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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:22 pm
by Ed
10 minutes to go and the top 8 are: Massa, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Webber, Barrichello, Alonso, Glock and Button

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:27 pm
by Ed
Nearly everyone on the track

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:28 pm
by Ed
Kovalainen second with a 1:15.869.

Hamilton set to improve

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:29 pm
by Ed
Hamilton doesn't improve. Now Kovalainen going faster

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:30 pm
by Ed
Alonso moves into 4th with a 1:16.163

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:31 pm
by Ed
Kovalainen goes fastest with a 1:15.666

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:32 pm
by Snowy
Yikes that was exciting! :shock: It was like watching a race! :D

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:33 pm
by Ed
Hamilton goes fastest with a 1:15.537

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:35 pm
by Ed
Session over and the top 8 are: Hamilton, Kovalainen, Massa, Alonso, Raikkonen, Rosberg, Vettel and Heidfeld.

Full results:

Rank Driver Team Best Lap/Gap Total Laps
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.537 22
2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 0.129 19
3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0.259 22
4 Fernando Alonso Renault 0.626 22
5 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0.790 23
6 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1.069 27
7 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1.081 25
8 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1.182 20
9 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1.284 26
10 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1.526 26
11 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1.571 18
12 Jenson Button Honda 1.594 28
13 Timo Glock Toyota 1.648 28
14 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1.731 11
15 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1.934 30
16 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1.963 24
17 Jarno Trulli Toyota 2.019 29
18 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 2.247 29
19 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 3.242 8
20 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 5.969 16

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:10 pm
by Ed
Second Friday practice session underway.

Hamilton is fastest with a 1:15.817

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:13 pm
by Ed
Massa is in second but nearly a second behind!

It is dry with air temperature at 21 degrees and track temperature at 27 degrees

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:15 pm
by Ed
Top 8 with 15 minutes into the session: Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen, Heidfeld, Kovalainen, Vettel, Alonso and Kubica

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:17 pm
by Ed
Massa improves but remains just under half a second slower than Hamilton

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:19 pm
by Snowy
Rather scarey moment for Lewis earlier, coming up behind someone loitering on the apex of a corner! I really thoght he was going to go into the back of him! :shock:

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:19 pm
by Ed
Raikkonen nearly loses it, goes wide but recovers