Massa goes fastest during FP1
F1 Grand Prix, GP Great Britain, Silverstone Circuit
During the first free practice session of the British Grand Prix at the historic Silverstone circuit, Ferrari driver and leader in the standings, Felipe Massa, was the fastest man on track and this despite a crash on oil at Stowe. Heikki Kovalainen clocked the second time and was followed by his McLaren team mate and home driver Lewis Hamilton.
Results
| 1. | Massa | Ferrari | 1:19.575 | 8 | |
| 2. | Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.587 | + 0.012 | 15 |
| 3. | Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.623 | + 0.048 | 13 |
| 4. | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:19.948 | + 0.373 | 16 |
| 5. | Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:20.367 | + 0.792 | 11 |
| 6. | Alonso | Renault | 1:20.436 | + 0.861 | 7 |
| 7. | Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:20.588 | + 1.013 | 18 |
| 8. | Piquet | Renault | 1:20.653 | + 1.078 | 16 |
| 9. | Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:20.698 | + 1.123 | 16 |
| 10. | Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:20.744 | + 1.169 | 27 |
| 11. | Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:20.892 | + 1.317 | 10 |
| 12. | Glock | Toyota | 1:21.102 | + 1.527 | 22 |
| 13. | Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:21.107 | + 1.532 | 18 |
| 14. | Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:21.166 | + 1.591 | 17 |
| 15. | Trulli | Toyota | 1:21.265 | + 1.690 | 22 |
| 16. | Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:21.282 | + 1.707 | 21 |
| 17. | Button | Honda | 1:21.901 | + 2.326 | 7 |
| 18. | Sutil | Force India | 1:22.169 | + 2.594 | 16 |
| 19. | Fisichella | Force India | 1:22.219 | + 2.644 | 19 |
| 20. | Barrichello | Honda | 1:24.123 | + 4.548 | 4 |
