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Driver of the day

Lewis Hamilton
5
42%
Felipe Massa
1
8%
Nick Heidfeld
0
No votes
Fernando Alonso
3
25%
Sebastian Vettel
0
No votes
Robert Kubica
1
8%
Sebastien Bourdais
0
No votes
Mark Webber
0
No votes
Timo Glock
0
No votes
Kimi Raikkonen
2
17%
 
Total votes: 12
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Post by Snowy » Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:31 pm

It's reminiscent of the early part of the season with Ferrari half a sec clear of the field on the Friday morning. Perhaps they have reverted to their low fuel runs. Just hoping :wink:
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:33 pm

Session over - Top 8: Massa, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Kovalainen, Alonso, Webber, Bourdais and Vettel.

Full results

Position Driver Team Best Lap/Gap Laps
1 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:47.284 26
2 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0.339 26
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 0.594 27
4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 0.648 24
5 Fernando Alonso Renault 0.820 26
6 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1.144 29
7 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1.273 31
8 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1.674 24
9 Timo Glock Toyota 1.713 26
10 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1.784 25
11 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1.855 25
12 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1.901 26
13 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 2.327 30
14 Jarno Trulli Toyota 2.341 14
15 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 2.565 18
16 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 2.702 27
17 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 2.833 19
18 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 2.841 30
19 Jenson Button Honda 3.180 25
20 Rubens Barrichello Honda 3.621 25
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Post by Snowy » Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:37 pm

Catch you later. :)
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:38 pm

Snowy wrote:It's reminiscent of the early part of the season with Ferrari half a sec clear of the field on the Friday morning. Perhaps they have reverted to their low fuel runs. Just hoping :wink:
That is possible however Ferrari have been strong at Spa last year too.
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:57 pm

Second Friday practice session starting shortly

Air temperature at 18 degrees while track temperature at 17 degrees
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:00 pm

Session underway and Vettel is the first out followed by Heidfeld
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:02 pm

More drivers follow
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:05 pm

Hamilton goes fastest with a 1:48.805, Trulli second with a 1:50.521 and Vettel in 3rd
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:06 pm

Hamilton is on the softer compound
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:08 pm

Massa moves into second, Raikkonen in third
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:10 pm

Alonso in 4th with a 1:49.389
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:13 pm

Looks like most are going on the softer compound
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:19 pm

20 minutes into the session and the top 8 are: Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen, Alonso, Kovalainen, Trulli, Heidfeld and Vettel
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:22 pm

Mark Webber goes off and hits the barrier. He is OK but his car has sustained some damage
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:27 pm

It is raining!!
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