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Indexed: Sun Jul 20, 2008 @ 03:45:03AM 1 month 19 hours ago

Hockenheim was the scene of the most closely-fought qualifying session of the season. The entire grid was separated by two seconds in Q1 and the Honda Racing F1 Team improved its RA108 cars with each run. Jenson Button qualified 14th improving on recent form, while Rubens Barrichello will line up in 18th for tomorrow's German Grand Prix. Grip levels had changed a lot between this morning's final practice session and the start of qualifying, primarily due to the blustery wind conditions. As a result, both Honda drivers took to the track early in Q1 to ascertain what changes needed to be made to their cars. They set their fastest laps of Q1 in the dying moments of the session. Jenson's effort of 1:15.993s placed him 15th and just 0.1s shy of a place inside the top 10; Rubens was 0.2s slower than his team-mate but back in 18th place. ...

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