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With the WilliamsF1 team
announcing AT&T as their title sponsor commencing in 2007 practice for the
final race of the season, the Brazilian Grand Prix, would get underway under
humid but dry conditions. Spyker's Viso was the first man on track ahead of
Ammermuller in the Red Bull. Vettel, Jani, Montagny, Wurz and Yamamoto would
also come out. Everyone except Davidson and Wurz
would pit but the Honda and WilliamsF1 pair would set the first timed laps.
Davidson would go fastest but Alex would move ahead of the Honda driver.
Pedro de la Rosa would also take to the track in his McLaren. he would pit
after his installation lap. Viso would come back out, joined by Takuma Sato
and Nick Heidfeld. Robert Kubica was also out of his pit while Sato would
spin and as a result return to his pit. Alex was still fastest but Davidson
would move ahead with a 1m:15.883. Vettel would move into third, 1m:16.521. Both Alex and
Davidson would pit after their early runs. Vettel would move into second,
1m:16.099, while Alex was now in third, 1m:16.233. Jani was in fourth
followed by Montagny.
Trulli would take to the track for his installation lap. Davidson was back
out with forty minutes of the session remaining. Vettel would pit while
Scott Speed made his first appearance. Davidson would go fastest in the
second sector as he improved his time with a 1m:15.563, to now be 0.536
seconds ahead of Vettel. On his next lap Davidson would again improve his
time with a 1m:14.889. He was now 1.2 seconds ahead of Vettel. With thirty six minutes remaining
Davidson was the only driver on the track but Alex would come back out.
The second Toyota of Ralf Schumacher was next out onto the track. Vettel
would return to the circuit while Liuzzi would also come out. Vettel would
improve his time, 1m:15.195, but remained in second. Sato was back out after
his earlier spin. Both Ralf and Liuzzi had pitted. Alex was now in the 1m:15
seconds with a 1m:15.613. Viso was now in fourth, 1m:16.940. Davidson would
pit for the second time with half the session completed.
Sato would also pit. Alex had lowered his time by a few tenths, 1m:15.418.
Montagny was slowest with a 1m:17.744. Alex had completed seventeen laps. He
would pit while Yamamoto came back out. Vettel had lowered his time with a
1m:15.028 to now be 0.139 behind Davidson with twenty four minutes
remaining. Albers was the next of the race drivers to take to the track.
Vettel had pitted. Jani had moved ahead of Viso and into fourth, 1m:16.381. Albers would pit
after his installation lap. Davidson would return after his short stop in
the pits.
Twenty minutes remaining and Davidson was still fastest from Vettel and
Alex. Neither Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg had yet to take to the track.
Monteiro was out on the track, joined by Alex. Davidson was on a quick lap
and would move well ahead of those following with a 1m:13.902. He was now
1.1 seconds ahead of Vettel. Monteiro would pit. Alex would set a new second
sector fastest time as he improved his time with a 1m:14.160 to move into second. He was
just 0.258 behind Davidson with fifteen minutes left in the session.
Third placed Vettel was back out while Speed was down in tenth with a
1m:19.461. Jani was in fourth followed by Viso, Ammermuller, Yamamoto, Sato
and Montagny. Alex would pit, joined by Davidson. Speed would move into
seventh, 1m:17.191. We had yet to see the race drivers from Renault,
Ferrari, WilliamsF1, Honda, and Red Bull take to the track with twelve minutes
remaining. Vettel would set a time of 1m:14.559 but remained in third. With
ten minutes left only three drivers were on the track. Ammermuller was now
in fifth, 1m:15.711. Michael was getting ready in his car to come out.
Vettel would improve with a 1m:14.204.
Barrichello would leave the pit lane followed by Coulthard and Trulli.
Davidson was also back out, joined by Alex. Fisichella was the first of the
Renault's to come out. Ralf was also out on the track while Coulthard would
pit after his installation lap. Doornbos would also pit. Alonso was now out
on the track. Barrichello was in tenth with a 1m:17.548. The second Honda of
Button was out on the track. Fisichella had pitted. Barrichello was now in
sixth, 1m:15.801. Trulli was in seventh.
Ralf was down in thirteenth with a 1m:18.055. Alonso would pit while de la
Rosa would return to the track. Alex had improved his time with a 1m:13.922
but remained in second. Trulli would spin his Toyota. Button was now in
sixth, 1m:15.790. Alex would pit as de la Rosa moved into fourth, 1m:14.846.
Jani was in fifth followed by Barrichello, Ammermuller, Trulli, and Ralf in
tenth. Button would move into fifth, 1m:14.487. Vettel would pit. Raikkonen
was also out on the track and was down in seventeenth, 1m:19.575. With the
close of the session neither Ferrari or WilliamsF1 drivers would take to the
track. On his final lap Raikkonen would move to the top of the times with a
1m:13.764.
The top ten was Raikkonen followed by Davidson, Alex, Vettel, de la Rosa,
Button, Trulli, Jani, Barrichello, and Ammermuller. |
