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Driver of the day ?

Lewis Hamilton
5
56%
Nick Heidfeld
1
11%
Rubens Barrichello
3
33%
Kimi Raikkonen
0
No votes
Fernando Alonso
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
0
No votes
Kazuki Nakajima
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 9
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Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:41 pm

Glock's car makes it back to the pits!

If the fault isn't major, he should be able to go back
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Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:42 pm

Massa on an installation lap!
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Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:43 pm

Good to see him back on the track with 45 minutes remaining
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Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:46 pm

Halfway into the session and the order is: Kovalainen, Vettel, Rosberg, Barrichello, Hamilton, Webber, Button and Coulthard
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Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:49 pm

Rosberg moves into second with a 1:20.748
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Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:55 pm

Massa in 11th!
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Post by Ed » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:58 pm

Now Button in 4th with a 1:20.929.

Looking at the order, it appears that the teams are running very different programs!
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:01 am

Trulli loses his rear wing under braking it seems!!

He crashes but he is ok
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:03 am

Trulli's car heavily damaged at the rear right side
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:08 am

Nakajima now spins and hits the barriers losing the front wing and damaging the rear!
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:15 am

15 minutes remaining and the top 8 are: Kovalainen, Rosberg, Webber, Vettel, Button, Massa, Nakajima and Barrichello
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:24 am

Most are on their final runs on the softer compound
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:25 am

Hamilton and Massa on flyers!
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:26 am

Hamilton pits after being a fraction down on Kovalainen in S2
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Post by Ed » Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:28 am

Coulthard who annouced his retirment at the end of the season moves into 4th!
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