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Driver of the day ?

Felipe Massa
1
10%
Kimi Raikkonen
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
8
80%
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Robert Kubica
0
No votes
Mark Webber
1
10%
Nelson Piquet
0
No votes
Fernando Alonso
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 10

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Post by Ed » Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:56 pm

Kubica on the track on the softer compound. He is currently in 14th place

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Post by Ed » Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:57 pm

Kubica goes 5th

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Post by Ed » Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:58 pm

Raikkonen on the softer compound has improved slightly, still in second with a 1:15.999

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Post by Ed » Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:59 pm

Vettel in 3rd! A 1:16.298

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Post by Ed » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:00 pm

Hamilton has returned to the track. He has only done 11 laps (the least of all). Looks like he has some sort of a problem.

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Post by Ed » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:02 pm

30 minutes remaining in the session and the top 8 are: Massa, Raikkonen, Vettel, Kovalainen, Kubica, Hamilton, Heidfeld and Coulthard.

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Post by Ed » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:04 pm

Hamilton is back on the track

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Post by Ed » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:06 pm

Hamilton is now on the softer compound

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Post by Ed » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:07 pm

Alonso in 3rd with a 1:16.260 (on the softer compound!)

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Post by Ed » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:08 pm

He nearly loses it at the last turn but recovers!

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Post by Ed » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:11 pm

Hamilton on the softer compound hasn't improved, he is in 7th at the moment

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Post by Ed » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:15 pm

With 15 minutes remaining, the top 8 are: Massa, Raikkonen, Alonso, Vettel, Kovalainen. Kubica, Heidfeld and Hamilton

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Post by Ed » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:16 pm

Webber is off the pace so far in practice. He is down in 16th place while Coulthard is 9th nearly 6 tenths quicker

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Post by Ed » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:20 pm

Final 10 minutes of the session and we expect most of the drivers back on the track

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Post by Ed » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:21 pm

Hamilton moves into 3rd! A 1:16.232 on the softer compound

Alonso on a flyer!

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