Ferrari duo fastest in Spain

To race and let alone win at the Spanish Grand Prix, you need to be in a favorable position on the grid.

I don’t know what the Ferrari mechanics did to their cars, but overnight it seems the team had a 1st-2nd fastest timing as of the final Saturday practice session.

Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen was timed at 1:20.553 and 1:20.635 respectively.

The duo were nearly half a second faster than everyone else … that sure raises eyebrows.

Well hot off their heels are 3rd-4th fastest pair from Brawn GP in the final practice session.

Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello were clocked at 1:21.501 and 1:21.163 respectively.

Home town favorite Fernando Alonso for Renault completed the top 10 with 1:21.499. Disappointing for Alonso, but he usually leave the best for last.

Spanish GP Fri. Prac#1 (8 May 2009)

1. Jenson Button (Brawn-Mercedes) 01:21.799 / 21 laps
2. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 01:22.154 / 30 laps
3. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) 01:22.221 / 24 laps
4. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) 01:22.658 / 14 laps
5. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams-Toyota) 01:22.659 / 24 laps
6. Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) 01:22.667 / 26 laps
7. Nelsinho Piquet (Renault) 01:22.753 / 24 laps
8. Timo Glock (Toyota) 01:22.828 / 29 laps
9. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 01:22.855 / 15 laps
10. Rubens Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes) 01:22.859 / 24 laps
11. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) 01:22.873 / 20 laps
12. Mark Webber (RBR-Renault) 01:22.934 / 25 laps
13. Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault) 01:22.959 / 24 laps
14. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 01:23.077 / 21 laps
15. Sebastien Bourdais (STR-Ferrari) 01:23.088 / 30 laps
16. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India-Mercedes) 01:23.089 / 25 laps
17. Fernando Alonso (Renault) 01:23.157 / 18 laps
18. Sebastien Buemi (STR-Ferrari) 01:23.185 / 31 laps
19. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren-Mercedes) 01:23.522 / 17 laps
20. Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) 01:23.536 / 19 laps

Spanish GP Fri. Prac#2 (8 May 2009)

1. Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) 01:21.588 / 43 laps
2. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams-Toyota) 01:21.740 / 440 laps
3. Fernando Alonso (Renault) 01:21.781 / 436 laps
4. Rubens Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes) 01:21.843 / 439 laps
5. Mark Webber (RBR-Renault) 01:22.027 / 437 laps
6. Jenson Button (Brawn-Mercedes) 01:22.052 / 435 laps
7. Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault) 01:22.082 / 445 laps
8. Nelsinho Piquet (Renault) 01:22.349 / 426 laps
9. Sebastien Buemi (STR-Ferrari) 01:22.571 / 417 laps
10. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) 01:22.599 / 40 laps
11. Sebastien Bourdais (STR-Ferrari) 01:22.615 / 30 laps
12. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India-Mercedes) 01:22.670 / 32 laps
13. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 01:22.809 / 31 laps
14. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren-Mercedes) 01:22.876 / 29 laps
15. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 01:22.878 / 35 laps
16. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) 01:22.948 / 40 laps
17. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) 01:23.173 / 39 laps
18. Timo Glock (Toyota) 01:23.360 / 46 laps
19. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 01:23.623 / 47 laps
20. Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) no time / 0 lap

Spanish GP Sat. Prac#3 (9 May 2009)

1. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 01:20.553 / 18 laps
2. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) 01:20.635 / 22 laps
3. Jenson Button (Brawn-Mercedes) 01:21.050 / 19 laps
4. Rubens Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes) 01:21.163 / 17 laps
5. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) 01:21.239 / 21 laps
6. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 01:21.256 / 23 laps
7. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 01:21.346 / 16 laps
8. Timo Glock (Toyota) 01:21.377 / 26 laps
9. Sebastien Buemi (STR-Ferrari) 01:21.424 / 19 laps
10. Fernando Alonso (Renault) 01:21.499 / 17 laps
11. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren-Mercedes) 01:21.519 / 15 laps
12. Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) 01:21.594 / 20 laps
13. Mark Webber (RBR-Renault) 01:21.629 / 19 laps
14. Sebastien Bourdais (STR-Ferrari) 01:21.649 / 19 laps
15. Nelsinho Piquet (Renault) 01:21.685 / 18 laps
16. Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault) 01:21.689 / 18 laps
17. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India-Mercedes) 01:21.909 / 19 laps
18. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams-Toyota) 01:22.043 / 19 laps
19. Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) 01:22.232 / 19 laps
20. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) 01:23.457 / 8 laps