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Evevning chaps, just to kick things off for 2008:
Australian GP free practice session 2 times
1. HAMILTON McLaren 1m26.559s
2. WEBBER Red Bull 1m27.473s
3. MASSA Ferrari 1m27.640s
4. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m27.683s
5. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m28.037s
6. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m28.208s
7. TRULLI Toyota 1m28.292s
8. ROSBERG Williams 1m28.352s
9. FISICHELLA Force India 1m28.469s
10. GLOCK Toyota 1m28.582s
11. BUTTON Honda 1m28.632s
12. HEIDFELD BMW 1m28.731s
13. ALONSO Renault 1m28.779s
14. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m28.849s
15. KUBICA BMW 1m28.860s
16. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m29.077s
17. SUTIL Force India 1m29.161s
18. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m29.193s
19. PIQUET Renault 1m29.518s
20. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m29.605s
21. SATO Super Aguri 1m30.663s
22. DAVIDSON Super Aguri 1m31.527s
Australian GP free practice session 2 times
1. HAMILTON McLaren 1m26.559s
2. WEBBER Red Bull 1m27.473s
3. MASSA Ferrari 1m27.640s
4. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m27.683s
5. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m28.037s
6. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m28.208s
7. TRULLI Toyota 1m28.292s
8. ROSBERG Williams 1m28.352s
9. FISICHELLA Force India 1m28.469s
10. GLOCK Toyota 1m28.582s
11. BUTTON Honda 1m28.632s
12. HEIDFELD BMW 1m28.731s
13. ALONSO Renault 1m28.779s
14. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m28.849s
15. KUBICA BMW 1m28.860s
16. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m29.077s
17. SUTIL Force India 1m29.161s
18. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m29.193s
19. PIQUET Renault 1m29.518s
20. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m29.605s
21. SATO Super Aguri 1m30.663s
22. DAVIDSON Super Aguri 1m31.527s
Look like there were a lot of different fuel loads, so there is nothing conclusive about the times. Even Kimi is 1.65s behind Lewis but they were very similar yesterday, and Fisichella's Force India's times don't look realistic for the race.
RBR looks very promising though. Super Aguri is obviously suffering from lack of pre-season testing.
This should be a very interesting kick-off to the 2008 season!
Oh, and some choice quotes from the press conference:
Mark Webber:
I have a good headache today, I think that's from the heat. When your head is very hot, you get a bit of a headache, but apart from that, I feel fine in the car. We have a fantastic water system in the car that's like a kettle, about one hundred degrees, you might as well put a tea bag in it. We tested that today, so that's good, you can burn your tongue. It's really comfortable.
Q: (Mike Doodson) You guys are in the best place to judge your fellow drivers. Can each of you please nominate, who, apart from yourselves, you think will be World Champion at the end of this season?
MW: Kimi.
GF: Probably Kimi.
HK: No comment.
GF: Heikki, say Heikki.
TG: We have to wait and see how the first race goes. You never know who will be on the top but I don't know at the moment. We will see after the first race or two and then we will see which direction it goes. I would say Nelson!
NP: I was going to say Timo.
TG: Kimi.
NP: I was going to say Kimi as well.
SB: Obviously we haven't had the first qualifying yet, so it's very blurry, but if you have to pick, obviously the guy who won the championship last year must be the favourite.
Q: Heikki, team mate or compatriot?
HK: Lewis.
RBR looks very promising though. Super Aguri is obviously suffering from lack of pre-season testing.
This should be a very interesting kick-off to the 2008 season!
Oh, and some choice quotes from the press conference:
Mark Webber:
I have a good headache today, I think that's from the heat. When your head is very hot, you get a bit of a headache, but apart from that, I feel fine in the car. We have a fantastic water system in the car that's like a kettle, about one hundred degrees, you might as well put a tea bag in it. We tested that today, so that's good, you can burn your tongue. It's really comfortable.
Q: (Mike Doodson) You guys are in the best place to judge your fellow drivers. Can each of you please nominate, who, apart from yourselves, you think will be World Champion at the end of this season?
MW: Kimi.
GF: Probably Kimi.
HK: No comment.
GF: Heikki, say Heikki.
TG: We have to wait and see how the first race goes. You never know who will be on the top but I don't know at the moment. We will see after the first race or two and then we will see which direction it goes. I would say Nelson!
NP: I was going to say Timo.
TG: Kimi.
NP: I was going to say Kimi as well.
SB: Obviously we haven't had the first qualifying yet, so it's very blurry, but if you have to pick, obviously the guy who won the championship last year must be the favourite.
Q: Heikki, team mate or compatriot?
HK: Lewis.
Edited by Jungles on Friday 14th March 23:58
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