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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 4:10 pm

The times are improving rapidly....

Now it is Hamilton from Raikkonen, Button and Vettel

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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:11 pm

Heidfeld and Kovalainen yet to set a time!

Barrichello fastest with a 1:36.374

8 minutes to go

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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:12 pm

Webber goes off into the gravel as he enters the pits but manages to get out of it!

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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:15 pm

Rosberg up into 3rd

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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:17 pm

3 minutes remain and the order is Barrichello, Hamilton, Rosberg, Raikkonen, Vettel, Button, Buemi, Kovalainen, Nakajima and Massa

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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:18 pm

Rosberg goes fastest with a 1:35.941

Everyone except Vettel on the track

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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:19 pm

Webber goes fastest with a 1:35.751

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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:20 pm

Barrichello fastest, now Button fastest!

A few drivers in danger! including Kubica and Heidfeld!

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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:23 pm

Session over!

Button fastest with a 1:35.533 ahead of Barrichello and Webber.
Hamilton, Rosberg, Raikkonen, Massa, Buemi, Trulli and Glock make the top 10.

Knocked out: Bourdais, Piquet, Kubica, Sutil and Fisichella

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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:29 pm

Second session underway and the 2 Williams are the first out on the track

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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:30 pm

Raikkonen goes slow but he seems fine now!

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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:31 pm

Rosberg fastest with a 1:35.809!

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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:32 pm

Barrichello fastest with a 1:35.784. Button 3rd, Nakajima in 4th

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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:33 pm

Raikkonen goes 3rd.

Hamilton very fast in S1 but loses some time in the second sector

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Post by Ed » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:34 pm

Webber now fastest, Hamilton in second

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