Formula 1
German GP: McLaren Friday practice notes
Team McLaren Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen finished today's second free practice session for the 2006 Mobil 1 German Grand Prix in fourth position after setting a best time of 1:17.040 over nine laps. Pedro de la Rosa was eighth with his fastest ...
Published: Jul 28, 2006, 9:29 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
Team McLaren Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen finished today's second free practice session for the 2006 Mobil 1 German Grand Prix in fourth position after setting a best time of 1:17.040 over nine laps. Pedro de la Rosa was eighth with his fastest time of 1:17.516 having completed a total of 10 laps.
The morning session saw Kimi and Pedro complete an installation lap each with no times set for the team. The afternoon began in damp conditions with rain falling shortly before free practice started, however the track had dried sufficiently for the second half of the session.
Kimi Raikkonen:
"We completed our normal Friday programme, despite the earlier rain, working on Michelin tyre selection and race set-up. The car feels good and the tyres seem to be working well, so I am pleased."
Pedro de la Rosa:
"A positive beginning to the weekend. When it started to rain I was worried that we would not be able to do enough running on dry tyres, but with the track not really getting wet we were able to continue our programme, with some useful results. The car feels quick and we are satisfied with the times we set."
Ron Dennis:
"A trouble free but positive second practice session. We now look forward to the rest of the weekend."
Norbert Haug:
"A good start to the Mercedes-Benz home Grand Prix weekend. We have worked on our programme today during the second free practice session and completed our running as originally planned. Our work focused on optimizing the race set up."
Chassis allocation
Kimi Raikkonen: MP4-21 05
Pedro de la Rosa: MP4-21 07
T-car (Kimi): MP4-21 04
-mclaren-
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Wurz leads the way in German GP first practice
Next article Kubica fastest on German GP Friday
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Kimi Raikkonen
David Coulthard explains why Robin Raikkonen's rise resembles Max Verstappen's
Formula 1
Formula 1
Spanish GP
David Coulthard explains why Robin Raikkonen's rise resembles Max Verstappen's
On this day: Michael Schumacher wins… and stuns tifosi with F1 retirement
Formula 1
Formula 1
Italian GP
On this day: Michael Schumacher wins… and stuns tifosi with F1 retirement
Red Bull signs Kimi Raikkonen’s son as junior driver
Formula 1
Formula 1
Italian GP
Red Bull signs Kimi Raikkonen’s son as junior driver
More from
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: Kimi Antonelli “deserves to be the champion”
Formula 1
Formula 1
United States GP
2 h
Lewis Hamilton: Kimi Antonelli “deserves to be the champion”
George Russell: F1 2026 season a test of "character and resilience"
Formula 1
Formula 1
United States GP
6 h
George Russell: F1 2026 season a test of "character and resilience"
Latest news
F1 United States GP live commentary and updates - FP1
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
United States GP
38 min
F1 United States GP live commentary and updates - FP1
Max Papis announces departure as IndyCar chief steward
IndyCar
Indy IndyCar 52 min
Max Papis announces departure as IndyCar chief steward
Lamborghini Super Trofeo | Asia Race 2: Victory for Li/Sherlock, but Tregurtha crowned champion over Sceats/Wisniewski
Lamborghini Super Trofeo
LBST Lamborghini Super Trofeo
World Finals - Monza 2026
1 h
Lamborghini Super Trofeo | Asia Race 2: Victory for Li/Sherlock, but Tregurtha crowned champion over Sceats/Wisniewski
Rackley W.A.R. to immediately shut down NASCAR Truck Series team
NASCAR Truck
NSTR NASCAR Truck
Talladega
1 h
Rackley W.A.R. to immediately shut down NASCAR Truck Series team
Feature
Discover prime content
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe