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Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:31 pm
by Snowy
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
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:33 pm
by Ed
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
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:37 pm
by Snowy
Catch you later.
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:38 pm
by Ed
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
That is possible however Ferrari have been strong at Spa last year too.
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:57 pm
by Ed
Second Friday practice session starting shortly
Air temperature at 18 degrees while track temperature at 17 degrees
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:00 pm
by Ed
Session underway and Vettel is the first out followed by Heidfeld
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:02 pm
by Ed
More drivers follow
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:05 pm
by Ed
Hamilton goes fastest with a 1:48.805, Trulli second with a 1:50.521 and Vettel in 3rd
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:06 pm
by Ed
Hamilton is on the softer compound
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:08 pm
by Ed
Massa moves into second, Raikkonen in third
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:10 pm
by Ed
Alonso in 4th with a 1:49.389
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:13 pm
by Ed
Looks like most are going on the softer compound
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:19 pm
by Ed
20 minutes into the session and the top 8 are: Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen, Alonso, Kovalainen, Trulli, Heidfeld and Vettel
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:22 pm
by Ed
Mark Webber goes off and hits the barrier. He is OK but his car has sustained some damage
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:27 pm
by Ed
It is raining!!