Two “third” drivers, Davidson and Wurz, battled it out for supremacy in the majority of the first free practice session in Brazil until Kimi Raikkonen burst in and stamped his authority on the session in the last five minutes. Raikkonen, who has alsways been quick at Interlagos and holds the lap record at this circuit, came out in the last five minutes and was immediately quick.
Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso, the only two title protagonists, played it safe – Alonso completing one installation lap and the Ferrari driver not going out on track once. The majority of the field did the same completed one lap only, or stayed in the pits.
Lap times:
01 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:13.764 5 laps
02 A. Davidson Honda 1:13.902 32 laps
03 A. Wurz Williams 1:13.922 25 laps
04 S. Vettel BMW 1:14.204 29 laps
05 P. de la Rosa McLaren 1:14.237 5 laps
06 J. Button Honda 1:14.487 4 laps
07 J. Trulli Toyota 1:15.159 25 laps
08 N. Jani Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:15.159 25 laps
09 R. Barrichello Honda 1:15.661 6 laps
10 M. Ammermuller Red Bull 1:15.711 22 laps
11 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:16.168 6 laps
12 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:16.534 16 laps
13 Spyker MF1 1:16.737 32 laps
14 S. Speed Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:17.047 14 laps
15 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:17.311 8 laps
16 S. Yamamoto Super Aguri 1:17.388 14 laps
17 F. Montagny Super Aguri 1:17.744 6 laps
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