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By Sam Lyon
1204: Timo Glock nets a lap time of 1.27:539
1203: Fisichella posts the first time with a lap of 1.29:273 - no more than a warm-up lap really.
The likes of Bourdais, Vettel and Sutil are all out now.
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1200: Giancarlo Fisichella is first out on the circuit as the likes of Red Bull and McLaren make their final preparations.
1159: We're just moments away now people, settle in for what could be a cracking qualifying session...
1153: Little weather update for you and, with the Turkish Grand Prix brought forward on the calendar, the traditional hot and sunny skies have been replaced with overcast conditions at Istanbul Park, although it is dry as it stands despite forecasts of rain.
"Ferrari are running heavy loads my friend, probably the same as the McLaren as well. Fernando Alonso is, at best, 5th on the grid, with fuel corrected."
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1150: Alright, who wants a refresh of the qualifying rules?
Well, Super Aguri's withdrawal from the 2008 World Championship leaves only 20 cars on the starting grid for the first time since the Chinese Grand Prix back at the end of the 2005 campaign.
As such, the qualifying format will be altered with immediate effect, so that five cars drop out of both Q1 and Q2 rather than six, with 10 still going through to the final Q3 shoot-out
1145: We couldn't be in for a shock front-row line-up at Istanbul Park could we?
Red Bull driver and BBC Sport columnist Mark Webber surprisingly topped the time charts in final practice on Saturday, with the McLarens of Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen and the Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa well down the pecking order.
Fans of those drivers will be hoping heavier fuel loads are to blame for their slow pace, but Ferrari in particular are thought to be struggling with the car's set-up following gearbox problems on Friday.
Still, barring mechanical problems, the Ferraris remain favourites to lock out the front row at the demanding circuit.
The track's technical layout - punctuated by long, sweeping bends - seems tailor-made to emphasise the Ferrari's strengths.
But can Hamilton and McLaren, BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica or even double world champion Fernando Alonso in the Renault - who have all started on the front row this season - get in among the red cars?
Or can Webber stun the masses and land a maiden pole position?
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(BBC)
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