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Driver of the day ?

Lewis Hamilton
4
80%
Felipe Massa
0
No votes
Kimi Raikkonen
0
No votes
Fernando Alonso
1
20%
Robert Kubica
0
No votes
Timo Glock
0
No votes
Nelson Piquet
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 5

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:24 pm

Now Massa responds and goes fastest with a 1:36.983!

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:24 pm

Bourdais goes fastest!! A 1:36.860

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:25 pm

Alonso back on the track. He is currently 18th!

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:26 pm

Hamilton responds with a 1:36.669

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:27 pm

Massa improves but remains in 3rd

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:29 pm

Hamilton overshoots his pitlane entry. He manages to reverse and get back on the pitlane

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:29 pm

Barrichello on a quick one.

Looks like some teams are running low fuel already!

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:30 pm

Barrichello in 3rd with a 1:36.923

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:31 pm

30 minutes into the session and the top 8 are: Hamilton, Bourdais, Barrichello, Massa, Rosberg, Kovalainen, Coulthard and Glock

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:33 pm

Piquet in 7th with a 1:37.208

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:34 pm

By contrast Alonso is still in 18th place!

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:35 pm

It is very tight though with just 1.6 seconds separating the entire field

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:37 pm

Kovalainen on a quick lap!

Track temperature is up to 33 degrees!

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:39 pm

Kovalainen goes fastest with a 1:36.587. He lost some time in the 3rd sector but still managed to go fastest

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Post by Ed » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:41 pm

Hamilton goes fastest with a 1:36.416

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