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2010 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix

1st Friday Practice

Session results - Discussion Thread

1st Friday Practice

 Australian Formula One Grand Prix - 1st Friday Practice(03/26/2010) 
12:35
NewsOnF1: 
First Friday practice session underway in Melbourne. The cars are going on their installation laps
Friday March 26, 2010 12:35 NewsOnF1
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rf1paddockpass: 
Robert is now doing his installation lap
Friday March 26, 2010 12:35 rf1paddockpass
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rf1paddockpass: 
This track is known for being bumpy in places
Friday March 26, 2010 12:35 rf1paddockpass
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VirginRacing: 
Both cars out. Pitlane a bit tight for turning out of the garage. http://moby.to/rwvxv1
Friday March 26, 2010 12:36 VirginRacing
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InsideFerrari: 
everything ok for both drivers
Friday March 26, 2010 12:36 InsideFerrari
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rf1paddockpass: 
Both cars back in the box for usual checks
Friday March 26, 2010 12:36 rf1paddockpass
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VirginRacing: 
Timo in. Everything looking ok. Lucas coming in too.
Friday March 26, 2010 12:36 VirginRacing
12:37
NewsOnF1: 
It is mostly sunny in Melbourne with air temperature at 25 degrees
Friday March 26, 2010 12:37 NewsOnF1
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VirginRacing: 
Circuit a bit slippery. Less bumpy than Lucas thought it might be
Friday March 26, 2010 12:38 VirginRacing
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OfficialMGP: 
First practice is underway in sunny Melbourne. Nico's done his installation lap and Michael just heading out now.
Friday March 26, 2010 12:38 OfficialMGP
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clubforce: 
and Paul completes his first laps at a GP event with force india, a double installation
Friday March 26, 2010 12:38 clubforce
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rf1paddockpass: 
Drivers have stepped out of the car while the engineers start the initial setup work
Friday March 26, 2010 12:43 rf1paddockpass
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VirginRacing: 
Slight brake change for timo's car. Lucas is in the classic driver pose with monitor on car
Friday March 26, 2010 12:44 VirginRacing
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MikeGascoyne: 
Hi from the pitwall in Melbourne. First session started - both cars completed installation laps okay
Friday March 26, 2010 12:44 MikeGascoyne
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rf1paddockpass: 
We are also doing some adjustments to the drivers' helmets for the microphone and drinks
Friday March 26, 2010 12:44 rf1paddockpass
12:44
NewsOnF1: 
15 minutes into the session and no one has set a time yet. The track is quiet
Friday March 26, 2010 12:44 NewsOnF1
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InsideFerrari: 
now it's just matter of waiting for the right moment to make the first run. The plan is to use just one set of tyres
Friday March 26, 2010 12:45 InsideFerrari
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VirginRacing: 
Lucas with monitor on car. It's all quiet now. http://moby.to/fquo5h
Friday March 26, 2010 12:46 VirginRacing
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TheFifthDriver: 
If you're watching the Race 1.0b and you have any questions, drop us a line NOW!
Friday March 26, 2010 12:47 TheFifthDriver
12:47
NewsOnF1: 
Bruno Senna goes out on the track in the HRT
Friday March 26, 2010 12:47 NewsOnF1
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InsideFerrari: 
yes, because you have to give back one set at the end of FP1
Friday March 26, 2010 12:54 InsideFerrari
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VirginRacing: 
Everyone is in the pits. Lucas ready to go
Friday March 26, 2010 12:55 VirginRacing
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VirginRacing: 
Timo's set up change nearly finished. Warmers offf Lucas, and out
Friday March 26, 2010 12:56 VirginRacing
12:58
NewsOnF1: 
Lucas di Grassi in the Virgin is on the track
Friday March 26, 2010 12:58 NewsOnF1
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rf1paddockpass: 
Vitaly is ready for a first short run
Friday March 26, 2010 1:02 rf1paddockpass
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rf1paddockpass: 
Robert is getting ready, he should be on his way soon
Friday March 26, 2010 1:03 rf1paddockpass
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VirginRacing: 
Timo ready to go with a practice start on the way out expected.
