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Hülkenberg fastest in wet Algarve practice
18 September 2009 / Results / PhotosChampion Nick Hülkenberg began the final weekend to his title year in strong fashion by claiming the fastest time in first practice in Portugal. The German topped the half-hour session at Portimao in wet conditions as several drivers' names took turns to visit the top of the order.
Rain started falling just before the first session opened, handing the drivers a further complication as they went out to learn the new circuit. Hülkenberg led for much of the session: Filippi, Alberto Valerio and Dani Clos briefly claiming the top spot during the session, but the German ultimately stopped the clock at 1:50.343, three tenths ahead of Valerio and Filippi.
With two sessions in quick succession and the conditions against them, the drivers were notably conservative as they circulated. While there were no notable off track excursions Michael Herck had to retire early with mechanical gremlins, and Vitaly Petrov and Johnny Cecotto ended the session a lap early when they came together at the hairpin, both gesticulating wildly at the other as the marshals approached to push the cars off the circuit.
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