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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 4:48 pm

Third qualifying session about to start

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:50 pm

Session underway and Vettel is the first out followed by Trulli

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:51 pm

Raikkonen and Bourdais follow

Hamilton too

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:52 pm

The rest follow although Kovalainen is still in the pits!

Looks like all are on the soft compound.

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:53 pm

Vettel and Trulli start their flyers!

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:54 pm

Vettel sets a 1:38.053

Hamilton quick in S1

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:54 pm

Raikkonen sets a 1:36.989 - fastest

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:55 pm

Webber second! Massa 3rd, Hamilton 4th and Alonso 5th.

Still one more flyer to go

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:56 pm

Kovalainen fastest with a 1:36.978

Hamilton had a slow second sector

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:57 pm

2 minutes remain and the drivers are back on the track for the final run

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:58 pm

Hamilton is told that his middle sector was slow. He lost 6 tenths

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:59 pm

All the drivers are on their flyers now!

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:59 pm

Raikkonen fastest so far in S2 but Hamilton betters that

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:00 pm

Raikkonen fastest but Hamilton goes better

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:01 pm

Massa 3rd, Alonso 4th

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