Friday March 26, 2010 1:05 VirginRacing
1:05
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton is now on the track
Friday March 26, 2010 1:05 NewsOnF1
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InsideFerrari: 
both drivers back in the car, ready for the second run
Friday March 26, 2010 1:07 InsideFerrari
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OfficialMGP: 
Both cars fired up and heading out now...
Friday March 26, 2010 1:07 OfficialMGP
1:07
NewsOnF1: 
More cars are now on the track
Friday March 26, 2010 1:07 NewsOnF1
1:08
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton is fastest so far with a 1:30.076. Kobayashi in second and de la Rosa in third
Friday March 26, 2010 1:08 NewsOnF1
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InsideFerrari: 
actually this is the proper first run..
Friday March 26, 2010 1:09 InsideFerrari
1:09
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi goes off and loses part of his front wing!
Friday March 26, 2010 1:09 NewsOnF1
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MikeGascoyne: 
First run completed by Heikki - tyres taking a long time to warm up and getting more grip throughout the run
Friday March 26, 2010 1:10 MikeGascoyne
1:11
NewsOnF1: 
He actually lost part of his front wing prior to going off
Friday March 26, 2010 1:11 NewsOnF1
1:11
NewsOnF1: 
Session is stopped to clear the piece of the front wing
Friday March 26, 2010 1:11 NewsOnF1
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VirginRacing: 
Red flag. Probably the Sauber that lost a front wing...
Friday March 26, 2010 1:12 VirginRacing
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rf1paddockpass: 
Red flag. Debris on the track
Friday March 26, 2010 1:12 rf1paddockpass
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InsideFerrari: 
red flag because of kobayashi's front wing lost at turn 12
Friday March 26, 2010 1:12 InsideFerrari
1:12
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi went hard over the kurbs which cause the damage to the front wing
Friday March 26, 2010 1:12 NewsOnF1
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clubforce: 
And Paul's first laps interrupted by red flag period, he's coming back to the garage now.
Friday March 26, 2010 1:13 clubforce
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OfficialMGP: 
Red light... debris from a car hitting a bollard. Heading back in.
Friday March 26, 2010 1:13 OfficialMGP
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clubforce: 
Paul:'getting up to speed. Seems stable, got some traffic on 2nd lap then 3rd lap already the debris then the red flag. Getting used to it.'
Friday March 26, 2010 1:14 clubforce
1:14
[Comment From Deep Deep : ] 
Where is Liuzzi? and when will Sutil replace Di Resta? Any news? Ed: Di Resta is only for practice
Friday March 26, 2010 1:14 Deep
1:15
NewsOnF1: 
Session starting shortly
Friday March 26, 2010 1:15 NewsOnF1
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VirginRacing: 
Lucas seems reasonably happy with the setup at the moment
Friday March 26, 2010 1:16 VirginRacing
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rf1paddockpass: 
Vitaly reports on some understeer
Friday March 26, 2010 1:16 rf1paddockpass
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rf1paddockpass: 
Robert is back out now
Friday March 26, 2010 1:16 rf1paddockpass
1:17
NewsOnF1: 
Webber on track
Friday March 26, 2010 1:17 NewsOnF1
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OfficialMGP: 
And Nico's back out again after that short interruption...
