Aug 2, 2008
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Ahead of this morning's free practice session, the air temperature is 28 degrees C, while the track temperature is 33 degrees. It is bright and sunny, indeed, there is already a slight heat haze. One man who has some serious work to do this morning is Sebastian Vettel, who was sidelined in both sessions yesterday, both times due to hydraulics problems. It comes as no surprise that the German is one of the first men out on track, along with the Force Indias, Renaults, BMWs and Williams. It will be interesting to see if some teams, most notably Ferrari, stick with some of the new devices they tried yesterday, such as the 'dorsal fin'. Five minutes into the session, all but the Ferraris and Hondas have been out. A garage shot of the F2008 shows that Ferrari is indeed sticking with the dorsal fin. The tyre options this weekend...
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