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This is the place to discuss everything related to the eighth round of the 2008 season taking place at Magny Cours between the 20th and the 22nd of June.

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The event timetable for the French Grand Prix.

Friday
1st Practice 10:00 local time - 8:00 GMT
2nd Practice 14:00 local time - 12:00 GMT

Saturday
Practice 11:00 local time - 9:00 GMT
Qualifying 14:00 local time - 12:00 GMT

Sunday
Race 14:00 local time - 12:00 GMT

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First Friday practice is underway, all the drivers except for the Ferrari pair have completed installation laps.

Track temperature is 23 degrees and air temperature is 18 degrees.

Not much activity at the moment.

No times set yet

Jarno Trulli is getting ready to go out!

Nico Rosberg as well

Indeed Rosberg is on the track now.

Rosberg and Hamilton are facing a 10 place grid penalty this weekend.

Bourdais also on the track

More drivers are out including Piquet, Vettel and Nakajima

Meanwhile Rosberg sets a 1:18.331, Bourdais a 1:19.086

Vettel now fastest with a 1:17.268

Vettel improves with a 1:16.838

Piquet moves into second with a 1:18.083

Trulli on the track.

Trulli goes second ... now Coulthard is second!

Top 8 with 35 minutes into the session: Vettel, Coulthard, Trulli, Piquet, glock, Bourdais, Rosberg and Nakajima

Kovalainen and the 2 Ferraris are on the track!

Kovalianen into 4th

Now Kovalainen fastest with a 1:16.552.

Massa fast!