Friday March 26, 2010 1:17 OfficialMGP
1:18
NewsOnF1: 
Jenson Button is also on track and so is Vettel
Friday March 26, 2010 1:18 NewsOnF1
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InsideFerrari: 
Fernando firing up now
Friday March 26, 2010 1:18 InsideFerrari
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VirginRacing: 
On Timo's car we're making a slight tyre pressure change but otherwise staying pretty much as is
Friday March 26, 2010 1:19 VirginRacing
1:19
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso now on the track as well
Kubica moves into second with a 1:29.886
Friday March 26, 2010 1:19 NewsOnF1
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MikeGascoyne: 
Hydraulic leak from the cooler on Jarno's car. Not a problem we have seen before but now fixed
Friday March 26, 2010 1:20 MikeGascoyne
1:20
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg takes second and has now set the fastest time in S1 so far
Friday March 26, 2010 1:20 NewsOnF1
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MikeGascoyne: 
Heikki doing some engine lambda runs to improve mapping
Friday March 26, 2010 1:21 MikeGascoyne
1:21
NewsOnF1: 
Roseberg now fastest with a 1:28.357. Button quick!
Friday March 26, 2010 1:21 NewsOnF1
1:22
NewsOnF1: 
Indeed Button goes quickest with a 1:27.798
Friday March 26, 2010 1:22 NewsOnF1
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OfficialMGP: 
And Michael too... 38 mins remaining of the session.
Friday March 26, 2010 1:22 OfficialMGP
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VirginRacing: 
Tyre covers ready to come off on both cars
Friday March 26, 2010 1:23 VirginRacing
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VirginRacing: 
Timo out. Lucas ready.
Friday March 26, 2010 1:24 VirginRacing
1:25
NewsOnF1: 
Button now fastest with a 1:27.482
Friday March 26, 2010 1:25 NewsOnF1
1:27
NewsOnF1: 
Kubica now goes second with a 1:27.582
Friday March 26, 2010 1:27 NewsOnF1
1:27
NewsOnF1: 
Big crash!
Friday March 26, 2010 1:27 NewsOnF1
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rf1paddockpass: 
Second fastest time for Robert. Good effort
Friday March 26, 2010 1:27 rf1paddockpass
1:28
NewsOnF1: 
The session is stopped. Kobaysahi has once again lost his front wing
Friday March 26, 2010 1:28 NewsOnF1
1:29
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi lost his front wing and went off. Debris on the track is only from the front wing. Kobayashi managed to stop without actually crashing
Friday March 26, 2010 1:29 NewsOnF1
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InsideFerrari: 
another red flag: kobayashi lost the front wing again
Friday March 26, 2010 1:29 InsideFerrari
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OfficialMGP: 
Red flag! Kobayashi again...
Friday March 26, 2010 1:31 OfficialMGP
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ClaireVWilliams: 
Kobayashis just gone off for the second time this session
Friday March 26, 2010 1:31 ClaireVWilliams
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rf1paddockpass: 
All cars in the pit. The track is being cleared of bits of polystyrene. Shouldn't take too long
Friday March 26, 2010 1:31 rf1paddockpass
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clubforce: 
2nd red flag caused by sauber again. Tonio happy, traction seems good he says
Friday March 26, 2010 1:31 clubforce
1:32
NewsOnF1: 
Session restarting shortly
Friday March 26, 2010 1:32 NewsOnF1
1:33
NewsOnF1: 
Just over 25 minutes remaining in the session
Friday March 26, 2010 1:33 NewsOnF1
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VirginRacing: 
Green light so Lucas out
Friday March 26, 2010 1:34 VirginRacing
1:34
NewsOnF1: 
Jarno Trulli yet to set a time. Lotus reported a hydraulics problem
Friday March 26, 2010 1:34 NewsOnF1
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InsideFerrari: 
difficult to make any judgement so far
Friday March 26, 2010 1:35 InsideFerrari
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rf1paddockpass: 
Pit lane open again
Friday March 26, 2010 1:35 rf1paddockpass
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VirginRacing: 
No change on his car. Shame we had tostop for the red light.
