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Driver of the day

Lewis Hamilton
5
42%
Felipe Massa
1
8%
Nick Heidfeld
0
No votes
Fernando Alonso
3
25%
Sebastian Vettel
0
No votes
Robert Kubica
1
8%
Sebastien Bourdais
0
No votes
Mark Webber
0
No votes
Timo Glock
0
No votes
Kimi Raikkonen
2
17%
 
Total votes: 12
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Post by Ed » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:31 pm

Kovalainen also starts his flyer
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Post by Ed » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:32 pm

Raikkonen sets a 1:46.298

Hamilton very quick in S1
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Post by Ed » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:33 pm

Kovalainen fastest with a 1:46.037

Hamilton second!
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Post by Ed » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:34 pm

Alonso goes 4th but Massa takes that away from him
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Post by Ed » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:35 pm

Bourdais who was fastest in Q1 sets the 8th fastest time. Kubica and Heidfeld yet to set a time
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Post by Snowy » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:36 pm

Did you notice which tyre Massa was using? As Heikki and Lewis were on the hard and Kimi was on the soft.
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Post by Ed » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:37 pm

Top 10 with 5 minutes remaining: Kovalainen, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Heidfeld, Massa, Alonso, Kubica, Vettel, Piquet and Bourdais
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Post by Ed » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:39 pm

Snowy wrote:Did you notice which tyre Massa was using? As Heikki and Lewis were on the hard and Kimi was on the soft.
No, didn't see Massa
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Post by Ed » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:39 pm

All those from 6th go back on the track
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Post by Ed » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:41 pm

Trulli and Vettel start their flyers
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Post by Ed » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:42 pm

Heidfeld on 4th stays out and starts another flyer!
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Post by Ed » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:44 pm

Vettel doesn't improve. Alonso 6th, Kubica 7th, Bourdais in 8th, Vettel down to 9th and Webber makes it into 10th.

Neither Toyota makes it!!
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Post by Ed » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:45 pm

So top 10 following the second qualifying session: Kovalainen, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Heidfeld, Massa, Alonso, Kubica, Bourdais, Vettel and Webber

Knocked out: Trulli, Piquet, Glock, Coulthard and Rosberg
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Post by Snowy » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:47 pm

What has happened to the Toyota? They're supposed to be reborn! :roll:
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Post by Ed » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:49 pm

3rd qualifying session about to start. Track temperature at 18 while air temperature at 17 degrees
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