Glock misses top spot by slim margin

Sixteen thousandths of a second was all there was between Timo Glock and fastest driver Lewis Hamilton at Spa on Friday as the Toyota driver rounded out practice in a surprise second place. The German admits, however, that the Cologne team has work to do in order to hold such a place for the rest of the weekend.

With World Champion Hamilton surprised to be fastest, Glock also expected a lower position but understands that conditions influenced the outcome of proceedings. "Whenever you come back to Spa it is a nice experience to do your first laps of the weekend and that was the case again today," said Timo on a day which the field experienced driving on a damp, fully wet, drying and fully dry track surface.

"It's a great circuit and very satisfying for a driver, especially when you have a competitive car. It's hard to draw any conclusions from the wet session this morning but I am pleased to be second in the afternoon - that is very encouraging.

"The car felt pretty good and the lap times show that. Still, there are a couple of areas to improve on, so we will work on those before qualifying and try to find the perfect aerodynamic balance. I am happy with how things went today and I'm interested to see where we are tomorrow."

Source: GP Update