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The 2007 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:38 pm
by Ed
This is the place to discuss everything related to the sixteenth round of the 2007 season taking place at Shanghai between the 5th and 7th of October.
The event timetable for the Chinese Grand Prix.
Friday
1st Practice 10:00 local time - 02:00 GMT
2nd Practice 14:00 local time - 06:00 GMT
Saturday
Practice 11:00 local time - 03:00 GMT
Qualifying 14:00 local time - 06:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 14:00 local time - 06:00 GMT
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:40 pm
by Ed
1st Friday Practice session: Apologies everyone but due to problems with satellite coverage, there will be no coverage this session.
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:34 pm
by Ed
Session over and the top 4 are very close! Just 0.186 separates them
Top 8: Raikkonen, Alonso, Massa, Hamilton, Rosberg, Kubica, Trulli and Fisichella
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:34 pm
by Bundy
2nd Practice
Kimi
Alonso
Massa
Hamilton
Trulli
Webber
Ralf
DC
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:29 pm
by Ed
Thanks Bundy and it was very close between Raikkonen, Alonso and Massa! Just 0.023 seconds
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:13 pm
by mlittle
The Saturday practice just ended a few minutes ago.....................
1st} Raikkonen, 1:36.100(15 laps)
2nd} Alonso, 1:36.126(13 laps)
3rd} Hamilton, 1:36.227(14 laps)
4th} Massa, 1:36.405(14 laps)
5th} Schumacher, 1:36.959(18 laps)
6th} Coulthard, 1:36.964(13 laps)
7th} Kubica, 1:37.024(23 laps)
8th} Kovalainen, 1:37.106(14 laps)
9th} Heidfeld, 1:37.176(18 laps)
10th} Webber, 1:37.315(13 laps)
11th} Rosberg, 1:37.323(16 laps)
12th} Liuzzi, 1:37.463(18 laps)
13th} Button, 1:37.564(19 laps)
14th} Trulli, 1:37.679(20 laps)
15th} Davidson, 1:37.732(15 laps)
16th} Vettel, 1:37.759(19 laps)
17th} Fisichella, 1:37.791(17 laps)
18th} Barrichello, 1:37.920(20 laps)
19th} Wurz, 1:37.926(16 laps)
20th} Sato, 1:38.577(16 laps)
21st} Sutil, 1:38.868(20 laps)
22nd} Yamamoto, 139.517(21 laps)
Weather forecasts for the Shanghai area are calling for possible rain during the afternoon with more showers on the horizon for Sunday(reports are that a typhoon is approaching the Shanghai area......
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:23 pm
by Ed
Top 8 after the 1st Qualifying session: Raikkonen, Massa, Hamilton, Alonso, Kubica, Heidfeld and Coulthard.
Knocked out: Barrichello, Fisichella, Wurz, Sato, Sutil, Yamamoto.
It is surprising to see a Renault this much down the timesheets. Kovalainen just made it in 16th!
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:24 pm
by Ed
Second qualifying session underway and the air temperature is 30 degrees while track temperature is 46 degrees.
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:29 pm
by Ed
After taking a while for the cars to come out, now all the cars are on the track!
Raikkonen at this stage is fastest in S1 and S2
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:34 pm
by Ed
The top 4 are settled: Raikkonen, Massa, Alonso and Hamilton. Raikkonen is actually much faster than the other 3.
Those from 5th onwards will all go out again!
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:36 pm
by Ed
11 drivers on the track fighting for the last 6 places.
This will be just one flying lap for all of them as there is just 1 minute remaining!
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:40 pm
by Ed
Top 10 at the end of the 2nd qualifying session: Raikkonen, Massa, Alonso, Hamilton, Kubica, Heidfeld, Coulthard, Webber, Schumacher and Button.
Knocked Out: Liuzzi, Vettel, Trulli, Kovalainen, Davidson and Rosberg
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:44 pm
by Ed
3rd qualifying sesson about to get underway and Hamilton is at the front once again.
Just to add to mlittle's earlier comments about the weather, thunderstorms are forecasted for tomorrow particularly during the race with a 99% chance of rain!
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:46 pm
by Ed
And the cars are away!
I think this is the first time both Red Bull cars have made it into the 3rd session and both Renault cars are out of it!
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:52 pm
by Ed
First round of stops and Hamilton pits and the others follow