro recorded 1m 22.036s, but having had an engine change on Friday he needed another one after his Toyota failed at Copse in this morning's second session. Narain Karthikeyan lapped in 1m 22.634s.
Behind Coulthard, Christijan Albers only narrowly fended off Patrick Friesacher in the Minardi camp, the Dutchman's best of 1m 23.444s comparing to the Austrian's 1m 23.586s.
Raikkonen did not record a time.
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Alonso pips Button to pole:
A dramatic qualifying session for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone saw the final three runners each take pole in turn - leaving Championship leader Fernando Alonso on the top of the pile with another P1 grid spot for tomorrow's race.
Both Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen squeezed out Jenson Button from the Silverstone front row - but the Finn's engine failure this morning will see him dropped ten places down the order, leaving the English driver just a place away from the pole position that seemed to be within his grasp with a brilliant 1:20.207, with just two runners still to go. Raikkonen then improved that it 1:19.932, before Alonso asserted himself with 1:19.905 as the last man out.
Alonso and Button are both well pleased. The Spaniard believes that Renault has closed the gap to McLaren. And while Button complained of too much understeer in the many high-speed corners here, he added: "If we don't get a podium position, I will be disappointed. I was trying to talk our performance down a little before the weekend, and Renault will be very strong, but I hope we can have a good race and obviously that's our aim. We probably have a better car here than we've had all year, and I hope that nobody will be disappointed in what we do this weekend."
Raikkonen was philosophical about the mechanical problem that, for the second race running, drops him 10 places. He will start 12th.
Behind Montoya, elevated to third on the grid, Jarno trulli had a nice, clean lap in his Toyota for 1:20.459, and Rubens Barrichello completed the runners below 1m 21s with 1:20.906.
Giancarlo Fisichella was all set for a fast lap, and indeed claimed a momentary fastest time in the first sector, but he lost out in the second and was actually three tenths slower in the third than he had been on his out lap, - a 1:21.010 left him only seventh, sixth on corrected placing.
Takuma Sato and Ralf Schumacher will share the fourth row, with laps of 1:21.114 and 1:21.19 respectively, while the fifth will contain old enemies Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve. The reigning champion spoiled his run with a dirty moment exiting Stowe and could not recover the lost momentum on his way to 1:21.275; the former champ was much happier with his Sauber's aerodynamic balance thanks to the new front wing, on his way to 1:21.351.
Mark Webber will share row sixth with Raikkonen, the Australian pushing his MkII bodied Williams round in 1:21.997. Nick Heidfeld, who ran two cars earlier than his team-mate, kept his car as it was this morning and recorded 1:22.117.
David Coulthard's Red Bull was repaired in time for him to post 1:22.108 for 13th, while Christian Klien's 1:22.207 as first man out left him 15th, behind Heidfeld. Felipe Massa also started early, going out second, so the team opted to give him plenty of fuel and 1:22.295 for 16th place was the result.
Narain Karthikeyan managed a time of 1:23.583 to keep Jordan ahead of the Minardis, Christijan Albers lapping his PS05 in 1:24.576 and Patrick Friesacher his in 1:25.566. Tiago Monteiro, however, simply came in at the end of his out lap, having checked out that his newly installed Toyota engine was functioning correctly.
So that's the line-up, and a great race is in prospect. Can Button win? Will Alonso extend his series lead with his sixth triumph? Or can Raikkonen make it all the way through? The permutations are endless.
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On a quick other note, nice to see they had a minutes silence.
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