Sport - Hamilton gets off to flying start
Written: 14th March, 2008
World championship favourites Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest times in Friday practice ahead of Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.
World champion Raikkonen's Ferrari set the fastest time of the day to be 0.487 seconds quicker than Hamilton's McLaren in the first session.
But the Briton was on top in the afternoon, with Raikkonen sixth.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa was third in both sessions, with Fernando Alonso sixth and 13th in his Renault.
Hamilton's McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen was fourth fastest in both sessions.
The pace of the Red Bull also caught the eye - Australian Mark Webber was second fastest in the afternoon session and fifth fastest in the morning, while team-mate David Coulthard, of Scotland, was fifth fastest in the afternoon.
Source BBC news