Ferrari on top after opening F1 practice

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

BUDAPEST (AFP) — Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen dominated Friday's opening practice for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix with fast performances that proved Ferrari remain intent on delivering a world championship comeback this weekend.

Brazilian Massa wound up quickest ahead of his team-mate defending drivers world champion Finn Raikkonen, with compatriot Heikki Kovalainen third for McLaren Mercedes.

Drivers championship leading Briton Lewis Hamilton, who is seeking to complete a hat-trick of successive victories in Sunday's race, was fourth in the second McLaren.

Hamilton holds a four-points lead over his Massa in this year's title race.

Two-times champion Spaniard Fernando Alonso was the best of the rest for Renault at the end of a quiet and largely...

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