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Driver of the day ?

Felipe Massa
9
53%
Fernando Alonso
2
12%
Kimi Raikkonen
0
No votes
Sebastian Vettel
3
18%
Lewis Hamilton
2
12%
Timo Glock
0
No votes
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
1
6%
 
Total votes: 17

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Post by Ed » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:23 pm

Massa now fastest with a 1:12.305

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Post by Ed » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:24 pm

Massa pits

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Post by Ed » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:25 pm

Hamilton locks up badly!

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Post by Ed » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:26 pm

Hamilton pits.

Kovalainen on the track.

It appears so far the the McLaren is quick in S1 and S3 while the Ferrari is quick in S2.

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Post by Snowy » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:28 pm

Exceedingly quick in sector 2 :shock: There's some local knowledge at work there. Especially in the damp. :wink:
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Post by Ed » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:28 pm

With just a minute remaining, everyone is on the track except for Massa and Button

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Post by Snowy » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:29 pm

Everyone has come back out with 1 minute to go! :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Post by Ed » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:30 pm

Massa returns to the track with no time left!!

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Post by Ed » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:33 pm

Sesson over as the drivers practice starts on the start-finish line.

Top 8: Massa, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Kubica, Kovalainen, Alonso, Webber and Piquet

Full results

Position Driver Team Best Laptime/Gap Total Laps
1 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:12.305 24
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 0.190 23
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0.202 18
4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 0.569 24
5 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 0.620 20
6 Fernando Alonso Renault 0.756 25
7 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 0.993 24
8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1.073 39
9 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1.121 28
10 Timo Glock Toyota 1.161 33
11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1.295 24
12 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1.316 23
13 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1.344 30
14 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1.371 28
15 Jenson Button Honda 1.461 13
16 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1.501 24
17 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1.531 30
18 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1.556 19
19 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 2.399 21
20 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 2.516 21
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Post by Snowy » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:35 pm

Later Ed. :wave:
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Post by Ed » Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:10 am

Second Friday practice session underway,

It is dry with air temperature at 17 degrees and track temperature at 22 degrees

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Post by Ed » Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:12 am

10 minutes into the session and the top 8 are: Glock, Webber, Massa, Kovalainen, Trulli, Vettel, Heidfeld and Kubica

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Post by Ed » Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:12 am

Now Massa goes fastest with a 1:13.077

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Post by Ed » Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:13 am

Trulli goes faster with a 1:12.999

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Post by Ed » Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:16 am

Now Massa responds with a 1:12.923

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