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Massa in 3rd and closer to Alonso's time

At this stage Alonso is fastest but he isn't fastest in any of the 3 sectors!!

How extraordinary He is full of suprises, good to see Lewis tying all together and getting onto Fernando's tail. I take it it was a bit of a kamakazi lap.

Session over - top 8: Alonso, Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen, Trulli, Schumacher, Fisichella and Webber

Snowy wrote:How extraordinary He is full of suprises, good to see Lewis tying all together and getting onto Fernando's tail. I take it it was a bit of a kamakazi lap.

1st and 3rd sectors Raikkonen is fastest and the middle sector is Hamilton.

Only on his last run did Hamilton manage to set a good middle sector. Of course we don't know if that is fuel or changed something on the car.

Alonso seems to have unlocked something since Italy! He isn't making mistakes, no lockups, going wide, sliding etc ...

I think he has signed a contract with another team and is feeling happier and more confident

Seeing as how Ron has started an unprovoked attack on Renault my guess is Fernando is on his way back to his ego massaging manager's team and a big pay rise and apology for not taking him seriously when he said he would leave

Snowy wrote:I think he has signed a contract with another team and is feeling happier and more confident

Seeing as how Ron has started an unprovoked attack on Renault my guess is Fernando is on his way back to his ego massaging manager's team and a big pay rise and apology for not taking him seriously when he said he would leave

Considering the events of the past week(especially the WMSC's decision yesterday) I really, really hope Hamilton wins the WDC this year......not just to figuratively stick it to Ferrari(which is always fun, of course! ) but also as a way of venting any anger towards Alonso the rest of the season(don't be surprised if Hamilton every so often "ignores" Alonso during the race Sunday and the remainder of the year).......

Not sure if you are being fair on Alonso mlittle,

If Alonso benefited from the Ferrari data then Hamilton would have also even if we beleive the claim that only de la Rosa and Alonso knew about the information exchange between Stepney and Coughlan.
Alonso has been helping Hamilton with his setup, I think Martin Brundle even said that at the last race.

But seriously, do you really think if Alonso knew, Hamilton wouldn't ?

And why didn't Alonso even show up in Paris while Hamilton did and had someone representing him. Shouldnt Alonso be the worried one ? I think there is more that they've managed to keep a lid on.

I think it would be extremely naive to think that the drivers do not discuss anything to do with their cars and the oppositions. They are just people. Think about your own conduct and others at your workplace and you know that there is always gossip and things being passed around.

I personally hope Alonso wins and sticks it to Ferrari, despite the fact that I actually like Massa.

Saturday practice session underway. Air temperature is 16 degrees and track temperature is 22 degrees.

Hamilton has just gone fastest with a 1:47.545

Raikkonen now fastest with a 1:47.363

Raikkonen improves with a 1:46.624, Massa moves into second with 1:47.238

Alonso stubbornly refuses to leave the pits!

Top 8: Raikkonen, Massa, Hamilton, Schumacher, Webber, Rosberg, Liuzzi, Wurz