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Driver of the day ?

Lewis Hamilton
2
14%
Robert Kubica
1
7%
Felipe Massa
0
No votes
Mark Webber
3
21%
Rubens Barrichello
0
No votes
Kazuki Nakajima
0
No votes
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Adrian Sutil
8
57%
 
Total votes: 14
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Post by Ed » Sat May 24, 2008 7:04 pm

Everyone except Raikkonen and the 2 Toyota's have completed their installation laps.

No timed laps yet
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Post by Ed » Sat May 24, 2008 7:06 pm

Massa is the first to set a time with a 1:23.729

The 2 Williams are back on the track and so is Raikkonen
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Post by Ed » Sat May 24, 2008 7:07 pm

Massa improves to a 1:21.359.

The 2 Toyotas are on the track now
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Post by Ed » Sat May 24, 2008 7:11 pm

Massa improves with a 1:19.836. Rosberg in second ahead of Glock, Bourdais and Trulli
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Post by Ed » Sat May 24, 2008 7:28 pm

Just about halfway into the session ahd Kovalainen is fastest ahead of Hamilton and Raikkonen. Rosberg, Kubica, Massa, Webber and Sutil make the top 8.
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Post by Ed » Sat May 24, 2008 7:29 pm

Apologies for the delay due to a technical glitch!

Kovalainen touches a barrier and damages his rear right!

Yellow flags
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Post by Ed » Sat May 24, 2008 7:33 pm

Session had been red-flagged

And it is raining now
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Post by Ed » Sat May 24, 2008 7:37 pm

Piquet and Alonso are back on the track

Piquet is currently in 14th while Alonso is 16th!
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Post by Ed » Sat May 24, 2008 7:42 pm

The cars are now lapping around the 1:35 mark due to the wet track
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Post by Ed » Sat May 24, 2008 7:44 pm

Button has just set a time in the 1:33's
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Post by Ed » Sat May 24, 2008 7:47 pm

This weather is expected to remain for the qualifying and the race
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Post by Ed » Sat May 24, 2008 7:53 pm

Cars are going out on practice runs in slightly wet conditions.

The times remain in the mid 1:30's
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Post by Ed » Sat May 24, 2008 7:56 pm

Looks like part of the track is drying now!

Under 3 minutes remain
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Post by Ed » Sat May 24, 2008 7:58 pm

Almost everyone on the track now!
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Post by Ed » Sat May 24, 2008 7:59 pm

Kubica has just set a time in the 1:26's That is impressive!
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