Friday March 26, 2010 1:35 VirginRacing
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VirginRacing: 
Timo wants some changes to improve handling over bumps
Friday March 26, 2010 1:36 VirginRacing
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MikeGascoyne: 
Both cars out on track after red light, Heikki doing a long run to the flag
Friday March 26, 2010 1:36 MikeGascoyne
1:36
NewsOnF1: 
Trulli makes it out on the track
Friday March 26, 2010 1:36 NewsOnF1
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TheFifthDriver: 
we're answering your questions at http://mclaren.com/home
Friday March 26, 2010 1:37 TheFifthDriver
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VirginRacing: 
Ted kravitz from BBC just going past our pits :-) http://moby.to/aq44j4
Friday March 26, 2010 1:37 VirginRacing
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VirginRacing: 
Small aero change on timo's car
Friday March 26, 2010 1:37 VirginRacing
1:38
NewsOnF1: 
Trulli jumps into 20th place
Friday March 26, 2010 1:38 NewsOnF1
1:39
NewsOnF1: 
Current gap between 1st and 24th is 8.482 seconds
Friday March 26, 2010 1:39 NewsOnF1
1:42
NewsOnF1: 
19 cars on the track
Friday March 26, 2010 1:42 NewsOnF1
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InsideFerrari: 
still working on a small setup change on felipe's car
Friday March 26, 2010 1:42 InsideFerrari
1:43
NewsOnF1: 
Kubica goes fastest with a 1:27.327
Friday March 26, 2010 1:43 NewsOnF1
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InsideFerrari: 
now felipe is ready to go while fernando is coming in
Friday March 26, 2010 1:44 InsideFerrari
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rf1paddockpass: 
Robert has just done the best time
Friday March 26, 2010 1:44 rf1paddockpass
1:44
NewsOnF1: 
Kovalainen spins but recovers
Friday March 26, 2010 1:44 NewsOnF1
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VirginRacing: 
Lucas currently 19th and running well
Friday March 26, 2010 1:44 VirginRacing
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rf1paddockpass: 
Vitaly P5
Friday March 26, 2010 1:44 rf1paddockpass
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rf1paddockpass: 
Another 15 minutes to go in this session
Friday March 26, 2010 1:44 rf1paddockpass
1:44
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg on a flyer! He is in 3rd now
Friday March 26, 2010 1:44 NewsOnF1
1:46
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:27.126 but Kubica about to take first place back
Friday March 26, 2010 1:46 NewsOnF1
1:46
NewsOnF1: 
Indeed Kubica goes fastest with a 1:26.927
Friday March 26, 2010 1:46 NewsOnF1
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VirginRacing: 
Timo back in. His car seems to be behaving differently to lucas's. Well check and send him out for the last few laps hopefully.
Friday March 26, 2010 1:46 VirginRacing
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rf1paddockpass: 
News: Australian GP - Practice 1 http://bit.ly/bGkHdh -Visit renaultf1.com
Friday March 26, 2010 1:48 rf1paddockpass
1:48
NewsOnF1: 
Yellow flags as de la Rosa stops on the track
Friday March 26, 2010 1:48 NewsOnF1
1:49
NewsOnF1: 
Bad start to the weekend for Sauber
Friday March 26, 2010 1:49 NewsOnF1
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VirginRacing: 
Lucas and Kovi swapping sector times. Both getting quicker
Friday March 26, 2010 1:49 VirginRacing
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VirginRacing: 
Lucas due in for a quick stop
Friday March 26, 2010 1:50 VirginRacing
1:50
NewsOnF1: 
de la Rosa's car has been removed from the track. 10 minutes to go
Friday March 26, 2010 1:50 NewsOnF1
1:50
NewsOnF1: 
A harmless spin by Petrov (he is currently in 10th
Friday March 26, 2010 1:50 NewsOnF1
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clubforce: 
Both cars back in after interrupted first runs. Both establishing baselines and set-ups for the weekend.
