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The 2009 Australian Grand Prix Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:06 am
by Ed
This is the place to discuss everything related to the first round of the 2008 season taking place at Albert Park in Melbourne between the 14th and the 16th of March.
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The event timetable for the Australian Grand Prix.
Friday
1st Practice 12:30 local time - 01:30 GMT
2nd Practice 16:30 local time - 05:30 GMT
Saturday
Practice 14:00 local time - 03:00 GMT
Qualifying 17:00 local time - 06:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 17:00 local time - 06:00 GMT
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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:16 pm
by mlittle
Top-5 at the halfway mark of Friday's first practice.................
1} Raikkonen, 1:28.458 sec
2} Button, 1:28.641 sec
3} Massa, 1:28.959 sec
4} Heidfeld, 1:29.884 sec
5} Rosberg, 1:29.962 sec
---Raikkonen, Buemi and Rosberg have run the most laps at present, with 9 laps each
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:18 pm
by mlittle
---Massa appears to be on a flyer at the moment...unfortunately he couldn't sustain it the entire lap..........
---Rosberg now jumps up to 2nd on the charts w/a 1:28.501 sec
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:21 pm
by mlittle
40 minutes remaining in session 1
Top-5 at present: Kovalainen, Raikkonen, Rosberg, Button, Barrichello
No surprise seeing Ferrari and the Silver Arrows.............bet'ya everyone's watching the two Brawn entries at the moment, though............
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:22 pm
by mlittle
.....and Barrichello jumps to 1st in the session!
T & S is reporting a car has stopped on-track..............looks to be the Red Bull of Sebastien Vettel; track still green, however
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:23 pm
by mlittle
2 drivers are running sub-1:28's atm............
Barrichello, 1:27.743
Kovalainen, 1:27.982
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:24 pm
by mlittle
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:25 pm
by mlittle
Top-5 at the moment...............
Barrichello, Kovalainen, Glock, Raikkonen, Rosberg
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:27 pm
by mlittle
Quick bit of info..............
Fastest sector times...............
S1--Barrichello, 28.9 sec
S2--Kovalainen, 23.5 sec
S3--Barrichello, Kovalainen & Rosberg, 35.0 sec
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:29 pm
by mlittle
Approaching sixty minutes into session #1..........Barrichello still tops on the timing charts
Raikkonen resets fastest S1 time[28.8]...........fastest in S2(23.3)..................34.5 in sector 3; the Iceman takes 1st in the session!
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:31 pm
by mlittle
Looks like he's flying again; drops S1 time to 28.6....................remains 1st in the session
Top-5 at present.................
Raikkonen, Barrichello, Kovalainen, Glock, Rosberg
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:37 pm
by mlittle
In case anyone's wondering how Alonso's doing............don't worry, he's now in 7th at present w/a time of 1:28.613 sec at present(8 laps competed)
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:40 pm
by mlittle
Button now moves up to 2nd in the session w/a 1:27.467; Raikkonen still 1st w/a 1:26.750
Most laps completed................
Buemi--19 laps
Raikkonen--17 laps
Kubica--15 laps
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:44 pm
by mlittle
17 minutes remaining in the session
Top-5................
1--Raikkonen, 1:26.750 sec
2--Button, 1:27.467 sec
3--Barrichello, 1:27.743 sec
4--Rosberg, 1:27.789 sec
5--Kovalainen, 1.27.982 sec
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:45 pm
by mlittle
Rosberg jumps up to 2nd w/a 1:27.293; sets a personal best in S1 with a 29.2
