| 13:50:21
| Welcome to F1-Live.com and coverage of the Friday afternoon practice session from Brazil. |
| 13:52:24
| This morning was a pretty wet affair with the front runners limiting their programme to the final 20 minutes of the session at best. Kimi Raikkonen set the pace for Ferrari with a best lap of 1:19.580s ahead of team-mate Felipe Massa. |
| 13:54:17
| Heikki Kovalainen was third fastest in his Renault ahead of Nico Rosberg in his Williams Toyota. Lewis Hamilton ran late in the session and worked his way up to fifth position while Fernando Alonso opted to sit out the session. |
| 13:56:23
| Ralf Schumacher topped the timesheets for much of the session but was bumped down to sixth position late on ahead of Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Jarno Trulli and Tonio Liuzzi. The BMW Sauber duo of Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica did not run, along with Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella. |
| 13:58:14
| The clouds remain low and the circuit remains damp as we get ready for the afternoon 90-minute session. |
| 13:59:28
| There is a dry line on the main straight at the moment. |
| 14:00:10
| The session is now underway. |
| 14:00:40
| Nick Heidfeld is the first man on track in his BMW Sauber. He did not run this morning. |
| 14:01:18
| He is out on the intermediate tyres but there is a pretty good dry line forming at the moment. |
| 14:01:41
| Fisichella, Rosberg, Trulli and Nakajima head out. |
| 14:01:58
| Heidfeld starts his first timed lap of the day. |
| 14:03:37
| Takuma Sato heads out as Heidfeld records a 1:22.8. The times will come down, especially when they opt for the dry tyres. |
| 14:04:03
| Button and Davidson join the action. |
| 14:04:47
| Kazuki Nakajima moves fastest in his Williams Toyota. |
| 14:05:57
| Now Takuma Sato moves fastest in his Super Aguri Honda ahead of Nakajima and Heidfeld. |
| 14:06:15
| Fisichella and Trulli completed an out lap and then pitted. |
| 14:06:41
| The Honda duo of Button and Barrichello are on track. Vettel is also out in his Toro Rosso. |
| 14:07:21
| Anthony Davidson is on a good lap in his Super Aguri. |
| 14:07:35
| Davidson moves fastest ahead of team-mate Sato. |
| 14:08:06
| Button and Barrichello move second and fifth. |
| 14:10:21
| Barrichello has moved second fastest in his Honda as Webber starts his first timed lap. |
| 14:11:40
| The early runners have now pitted. Nakajima, Webber and Heidfeld remain on track. |
| 14:12:45
| Webber improves and is now third fastest. |
| 14:13:49
| Webber takes a lot of kerbing and the back end of the RB3 steps out. |
| 14:14:34
| Despite the moment of opposite lock, he moves fastest by over a second as he is on the dry tyre. |
| 14:15:50
| Webber finds another second and is now two seconds clear of the field. He is showing that the circuit is dry enough now to forget the intermediate tyres. |
| 14:16:54
| Webber continues to improve on each lap and is the only runner on track at the moment. |
| 14:17:20
| Sakon Yamamoto heads out in his Spyker. |
| 14:18:08
| Webber pits his Red Bull. Alonso is in his McLaren and ready to go out. |
| 14:19:07
| Sutil joins his team-mate on track. Button and Barrichello back out. |
| 14:20:55
| Alonso, Rosberg, Coulthard and others now heading out. |
| 14:21:16
| Button moves second fastest in his Honda. |
| 14:23:34
| Alonso moves third fastest with Rosberg up to fourth ahead of Sutil. |
| 14:23:54
| Alonso starts another hot lap. |
| 14:24:45
| Hamilton heads out as Alonso moves fastest. |
| 14:25:56
| Alonso is not afraid to use the kerbing at all as he improves by another three tenths. |
| 14:26:55
| A nice slide from Alonso as the back end of the McLaren steps out. He holds the slide but loses time. |
| 14:27:17
| Raikkonen is now on track. He set the pace this morning in the wet. |
| 14:27:50
| They are all on the harder dry tyre at the moment. |
| 14:28:52
| Alonso finds another four-tenths while Hamilton's first timed lap is nothing special. |
| 14:29:11
| Coulthard moves second fastest in his Red Bull. |
| 14:29:24
| The circuit is now busy. |
| 14:29:55
| Hamilton lets a Ferrari pass him on track. |
| 14:30:39
| Actually Hamilton was trying to pass Raikkonen but he ran wide allowing the Ferrari through. |
| 14:31:00
| Heidfeld moves fourth fastest in his BMW Sauber. |
| 14:32:00
| Hamilton moves fastest with Alonso second ahead of Heidfeld and Raikkonen. |
| 14:32:26
| Massa is on track and getting up to speed in his Ferrari. |
| 14:33:20
| Hamilton improves again as Kubica moves second and Heidfeld third. |
| 14:33:37
| Hamilton runs wide in the Senna S. |
| 14:34:04
| Massa is now fifth fastest just ahead of Raikkonen. |
| 14:36:09
| A number of drivers on fast laps at the moment as the circuit continues to dry. The dry line is now clear all the way around the circuit. |
| 14:36:39
| Changes at the top of the timesheets as Hamilton is fastest from Massa, Raikkonen and Kubica. |
