The 2008 Chinese Grand Prix Thread

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:21 pm

Piquet goes wide entering the pitlane going into the same gravel area that Hamilton went into last year and got stuck!

Piquet manages to continue

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:22 pm

Many drivers are now back on the track for their final run this morning

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:27 pm

18 drivers on the track!

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:29 pm

No improvements in the top 10 so far!

Final flying laps!

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:32 pm

Session over, top 8: Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen, Kovalainen, Kubica, Alonso, Heidfeld and Bourdais

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:02 pm

Full Results

Position Driver Team Best Lap/Gap Total laps
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.30 23
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0.390 24
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0.422 23
4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 0.473 21
5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 0.877 25
6 Fernando Alonso Renault 1.031 25
7 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1.410 23
8 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1.440 32
9 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1.550 30
10 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1.648 25
11 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1.861 26
12 Jenson Button Honda 1.989 25
13 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 2.000 23
14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 2.008 22
15 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 2.008 26
16 Timo Glock Toyota 2.034 29
17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 2.197 28
18 Jarno Trulli Toyota 2.589 24
19 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 2.655 25
20 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 2.849 26

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:03 pm

2nd Friday practice session underway.

Air temperature is at 26 degrees while track temperature is at 28 degrees

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:04 pm

All the drivers except the 2 Ferrari drivers are already on the track!

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:05 pm

Piquet is the first to set a time with a 1:38.815 but that time is quickly beaten.

Trulli now fastest with a 1:37.247

Hamilton on a flyer!

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:06 pm

Hamilton fastest with a 1:36.718

Raikkonen on track

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:08 pm

Alonso moves into second with a 1:37.226 but Trulli takes it back

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:09 pm

Vettel now in second with a 1:36.925.

Raikkonen 8th on his first flyer

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:09 pm

Hamilton improves with a 1:36.101

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:10 pm

With 10 minutes into the session, the top 8 are: Hamilton, Vettel, Glock, Trulli, Alonso, Kovalainen, Raikkonen and Webber.

Massa now on track

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:13 pm

Kovalainen moves into second with a 1:36.797

Massa in 8th!

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