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Driver of the day ?

Lewis Hamilton
4
80%
Felipe Massa
0
No votes
Kimi Raikkonen
0
No votes
Fernando Alonso
1
20%
Robert Kubica
0
No votes
Timo Glock
0
No votes
Nelson Piquet
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 5
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:30 pm

Raikkonen is on the softer compound.

More drivers go out
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:31 pm

All the drivers are on the track except for the 2 BMW drivers
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:32 pm

Raikkonen sets a 1:35.555

Glock second with a 1:35.937!

Kovalainen flying!
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:33 pm

Trulli goes second but then Vettel betters his time
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:33 pm

The times are very very close!

Kovalainen fastest with a 1:35.216
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:34 pm

Now Massa fastest with a 1:35.135

Hamilton in 5th but he was on the harder tyre
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:35 pm

Less than half a second separates the top 6 and the 2 BMW's have yet to set times!
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:37 pm

Top 8 with 5 minutes to go: Massa, Kovalainen, Raikkonen, Vettel, Hamilton, Heidfeld, Alonso and Trulli
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:38 pm

Kubica only managed 11th!

Drivers getting ready for the final run!
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:39 pm

Drivers heading back out with just 2 minutes to go
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:40 pm

Massa, Kovalainen, Raikkonen and Vettel opt to stay in the pits!
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:42 pm

Hamilton fastest in S2
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:43 pm

Kubic doesn't make it!

Hamilton goes fastest with a 1:34.947
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:44 pm

Heidfeld in 6th, Alonso in 7th
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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:46 pm

Piquet misses out by 0.007!

Top 10: Hamilton, Massa, Kovalainen, Raikkonen, Vettel, Heidfeld, Alonso, Bourdais, Webber and Trulli

Knocked out: Piquet, Kubica, Glock, Barrichello and Rosberg
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