Friday March 26, 2010 1:50 clubforce
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VirginRacing: 
In pitlane
Friday March 26, 2010 1:50 VirginRacing
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VirginRacing: 
Change done and out
Friday March 26, 2010 1:50 VirginRacing
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VirginRacing: 
Just a minor cooling adjustment for Lucas there
Friday March 26, 2010 1:52 VirginRacing
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rf1paddockpass: 
Vitaly has gone back out
Friday March 26, 2010 1:52 rf1paddockpass
1:53
NewsOnF1: 
Massa improves into 5th with a 1:27.888
Friday March 26, 2010 1:53 NewsOnF1
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MikeGascoyne: 
Track cleaning up so times coming down in general
Friday March 26, 2010 1:53 MikeGascoyne
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MikeGascoyne: 
Jarno unhappy with rear grip in general
Friday March 26, 2010 1:53 MikeGascoyne
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InsideFerrari: 
fernando is going to run now
Friday March 26, 2010 1:53 InsideFerrari
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VirginRacing: 
Timo won't be out again this session. A couple of things we want to look at in the break and make sure we are out in p2
Friday March 26, 2010 1:54 VirginRacing
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rf1paddockpass: 
Last run for Robert in this session
Friday March 26, 2010 1:54 rf1paddockpass
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OfficialMGP: 
5mins remaining... Nico currently P2 and Michael P8
Friday March 26, 2010 1:55 OfficialMGP
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InsideFerrari: 
a lot of traffic: difficult to do a clean lap
Friday March 26, 2010 1:59 InsideFerrari
2:00
NewsOnF1: 
Session is over, just awaiting final flyers
Friday March 26, 2010 2:00 NewsOnF1
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rf1paddockpass: 
Good job from the drivers and the team in this session.
Friday March 26, 2010 2:01 rf1paddockpass
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rf1paddockpass: 
Best lap from Robert at 1.29.927
Friday March 26, 2010 2:02 rf1paddockpass
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VirginRacing: 
Session over. More from us in P2
Friday March 26, 2010 2:02 VirginRacing
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InsideFerrari: 
at the end at leat both drivers were able to do a good lap but the whole session was a bit messy because of red flags and traffic
Friday March 26, 2010 2:02 InsideFerrari
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rf1paddockpass: 
Vitaly 9th fastest time
Friday March 26, 2010 2:02 rf1paddockpass
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MikeGascoyne: 
Session over, Diff change for Heikki between the two sessions
Friday March 26, 2010 2:02 MikeGascoyne
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OfficialMGP: 
End of the session... Nico P2 1:27.126 18 laps and Michael P12 1:28.550 19 laps. Next session at 1630 local time!
Friday March 26, 2010 2:02 OfficialMGP
2:03
NewsOnF1: 
So the top 10 from first Friday practice are: Kubica, Rosberg, Button, Massa, Vettel, Alonso, Hamilton, Buemi, Petrov & Liuzzi
Friday March 26, 2010 2:03 NewsOnF1
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MikeGascoyne: 
Debrief for that session in 15 mins
Friday March 26, 2010 2:03 MikeGascoyne
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InsideFerrari: 
anyway we completed the programme, which is the most important thing
Friday March 26, 2010 2:03 InsideFerrari
2:07
NewsOnF1: 
11th - 24th: di Resta, Schumacher, Alguersuari, Webber, de la Rosa, Barrichello, Hulkenberg, Kobayashi, Trulli, Kovalainen, di Grassi, Senna, Chandhok and Glock
Friday March 26, 2010 2:07 NewsOnF1
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InsideFerrari: 
Hey @Boris and @ArjenSchat!!! Wake up, TwitterCounter is down: http://TwitterCounter.com
Friday March 26, 2010 2:19 InsideFerrari
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ClaireVWilliams: 
P16 for Rubens & P17 for the Hulk. Straight forward practice, no problems just prep work for tomorrow. LOTS of pics to follow......!
Friday March 26, 2010 2:27 ClaireVWilliams
2:29
 

 
 
 

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