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Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:31 pm
by Ed
He loses time in the second sector

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:31 pm
by Ed
Session over

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:32 pm
by Ed
Drivers practice starts at the starting grid.

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:35 pm
by Ed
Top 10: Barrichello, Massa, Hamilton, Kovalainen, Raikkonen, Nakajima, Rosberg, Button, Alonso and Webber

Buemi, Piquet, Vettel, Bourdais, Fisichella, Kubica, Heidfeld, Sutil, Glock and Trulli make the rest of the field.

Buemi covered the most number of laps with 37 laps. Vettel covered the least number of laps with 16. Vettel had what appeared to be an engine related problem with smoke coming out from one side. Moments later Webber complained of a problem and pitted.

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 9:59 pm
by Ed
Second Thursday practice session about to start. It is sunny and dry with air temperature at 24 degrees and track temperature at 40 degrees

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:01 pm
by Ed
Session underway and Buemi, Piquet and Rosberg go out immediately

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:02 pm
by Ed
More drivers stream out of the pits.

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:03 pm
by Ed
This morning, Barrichello topped the timesheets followed by Massa and Hamilton

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:04 pm
by Ed
Buemi sets a 1:23.542.

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:04 pm
by Ed
Rosberg is on a quick lap. He is on the super soft compound

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:05 pm
by Ed
Rosberg sets a 1:19.433

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:07 pm
by Ed
Rosberg goes fastest with a 1:18.486

Kubica has an engine failure!

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:08 pm
by Ed
Yellow flags!

That was a massive engine failure with thick smoke and flames coming out of the back of his car!

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:10 pm
by Ed
Kubica's car has been cleared.

10 minutes into the session and the order is: Rosberg, Kovalainen, Nakajima, Bourdais, Buemi, Alonso, Sutil, Piquet, Heidfeld and Glock

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:11 pm
by Ed
Kovalainen on a flyer!

Bourdais now in second and Button in third