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Driver of the day ?

Kimi Raikkonen
6
46%
Robert Kubica
1
8%
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
3
23%
Lewis Hamilton
1
8%
Nick Heidfeld
0
No votes
Mark Webber
2
15%
Fernando Alonso
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 13

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Post by Ed » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:35 pm

Alonso takes 6th, Piquet 12th

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Post by Ed » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:36 pm

Heidfeld second and Kubica fourth

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Post by Ed » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:38 pm

Top 10 with 5 minutes remaining: Raikkonen, Heidfeld, Kovalainen, Kubica, Trulli, Massa, Hamilton, Alonso, Webber and Button

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Post by Ed » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:39 pm

I suspect 7th and lower will go out again

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Post by Ed » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:40 pm

In fact Trulli and Massa (5th and 6th) also go out

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Post by Ed » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:43 pm

Massa moves into second, Hamilton 3rd!

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Post by Ed » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:46 pm

Session over - Top 10: Raikkonen, Massa, Hamilton, Heidfeld, Kovalainen, Kubica, Trulli, Webber, Glock and Alonso

Knocked out: Button, Coulthard, Piquet, Barrichello, Vettel and Rosberg

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Post by Ed » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:49 pm

3rd Qualifying session about to start. Air temperature at 28 and track temperature at 37. No rain yet, will it hold for the next 10 minutes ?

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Post by Ed » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:50 pm

Session underway and 8 of the 10 drivers are on the track. Only Alonso and Glock in the pits

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Post by Ed » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:52 pm

Kovalainen is on the harder compound while the 2 Ferraris are on the softer compound.
Hamilton also on the harder compound

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Post by Ed » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:53 pm

Alonso and Glock go out now

Massa fastest ahead of Raikkonen and Kovalainen!

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Post by Ed » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:57 pm

Kubica 4th ahead of Hamilton and Trulli. Heidfeld, Webber, Alonso and Glock make the top 10.

Second round for the first 8 underway

3 minutes remain

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Post by Ed » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:58 pm

All drivers are on their final attempt or about to start it!

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Post by Ed » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:59 pm

Raikkonen goes fastest but Massa betters his time

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Post by Ed » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:00 pm

Kovalainen 3rd and Hamilton 4th.

Heidfeld and Alonso still on flyers!

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