| 14:37:00
| All 22 drivers have now set a time. |
| 14:37:26
| Heidfeld improves and moves ahead of the Ferrari duo. |
| 14:39:46
| Massa remains on track as Hamilton and Raikkonen join Alonso in the pits. |
| 14:40:06
| Massa runs wide and loses time. |
| 14:41:08
| Kovalainen has caught Massa on track. He is sixth fastest at the moment. |
| 14:41:54
| Massa and Kovalainen both improve and are now P1 and P4. |
| 14:44:36
| Kovalainen has moved second fastest as news is coming in saying that Hamilton, Button and Sato broke the rules this morning by running two sets of intermediate tyres. |
| 14:45:51
| On his second stint of the session, Fernando Alonso has vaulted to the top of the timesheets. |
| 14:47:59
| BMW Sauber move to the top of the timesheets with Heidfeld ahead of Kubica. |
| 14:48:38
| The times continue to improve as the circuit gains grip. Now Alonso moves second again. Hamilton is back out for his second stint. |
| 14:49:00
| Heidfeld is on the softer tyre now. |
| 14:51:04
| Now Hamilton moves back to the head of the timesheets from Heidfeld and Alonso. Fisichella is up to fifth in his Renault. |
| 14:52:55
| Hamilton is pushing hard, too hard, as he gets the McLaren unsettled and has to back off. |
| 14:53:32
| He regroups and starts another lap |
| 14:53:47
| Yamamoto (21st) spins his Spyker. |
| 14:54:25
| Raikkonen is ninth and looking to improve on teh soft tyre. |
| 14:54:48
| The Finn does improve and is now fourth fastest. |
| 14:56:37
| Raikkonen is now shadowing Button on track, so losing time. |
| 14:57:35
| Now Raikkonen runs wide at the final turn and loses time. |
| 14:57:48
| Kubica is back out and on a hot lap. |
| 14:58:19
| Robert Kubica vaults fastest, six-tenths clear of Hamilton. |
| 14:59:10
| The fastest times are all coming on the super-soft tyre available to the teams this weekend. |
| 15:00:08
| Kubica pits. Alonso and Heidfeld on track. |
| 15:02:14
| Kazuki Nakajima is in for Alex Wurz this weekend after the Austrian veteran announced his retirement. Nakajima is currently 15th. |
| 15:02:33
| Alonso is pushing hard and will be moving up from fourth. |
| 15:02:47
| Alonso moves second fastest. |
| 15:04:13
| Ralf Schumacher moves into the top ten in his Toyota. |
| 15:04:47
| Team-mate Trulli is currently slowest as Yamamoto has improved. |
| 15:06:08
| Most of the front-runners are on track. |
| 15:07:48
| Hamilton and Fisichella are on good laps. |
| 15:08:22
| Fisichella is up to sixth position in his Renault. |
| 15:08:41
| Hamilton moves second on the harder tyre. |
| 15:11:04
| Hamilton has backed off on this lap and starts another as Jarno Trulli vaults from 22nd to seventh. |
| 15:11:55
| Barrichello locks his front right but is able to continue. |
| 15:12:42
| Kovalainen is on the softer tyre and he moves fifth fastest. |
| 15:13:12
| Kimi Raikkonen is back out in his Ferrari. |
| 15:13:23
| Hamilton pits his McLaren. |
| 15:13:45
| Massa is 11th at the moment and back out. |
| 15:15:10
| Massa moves fourth as Nakajima moves fifth in his Williams. That must be a low fuel run from the Japanese rookie. |
| 15:15:35
| Raikkonen remains on the harder tyre. |
| 15:16:12
| Button gains ten positions and is now tenth fastest. |
| 15:16:50
| Massa too remains on the harder tyre. Kubica and Alonso are back out. |
| 15:18:19
| Big gains from Ralf Schumacher as he moves fourth fastest. Alonso is out on the soft tyre. |
| 15:19:27
| Alonso is making the soft tyres work as he moves P1 by over three tenths of a second. |
| 15:20:44
| Nico Rosberg is firmly in the top ten in his Williams. |
| 15:22:00
| Hamilton is back out for his final run of the session. Massa and Raikkonen are in the pit. |
| 15:22:55
| Alonso pits, Hamilton is on the soft tyre. |
| 15:23:26
| A very rapid lap from Hamilton who moves fastest by almost half a second from Alonso. |
| 15:24:06
| Nick Heidfeld moves fourth ahead of Schumacher. |
| 15:24:34
| Hamilton pits after that qualifying style run. |
| 15:24:56
| Five minutes remain. |
| 15:25:29
| Another hot lap from Nakajima who shows he has pace as he moves fourth fastest in the Williams. |
| 15:27:20
| Using the harder tyre, Kovalainen moves his Renault into the top ten as Alonso heads out on the harder tyre. |
| 15:28:15
| The circuit is now very busy with all 22 runners on track. |
| 15:28:36
| Nico Rosberg gains six positions and is now fourth. |
| 15:29:12
| Raikkonen loses time behind one of the McLarens. He is on the soft tyre. |
| 15:29:41
| Raikkonen and Massa run together on track. Massa is now second fastest. |
| 15:30:12
| Alonso regains the second position a tenth off Hamilton. |
| 15:30:17
| The chequered flag is out. |
| 15:30:31
| Fisichella moves fourth fastest. |
| 15:30:43
| Now Raikkonen takes over the P4 position. |
| 15:31:45
| Hamilton sets the pace from McLaren team-mate Alonso. Massa is third ahead of Raikkonen, Fisichella, Kubica, Rosberg, Nakajima, Coulthard and Heidfeld. |
