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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:26 pm
by Ed
Julian Mayo wrote:So we have a Mercedes powered car fastest in Germany, a german driver in second, and a Cologne built car way up there. (Pity Fisi stuck it in the bushes again)
Was this practice or a publicity stunt?????
Norbert Haug said this:
"We certainly did not post ‘show times’ for our home race; our speed was genuine and quite a bit better than in the last races. I certainly don’t expect us to be fastest tomorrow, but if everything comes together we probably will be in a position to deliver a solid job on race day"
It sounds like halfway between genuine pace and a publicity stunt!
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:56 pm
by Ed
Saturday practice session starting in around 5 minutes. It is cloudy with air temperature at 12 degrees and track temperature at 20 degrees
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:00 pm
by Ed
Session underway and cars stream out of the pitlane
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:03 pm
by Ed
Installation laps nearly completed. Only Barrichello yet to go out
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:08 pm
by Ed
All the cars are back in the pits.
Ferrari, Toyota and Brawn all have a modified front nose that resembles that of the Red Bull
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:10 pm
by Ed
10 minutes into practice and no timed laps yet!
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:11 pm
by Ed
Massa on the track
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:13 pm
by Ed
More drivers go back out including Raikkonen, Trulli and Fisichella
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:15 pm
by Ed
Massa sets a 1:35.232. First time of the day
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:16 pm
by Ed
Massa improves with a 1:34.548. Sutil in second and Raikkonen in third
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:18 pm
by Ed
Sutil now fastest! A 1:33.974. Heidfeld in second
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:19 pm
by Ed
Button on a flyer!
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:19 pm
by Ed
Button goes second
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:21 pm
by Ed
20 minutes into the session and the top 10 are: Glock, Button, Sutil, Massa, Rosberg, Raikkonen, Fisichella, Heidfeld, Trulli and Buemi
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:22 pm
by Ed
Button quickest as Hamilton locks up and goes wide