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Driver of the day ?

Sebastian Vettel
15
100%
Heikki Kovalainen
0
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Robert Kubica
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No votes
Fernando Alonso
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No votes
Felipe Massa
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Lewis Hamilton
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No votes
Mark Webber
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No votes
 
Total votes: 15
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:04 pm

The drivers are over 4 seconds slower in these conditions than the Force India cars were ealier in the session
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:06 pm

Sutil spins but recovers
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:07 pm

Glock in 4th with a 1:36.800
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:08 pm

Massa struggling to get a lap together. He has ran wide at a number of locations around the track.

He pits from 14th and last. 7 seconds off the pace
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:10 pm

Bourdais has completed the most laps so far with 20.

The 2 McLarens, 2 BMWs, Webber and Nakajima have yet to set a time.

Nakajima went out but went off and has remained in the pits since.
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:13 pm

It is pouring rain now!

Only Vettel on the track
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:15 pm

Vettel pits!

A storm is approaching and even though it is 11:15 am, it is dark out there!
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:19 pm

It is very unlikley that anyone would go out in these conditions.
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:21 pm

Rain is starting to flood the pit garages and the pit crews are trying to get the water back out!
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:22 pm

Some of the on track mounted cameras are very much under water!
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:26 pm

The session has official been stopped!

4 minutes remaining!

Pit crews are struggling to keep water out of the pit garages! The drainage system isn't coping!
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:31 pm

Session over. Top 8: Sutil, Barrichello, Fisichella, Glock, Rosberg, Alonso, Bourdais and Trulli.

Full results:

Position Driver Team Best Lap/Gap Laps
1 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:32.842 18
2 Rubens Barrichello Honda 0.586 14
3 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 0.853 19
4 Timo Glock Toyota 3.958 13
5 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 4.058 9
6 Fernando Alonso Renault 4.123 10
7 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 4.300 20
8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 4.372 13
9 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 4.550 5
10 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 4.912 13
11 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 5.215 11
12 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 5.461 7
13 Jenson Button Honda 6.220 12
14 Felipe Massa Ferrari 7.391 5
15 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber No time 1
16 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota No time 2
17 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber No time 1
18 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes No time 1
19 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault No time 1
20 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes No time 1
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Post by jacfan » Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:43 pm

Oh wow this sounds awful. Hope for better weather on race day and for qualifying too.
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:58 pm

2nd Friday practice starting shortly.

The rain has stopped and no rain is predicted in the next 20 minutes
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Post by Ed » Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:59 pm

Air temperature is at 21 degrees while track temperature is at 23 degrees
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