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Driver of the day ?

Felipe Massa
7
88%
Lewis Hamilton
0
No votes
Robert Kubica
0
No votes
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
0
No votes
Sebastian Vettel
1
13%
Timo Glock
0
No votes
Nico Rosberg
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 8
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Post by Ed » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:20 pm

Raikkonen goes fastest only for Rosberg to go quicker
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Post by Ed » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:22 pm

Nakajima then Kubica then Vettel go fastest!

The lap times are dropping quickly
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Post by Ed » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:23 pm

Just over 20 minutes into the session and the top 8 are: Vettel, Kubica, Bourdais, Nakajima, Rosberg, Raikkonen, Massa and Glock
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Post by Ed » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:26 pm

Coulthard moves into 4th with a 1:40.545
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Post by Ed » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:32 pm

The Renaults continue to go around the circuit at slow speed around 20 seconds off the pace!

Trulli and Hamilton have yet to set a time!

30 minutes remain
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Post by Ed » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:35 pm

Hamilton on the track now

Vettel remains at the top of the timesheets
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Post by Ed » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:39 pm

Hamilton moves into 3rd with a 1:40.060
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Post by Ed » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:47 pm

Bourdais in second, Massa in third.

Have Toro Rosso really improved that much ?
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Post by Ed » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:53 pm

Final 10 minutes and the top 8 are: Vettel, Bourdais, Massa, Button, Kovalainen, Coulthard, Raikkonen and Glock
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Post by Ed » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:56 pm

Piquet goes fastest with a 1:39.452

Alonso in 19th!

Trulli yet to set a time
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Post by Ed » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:57 pm

Hamilton goes fastest then does Nakajami then does Bourdais!

The times are dropping as they practice low fuel runs
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Post by Ed » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:58 pm

And now Kubica is fastest with a 1:38.754

Alonso on a quick one!
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Post by Ed » Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:00 pm

Alonso loses a lot of time in the second sector

Now Rosberg on a fast one as the session ends
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Post by Ed » Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:01 pm

Rosberg moves into second with a 1:38.877
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Post by Ed » Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:03 pm

Session over, top 8: Kubica, Rosberg, Bourdais, Nakajima, Massa, Vettel, Hamilton and Heidfeld

Full Results

Position Driver Team Best lap/Gap Laps
1 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:38.754 15
2 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 0.123 18
3 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 0.255 16
4 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 0.516 17
5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0.522 18
6 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 0.546 16
7 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 0.560 13
8 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 0.581 18
9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 0.667 16
10 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 0.698 20
11 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 0.843 17
12 Jenson Button Honda 0.874 10
13 Fernando Alonso Renault 0.898 17
14 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1.048 14
15 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1.056 20
16 Timo Glock Toyota 1.165 22
17 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1.265 21
18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1.305 21
19 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1.758 20
20 Jarno Trulli Toyota No time 2
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