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Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:53 pm
by Ed
Only Trulli so far on the super soft but the others will follow very shortly

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:55 pm
by Ed
Kovailanen on the track also on the super soft.

Button too and he is fastest in S1

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:56 pm
by Ed
More cars are rejoining ...

Button up into second

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:57 pm
by Ed
Glock, Vettel, Alonso and Webber are the only drivers in the pits

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:58 pm
by Ed
Massa in 3rd!

Rosberg flying!

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:00 pm
by Ed
Rosberg fastest with a 1:36.133

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:01 pm
by Ed
Just 0.7 seconds separates 1st and 14th. This is very very close!

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:02 pm
by Ed
And it seems 4 of the other cars are having problems and they would have all been within that time!

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:05 pm
by Ed
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.

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:57 pm
by Ed
1st Qualifying session starting shortly, the air temperature is 24 degrees while track temperature is 38 degrees.

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:01 pm
by Ed
Session underway and Sutil and Fisichella lead a number of drivers onto the track

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:05 pm
by Ed
Fisichella sets a 1:39.502

Rosberg going faster!

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:07 pm
by Ed
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

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:08 pm
by Ed
Vettel fastest with a 1:37.351

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:09 pm
by Ed
Webber fastest then Massa fastest!

Vettel flying on a second lap