Kovalainen tops Hungary practice

HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX
Venue: Hungaroring Dates: 24-26 July 2009 Coverage: Live coverage of Friday's practice sessions, Saturday qualifying and Sunday's race - which starts at 1300 BST - across BBC TV, radio and online platforms. Find full listings here

Finland's McLaren driver Kovalainen won the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix

By Sean Chaney

Heikki Kovalainen snatched top spot from Nico Rosberg with a last-gasp flying lap in a tight first practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The Finn continued McLaren's recent recovery by clocking one minute 22.278 seconds to make the most of his car's new diffuser and front wing.

Team-mate Lewis Hamilton was third ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber.

Brawn's Jenson Button was 10th, while title rival Sebastian Vettel struggled with his Red Bull's tyres down in 15th.

Vettel, who has won races in China and Great Britain this season, was heard on Red Bull team radio team saying: "The temperature of the tyres is sky high and there is no grip at all."

Team-mate Mark Webber also confirmed his "tyres are getting a little bit more difficult" as the on-track temperature rose from 30 to 38 degrees during the first 90 minute run-out.

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Less than half a second separated the top six drivers in bright and sunny conditions at the Hungaroring just outside Budapest.

Practice performances are rarely the most reliable guide to race results as most teams use Friday's sessions to analyse and assess any developments and modifications they have made to their cars.

Championship leaders Brawn arrived in Budapest with a major upgrade package which includes a new diffuser, rear wing and bodywork and they used Friday's first session to test their new parts with race fuel loads.

The high temperatures which have hampered Red Bull at the Hungaroring could play into the hands of title rivals Brawn, who have struggled to get optimum tyre temperature in the cool conditions of the last two races.

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen has the new front wing that helped team-mate Felipe Massa get onto the podium at the Nurburgring while Heikki Kovalainen wasted no time making the most of the new parts which helped Hamilton top two practice sessions in Germany.

All eyes were on Toro Rosso rookie Jaime Alguersuari at the start of Friday's first practice session as the 19-year-old debutant put in his first tentative laps in a Formula 1 car.

The Spaniard traded fastest lap times with team-mate Sebastien Buemi in a quiet opening half hour and improved his lap time by over six seconds, but he still finished the session in 20th position, one place behind his team-mate.

Both drivers were looking to benefit from a major overhaul of the Toro Rosso as the team ran with the new diffuser, front wing, nose and top bodywork that has served sister team Red Bull so well since Silverstone.

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