Sentence examples for only a lap from inspiring English sources

All weekend the teams had been complaining that the Pirelli soft tires were so delicate that they lasted only a lap or two in top condition.

However, pushing hard on slightly fresher tyres, the British driver managed to take second place only a lap later as the pair drew up behind Alonso's McLaren.

I thought, 'There's only a lap to go.' And when I heard my time -- 2 58 -- I knew I could do it".

In my car, the back seats by the doors have lap belts and shoulder harnesses, but the middle seat has only a lap belt.

On the first occasion, whereas Hamilton managed to pass Button after only a lap, Vettel took 12 to complete his manoeuvre, primarily as he damaged his front wing in making one failed early attempt to pass.

The car, which met federal safety standards, had shoulder and lap belts for some seats but only a lap belt in the seat occupied by the woman, Thanh Williamson.

Mothers spilling themselves into their roles, only a lap-length away from where they began.

The re-start came on lap 39, but the cars raced for only half a lap before Michael Schumacher smashed into the back of Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne, who was battling with Sauber's Sergio Perez.

Renault have brought an upgrade, using 11 of their 12 remaining tokens, but the team claim it is worth about only 0.15secs a lap and therefore, as Daniel Ricciardo said on Thursday, 'probably not worth' the grid penalty, especially on the track on which they expect to be most competitive of the remaining four.

Only half a lap from winning at tiny Martinsville in April, he was wrecked during a green-white-checkered finish and ended up 14th despite leading 328 laps.

Horner said if it did appear it would be worth only 0.15secs a lap.