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Driver of the day ?

Sebastian Vettel
10
50%
Mark Webber
5
25%
Rubens Barrichello
0
No votes
Felipe Massa
4
20%
Jenson Button
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
0
No votes
Kimi Raikkonen
1
5%
 
Total votes: 20
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:04 am

30 minutes remain and the top 10 are: Webber, Vettel, Sutil, Nakajima, Trulli, Barrichello, Alonso, Kovalainen, Glock and Heidfeld
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:08 am

Once again this session it seems that the Red Bulls are untouchable. Tomorrow is when it counts though
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:10 am

Vettel quickest with a 1:19.456 on the hard compound!
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:16 am

It is tight from 5th - 12th with under 0.5s separating. Sutil & Nakajima (3rd & 4th) are probably light. Have Red Bull found something

15 minutes remain
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:23 am

Button who is currently in 18th place is back on the track. He is on the softer compound now - 7 minutes remaining
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:24 am

Webber parks his car. Looks like a mechanical problem
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:27 am

Replay shows Webber's car just slowed down after going slightly wide. Perhaps a drive shaft problem ?

Button up in 15th now!
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:30 am

Alonso up in 5th, Barrichello in 6th
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:32 am

Session over - Top 10: Vettel, Webber, Sutil, Nakajima, Alonso, Barrichello, Hamilton, Trulli, Rosberg and Piquet
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:34 am

Kubica, Kovalainen, Glock, Button, Heidfeld, Bourdais, Massa, Raikkonen, Fisichella and Buemi make the rest of the field

Rosberg covered the most number of laps with 42 while Kubica covered the least number of laps with 23
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:16 am

Team Friday practice reports added here

Webber's stop towards the end of the second practice session was due to hitting a kerb which stopped the electronics!
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Post by Julian Mayo » Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:48 am

Ed wrote:Team Friday practice reports added here

Webber's stop towards the end of the second practice session was due to hitting a kerb which stopped the electronics!
Then they better tighten the connections, hadn't they. :evil:
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:42 pm

Saturday practice session starts in 20 minutes. It was a Red Bull 1-2 in both sessions yesterday. Will be interesting to see if Red Bull continue to dominate and what will the Brawns do today.
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:57 pm

It is mostly cloudy at Silverstone. Air temperature is 13 degrees, track temperature at 16 degrees. It isn't as windy as yesterday
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Post by Ed » Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:02 pm

Session underway and the cars go out for their installation laps
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