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| F1 honours even in Japan practice | F1 honours even in Japan practice |
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| Title rivals Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso were closely matched in practice at the Japanese Grand Prix. | Title rivals Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso were closely matched in practice at the Japanese Grand Prix. |
| Alonso's Renault team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella was quickest, with a lap of one minute 34.337 seconds, 0.071secs quicker than Ferrari's Felipe Massa. | Alonso's Renault team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella was quickest, with a lap of one minute 34.337 seconds, 0.071secs quicker than Ferrari's Felipe Massa. |
| Schumacher was third fastest in his Ferrari, 0.228secs behind Fisichella and 0.298secs ahead of Alonso. | Schumacher was third fastest in his Ferrari, 0.228secs behind Fisichella and 0.298secs ahead of Alonso. |
| Schumacher will win the title if he wins at Suzuka on Sunday with Alonso finishing lower than eighth. | Schumacher will win the title if he wins at Suzuka on Sunday with Alonso finishing lower than eighth. |
| The two men are tied on points with two races to go, but although Alonso could still equal the German's points total, he would be classified second because he would have won less races. | The two men are tied on points with two races to go, but although Alonso could still equal the German's points total, he would be classified second because he would have won less races. |
| Honda test driver Anthony Davidson was fifth fastest, ahead of his counterpart at BMW Sauber, Sebastian Vettel. | Honda test driver Anthony Davidson was fifth fastest, ahead of his counterpart at BMW Sauber, Sebastian Vettel. |
| I was surprised by the strong reaction to what I said yesterday in the press conference Fernando Alonso Honda's Jenson Button was seventh, ahead of McLaren's Pedro de la Rosa, Toyota driver Jarno Trulli and the other McLaren of Kimi Raikkonen. | I was surprised by the strong reaction to what I said yesterday in the press conference Fernando Alonso Honda's Jenson Button was seventh, ahead of McLaren's Pedro de la Rosa, Toyota driver Jarno Trulli and the other McLaren of Kimi Raikkonen. |
| The session started wet, but the track had dried enough by the end for the drivers to venture out on dry-weather tyres at the end. | The session started wet, but the track had dried enough by the end for the drivers to venture out on dry-weather tyres at the end. |
| Alonso described it as a "normal Friday", but he moved to quell the controversy stemming from his remarks on Thursday that he had felt "alone" at times in his battle for the title this year. | Alonso described it as a "normal Friday", but he moved to quell the controversy stemming from his remarks on Thursday that he had felt "alone" at times in his battle for the title this year. |
| "I was surprised by the strong reaction to what I said yesterday in the press conference," the Spaniard said. | "I was surprised by the strong reaction to what I said yesterday in the press conference," the Spaniard said. |
| Alonso and Schumacher both bided their time in practice"I expressed very clearly that these were only my personal feelings, and that I completely understand and accept the team's decisions. | Alonso and Schumacher both bided their time in practice"I expressed very clearly that these were only my personal feelings, and that I completely understand and accept the team's decisions. |
| "Last night, I explained that to the team and to Fisi, and there is no problem. | "Last night, I explained that to the team and to Fisi, and there is no problem. |
| "Every single person at Renault is fighting to the maximum to win the championship. | "Every single person at Renault is fighting to the maximum to win the championship. |
| "I don't know what people see from the outside, but within the team, we have a fantastic atmosphere right now. And we are determined to come out on top." | "I don't know what people see from the outside, but within the team, we have a fantastic atmosphere right now. And we are determined to come out on top." |
| Second practice times at Japanese Grand Prix (* denotes test driver ineligible to race) | Second practice times at Japanese Grand Prix (* denotes test driver ineligible to race) |
| 1. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Renault, one minute, 34.337 seconds 2. Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari 1:34.408 3. Michael Schumacher (Ger) 1:34.565 4. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 1:34.863 5. Anthony Davidson* (GB) Honda 1:34.906 6. Sebastian Vettel* (Ger) BMW Sauber 1:34.912 7. Jenson Button (GB) Honda 1:35.002 8. Pedro de la Rosa (Spa) McLaren-Mercedes, 1:35.064 9. Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 1:35.343 10. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.367 11. Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Toyota 1:35.375 12. Michael Ammermuller* (Ger) Red Bull-Ferrari 1:35.433 13. Rubens Barrichello (Brz) Honda 1:35.528 14. Mark Webber (Aus) Williams-Cosworth 1:35.866 15. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Cosworth 1:36.176 16. Christijan Albers (Ned) Midland-Toyota 1:36.180 17. Alexander Wurz* (Aut) Williams-Cosworth 1:36.224 18. Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 1:36,299 19. Franck Montagny* (Fra) Super Aguri-Honda 1:37.354 20. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:37.441 21. Scott Speed (US) Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:37.591 22. David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull-Ferrari 1:37.596 23. Tiago Monteiro (Por) Midland-Toyota 1:37.792 24. Neel Jani* (Swi) Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:37.741 25. Robert Doornbos (Ned) Red Bull-Ferrari 1:37.788 26. Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri-Honda 1:38.533 27. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber, 1:38.778 28. Sakon Yamamoto (Jpn) Super Aguri-Honda 1:38.955 29. Adrian Sutil* (Ger) Midland-Toyota 1:43.974 | |
| Leading first free practice times (* denotes test driver) | Leading first free practice times (* denotes test driver) |
| 1. Davidson* one minute 45.349 seconds 2. Jani* 1:46,138 3. Vettel* 1:46.538 4. Ammermuller* 1:47.162 5. Sutil* 1:47.773 6. Speed 1:47.814 7. Albers 1:47.838 8. Montaigny 1:47.918 9. Wurz* 1:47.919 10. Sato 1:48.042 11. Yamamoto 1:50.479. Webber, no time Rosberg, no time Raikkonen, no time Doornbos, no time Kubica, no time Coulthard, no time Alonso, no time Fisichella, no time Button, no time Liuzzi, no time Barrichello, no time Heidfeld, no time Trulli, no time R Schumacher, no time Monteiro, no time De la Rosa, no time Schumacher, no time Massa, no time | 1. Davidson* one minute 45.349 seconds 2. Jani* 1:46,138 3. Vettel* 1:46.538 4. Ammermuller* 1:47.162 5. Sutil* 1:47.773 6. Speed 1:47.814 7. Albers 1:47.838 8. Montaigny 1:47.918 9. Wurz* 1:47.919 10. Sato 1:48.042 11. Yamamoto 1:50.479. Webber, no time Rosberg, no time Raikkonen, no time Doornbos, no time Kubica, no time Coulthard, no time Alonso, no time Fisichella, no time Button, no time Liuzzi, no time Barrichello, no time Heidfeld, no time Trulli, no time R Schumacher, no time Monteiro, no time De la Rosa, no time Schumacher, no time Massa, no time |