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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:21 pm
by Ed
Raikkonen goes fastest with a 1:15.948
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:24 pm
by Ed
Ferrari are running with the 'nose hole' today
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:25 pm
by Ed
Massa has moved back into 3rd. Gap to Raikkonen now down to 0.344
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:27 pm
by Ed
Now Kovalainen jumps into 3rd with a 1:16.248. Exactly 0.3 behind Raikkonen!
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:28 pm
by Ed
Piquet clearly struggling despite having done 29 laps so far.
Final 2 minutes!
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:29 pm
by Ed
Rosberg up in 6th with a 1:17.153
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:32 pm
by Ed
Session over - Top 8: Raikkonen, Hamilton, Kovalainen, Massa, Rosberg, Kubica, Alonso and Barrichello.
Vettel in 19th and Piquet in 18th have completed the most number of laps with 34 and 31 respectively.
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:04 pm
by Ed
Full results from1st Thursday practice
Rank Driver Team Best lap/Gap Total laps
1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:15.948 26
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 0.268 27
3 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 0.300 28
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0.344 26
5 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 0.705 27
6 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 0.886 23
7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1.550 25
8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1.563 26
9 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1.850 23
10 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1.887 26
11 Timo Glock Toyota 1.994 26
12 Jenson Button Honda 2.205 26
13 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 2.297 30
14 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 2.315 13
15 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 2.326 28
16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 2.412 16
17 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 2.412 25
18 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 3.007 32
19 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 3.228 35
20 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault no time 3
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:57 pm
by Ed
Second Thursday practice session starting shortly.
Air temperature is 19 degrees while track temperature is 37 degrees
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 10:01 pm
by Ed
Session underway and Heidfeld and Coulthard are the first to go out. Both having problems in the first session
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 10:03 pm
by Ed
Heidfeld sets a 1:19.317. Coulthard sets a 1:21.305
More drivers on the track
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 10:04 pm
by Ed
Rosberg now in second with a 1:19.461
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 10:05 pm
by Ed
Kubica now fastest although Rosberg about to smash that!
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 10:07 pm
by Ed
Rosberg sets a 1:17.638!
Nakajima in second with a 1:18.618
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 10:08 pm
by Ed
Now Kovalainen in second with a 1:18.521
All the cars on the track except for Trulli