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Driver of the day ?

Sebastian Vettel
7
70%
Mark Webber
3
30%
Jenson Button
0
No votes
Rubens Barrichello
0
No votes
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Lewis Hamilton
0
No votes
Timo Glock
0
No votes
Sebastien Buemi
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 10
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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:53 pm

Only Trulli so far on the super soft but the others will follow very shortly
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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:55 pm

Kovailanen on the track also on the super soft.

Button too and he is fastest in S1
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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:56 pm

More cars are rejoining ...

Button up into second
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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:57 pm

Glock, Vettel, Alonso and Webber are the only drivers in the pits
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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:58 pm

Massa in 3rd!

Rosberg flying!
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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:00 pm

Rosberg fastest with a 1:36.133
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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:01 pm

Just 0.7 seconds separates 1st and 14th. This is very very close!
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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:02 pm

And it seems 4 of the other cars are having problems and they would have all been within that time!
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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:05 pm

So order at the end of the session: Rosberg (1:36.133), Trulli (+0.139), Hamilton, Button, Piquet, Massa, Kovalainen, Nakajima, Raikkonen and Barrichello (+0.509).

Trulli covered the most number of laps with 22.

Glock and Alonso did the least number of laps with 6 each. Vettel did 7 and Webber just 8.
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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:57 pm

1st Qualifying session starting shortly, the air temperature is 24 degrees while track temperature is 38 degrees.
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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:01 pm

Session underway and Sutil and Fisichella lead a number of drivers onto the track
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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:05 pm

Fisichella sets a 1:39.502

Rosberg going faster!
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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:07 pm

Rosberg fastest with a 1:37.518

Trulli in second and Bourdais in third.

It is confirmed that Glock has changed the gearbox in his car and will drop 5 places on the grid
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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:08 pm

Vettel fastest with a 1:37.351
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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:09 pm

Webber fastest then Massa fastest!

Vettel flying on a second lap
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