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Driver of the day ?

Felipe Massa
7
37%
Kimi Raikkonen
1
5%
Robert Kubica
2
11%
Nick Heidfeld
3
16%
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
2
11%
Mark Webber
3
16%
Nico Rosberg
0
No votes
Fernando Alonso
1
5%
Giancarlo Fisichella
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 19

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:36 pm

Session over and the top 8 are: Massa (1:32.233), Raikkonen (+0.117), Rosberg (+0.182), Hamilton (+0.472), Kovalainen (+0.635), Nakajima (+0.888), Kubica (+1.100) and Trulli (+1.306).

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:04 pm

Second Friday practice session underway.

A number of drivers go out straight away.

Trulli is the first to set a time with a 1:37.587.

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:05 pm

Air temperature is at 30 degrees while track temperature is at 42 degrees.

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:06 pm

Bourdais now fastest ahead of Nakajima and Vettel then Trulli!

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:07 pm

Rosberg goes fastest only for Bourdais to better his time. Bourdais is on the softer compound.

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:10 pm

Fisichella now in second with a 1:35.388 with Kovalainen in 3rd

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:14 pm

Heidfeld fastest .... 12 minutes into the session and the top 8 are: Heidfeld, Bourdais, Fisichella, Rosberg, Kovalainen, Alonso, Kubica and Webber

There doesn't appear to be much grip on the track
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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:16 pm

Heidfeld improves with a 1:34.324, Trulli now in second.

Massa, Raikkonen and Hamilton are on the track now.

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:16 pm

Massa moves into 3rd but Raikkonen is flying and is about to go fastest

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:18 pm

Raikkonen fastest with a 1:33.550 (on the harder compound)

Hamilton is now fastest in S1 (he is on the softer compound)

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:19 pm

Hamilton now fastest with a 1:33.068

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:21 pm

Bourdais into 3rd!! A 1:33.407

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:24 pm

Kubica up into 4th

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:25 pm

Hamilton improves in 1st place with a 1:32.849

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Post by Ed » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:27 pm

30 minutes into the session and the top 8 are: Hamilton, Raikkonen, Bourdiias, Kubica, Heidfeld, Trulli, Massa and Fischella

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