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Driver of the day ?

Lewis Hamilton
5
56%
Nick Heidfeld
1
11%
Rubens Barrichello
3
33%
Kimi Raikkonen
0
No votes
Fernando Alonso
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
0
No votes
Kazuki Nakajima
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 9
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:06 pm

Massa in second with a 1:20.894
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:07 pm

Top 8 at this stage: Hamilton, Massa, Webber, Alonso, Heidfeld, Kovalainen, Kubica and Vettel
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:08 pm

Raikkonen takes 2nd with a 1:20.370. Massa improves but remains in 3rd.

Kovalainen on a flyer!
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:09 pm

Kovalainen goes fastest with a 1:19.957. The first under the 1:20 mark!
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:09 pm

Vettel in 3rd with a 1:20.318
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Post by Snowy » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:10 pm

How'd he do that!?
Lewis Hamilton & Jenson Button World Champions :)
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:12 pm

The top 7 are in the pits at the moment, they will likely wait until the end of the session to put in a final run
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:13 pm

Snowy wrote:How'd he do that!?
Vettel is on the softer compound and the track is getting quicker.
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:14 pm

Raikkonen and Massa are back on the track.

Piquet goes 7th
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Post by Snowy » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:14 pm

Is that rain? Yikes. :roll:
Lewis Hamilton & Jenson Button World Champions :)
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:14 pm

There is talk of rain on some parts of the track
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:15 pm

It is raining!
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:16 pm

5 minutes remaining and those in the danger zone: Barrichello, Rosberg, Button, Sutil and Fisichella.

It is unlikely that anyone can improve this session!
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:17 pm

So the top 10 are: Kovalainen, Hamilton, Vettel, Raikkonen, Kubica, Massa, Piquet, Glock, Webber and Alonso
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:18 pm

Part of the track is wet while the other part is sunny!
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