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BMW Fuji Friday Practice1: No problems...as always
By BMW Sauber F1 Team
October 10 2008
In the first practice session for the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix, the BMW Sauber F1 Team drivers experienced no technical problems whatsoever. At the end of the busy session, Robert Kubica secured eighth position, with Nick Heidfeld finishing 14th .
The first practice session of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend was held in sunny conditions, with the temperatures reaching 23° C. The perfect conditions allowed both BMW Sauber F1 Team drivers to successfully complete their scheduled programmes.

Robert once again set the faster lap time of the two team-mates. While working on set-up and carrying out tyre evaluations, the Pole completed a total of 26 laps. He set his personal best time on his ninth lap at the end of his first stint. With his 1:20.160-minute lap, he temporarily held fifth position and despite the constantly permanently improving conditions, he still held eighth when the session ended.

Meanwhile, Nick also completed an impressive number of laps on his way to preparing his BMW Sauber F1.08 for the remainder of the weekend. The German completed a total of 23 laps and like his team-mate he set his personal fastest time rather early, on his 11th lap. At the end of the day, he finished 14th on the time sheets, with his 1:20.628-minute lap.

In the second practice session, starting at 14:00hrs local time (06:00hrs BST), Robert and Nick will continue their preparation work for the qualifying session on Saturday and the race on Sunday.

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