Encouraging start for Williams in France


Alex Wurz
By Andrew Hooper
June 29 2007

After the opening Friday practice it would be an encouraging start for the Williams team for the French Grand Prix with both drivers in the top ten. Nico would finish fourth and Alex eighth. Both drivers would set their times late in the session. For Alex this was a return to form after his recent disappointing Friday performances.

 French GP Friday 1st Practice
 

The opening Friday practice for the 2007 French Grand Prix would see Alex Wurz and Nico Rosberg take to the track with test driver Kazuki Nakajima tied up with his GP2 commitments.

.At the end of the session both drivers showed some encouraging form with both finishing in the top ten. Nico was in fourth and Alex eighth. At previous races Alex had struggled to get into the top ten and for him this result was a good start to the weekend. Both drivers were to put their quick lpas in near the end of the session.

 
Pos  Driver        Team                      Time     Laps
 1.  Raikkonen     Ferrari              (B)  1:15.382  22
 2.  Massa         Ferrari              (B)  1:15.447  22
 3.  Alonso        McLaren-Mercedes     (B)  1:16.154  19
 4.  Rosberg       AT&T Williams-Toyota (B)  1:16.214  24
 5.  Coulthard     Red Bull-Renault     (B)  1:16.268  24
 6.  Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes     (B)  1:16.277  20
 7.  Heidfeld      BMW Sauber           (B)  1:16.338  25
 8.  Wurz          AT&T Williams-Toyota (B)  1:16.407  23
 9.  Kubica        BMW Sauber           (B)  1:16.441  19
10.  Trulli        Toyota               (B)  1:16.603  26
11.  Liuzzi        Toro Rosso-Ferrari   (B)  1:16.895  32
12.  Sato          Super Aguri-Honda    (B)  1:16.967  22
13.  Barrichello   Honda                (B)  1:16.990  25
14.  Button        Honda                (B)  1:17.047  24
15.  Speed         Toro Rosso-Ferrari   (B)  1:17.103  33
16.  Davidson      Super Aguri-Honda    (B)  1:17.166  26
17.  R.Schumacher  Toyota               (B)  1:17.168  26
18.  Fisichella    Renault              (B)  1:17.226  20
19.  Kovalainen    Renault              (B)  1:17.348  21
20.  Webber        Red Bull-Renault     (B)  1:17.435  26
21.  Albers        Spyker-Ferrari       (B)  1:18.178  28
22.  Sutil         Spyker-Ferrari       (B)  1:18.419  15