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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:10 pm
by Ed
Hamilton improves in 1st with a 1:45.936
Kovalainen improves to 4th
20 minutes remain
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:13 pm
by Ed
Vettel nearly loses it entering the main straight
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:16 pm
by Ed
Top 8 with 15 minutes remaining: Hamilton, Raikkonen, Massa, Kovalainen, Kubica, Alonso, Button and Rosberg
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:18 pm
by Ed
Barrichello loses it and goes backwards into the barriers.
The barriers here are water filled ones.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:27 pm
by Ed
Raikkonen now on a flyer!
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:29 pm
by Ed
Yellow flags finally removed!
Just over a minute remaining and everyone is on the track except for Bourdais!
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:31 pm
by Ed
Hamilton improves in 1st with a 1:45.518.
Both Massa and Raikkonen on flyers!
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:33 pm
by Ed
Massa moves into second with a 1:45.598!
Raikkonen pits.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:37 pm
by Ed
Top 8: Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen, Kovalainen, Kubica, Rosberg, Alonso and Heidfeld.
Piquet and Button covered the most number of laps with 30.
Webber crashed early in the session only managing 4 laps. Bourdais seems to have some problem as he only completed 16 laps
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:23 pm
by Ed
Full results from 1st Friday Practice:
Rank Driver Team Best Lap/Gap Laps
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:45.518 20
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0.080 23
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0.443 24
4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 0.945 20
5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1.100 23
6 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1.192 25
7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1.207 29
8 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1.446 24
9 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1.657 30
10 Jenson Button Honda 1.759 30
11 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 2.052 28
12 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 2.144 23
13 Timo Glock Toyota 2.188 27
14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 2.579 16
15 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 2.999 23
16 Rubens Barrichello Honda 3.207 19
17 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 3.321 24
18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 3.388 25
19 Jarno Trulli Toyota 3.546 29
20 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 8.185 4
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:26 pm
by Ed
Second Friday pracitce session starting shortly
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:29 pm
by Ed
Air and track temperature at 29 degrees
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:32 pm
by Ed
Session underway after a short delay.
Rosberg is the first out on the track
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:34 pm
by Ed
Vettel, Kubica, Alonso and Heidfeld follow
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:37 pm
by Ed
Rosberg is the first to set a time but it is very slow as he lost time in the 3rd sector.
Vettel then Kubica then Alonso fastest!