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Driver of the day ?

Fernando Alonso
9
82%
Robert Kubica
1
9%
Kimi Raikkonen
0
No votes
Nelson Piquet
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
0
No votes
Sebastien Bourdais
0
No votes
Sebastian Vettel
0
No votes
Felipe Massa
0
No votes
Mark Webber
1
9%
 
Total votes: 11
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:53 pm

Sutil is on a timed lap. His first this session.

Hamilton is out of his car and talking to his mechanics. Is he not returning to the track ?
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:54 pm

VEttel in 3rd with a 1:25.880.

5 minutes remain
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:55 pm

Kubica goes 3rd with a 1:25.852
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:55 pm

15 cars on the track
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:56 pm

Kubica imprves slightly in 3rd.

He is very quick in S1 but is losing time later in the lap.
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:57 pm

16 cars on the track now but neither the Ferrari or McLaren drivers are on the track!!

Kubica goes fastest!
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:57 pm

Alonso up into 4th with a 1:25.799
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:58 pm

Piquet fastest! A 1:25.580
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:59 pm

Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen and Kovalainen are not going out!
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:00 pm

Heidfeld fastest with a 1:25.474

Massa on the track! He won't be able to set a time!!
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:01 pm

Kubica goes fastest with a 1:25.087

Glock second just 0.084 seconds behind
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:03 pm

Session over and the top 8 are: Kubica, Glock, Piquet, Heidfeld, Nakajima, Coulthard, Massa and Webber.

Full Results

Position Driver Team Best Lap/Gap Number of laps
1 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:25.087 19
2 Timo Glock Toyota 0.084 25
3 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 0.328 19
4 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 0.387 24
5 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 0.476 23
6 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 0.527 20
7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0.622 15
8 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 0.698 20
9 Fernando Alonso Renault 0.712 19
10 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 0.793 24
11 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 0.814 8
12 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 0.897 22
13 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0.926 21
14 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1.126 19
15 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1.152 10
16 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1.190 18
17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1.575 22
18 Jenson Button Honda 1.835 26
19 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 2.270 12
20 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 2.831 17
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:01 pm

First qualifying session starting shortly. Track is dry and no rain is predicted during qualifying.

Air temperature is at 21 degrees while track temperature is at 22 degrees
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:02 pm

A number of drivers go straight out
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:03 pm

Piquet is sets a 1:19.286. Rosberg in second
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