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Driver of the day ?

Sebastian Vettel
10
50%
Mark Webber
5
25%
Rubens Barrichello
0
No votes
Felipe Massa
4
20%
Jenson Button
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
0
No votes
Kimi Raikkonen
1
5%
 
Total votes: 20
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:25 pm

Top 10: Nakajima, Webber, Vettel, Trulli, Button, Raikkonen, Massa, Alonso, Glock and Rosberg

Knocked out: Fisichella, Bourdais, Sutil, Hamilton and Buemi

This is a massive dissapointment for Hamilton.
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:30 pm

The session restarts and the clock ticks down. Buemi went out for some reason ?

Second qualifying session shortly
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:33 pm

Vettel (3rd) and Rosberg (10th) only did 5 laps in Q1 while Kubica (14th) did 13 laps
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:38 pm

Second qualifying session underway and Vettel is the first out
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:39 pm

More drivers follow. 12 cars on the track now
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:41 pm

Vettel sets a slow lap! Massa sets a 1:19.257

Webber quick!
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:42 pm

Webber fastest with a 1:18.638. Alonso in second!

Vettel not quick on his second lap either!
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:44 pm

Webber sets a 1:18.209! Trulli is second ahead of Nakajima
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:45 pm

6 minutes to go and the top 10 are: Webber, Trulli, Nakajima, Vettel, Alonso, Barrichello, Rosberg, Glock, Raikkonen and Massa
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:48 pm

Top 11 seperated by under a second. Last run this session gets underway!
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:52 pm

Button only in 9th but can do another lap! Kovalainen pits, he will be 13th at best
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:55 pm

Vettel goes fastest with a 1:18.119.

So Vettel, Webber, Trulli, Barrichello, Raikkonen, Nakajima, Rosberg, Button, Alonso and Glock make it to Q3

Knocked out: Massa, Kubica, Kovalainen, Piquet, Heidfeld
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:58 pm

On low fuel, the Red Bulls and Trulli seem to be very quick. Now the final session with race fuel about to start
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Post by Julian Mayo » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:59 pm

Webber must be cursing the fact that he weighs so much more than Vettel.
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:01 pm

The 10 minute session is underway
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