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By Caroline Cheese

BBC Sport’s Sarah Holt at the Nurburgring: "Caroline, many apologies for my delayed greetings. BBC HQ has been up in arms this morning as Eddie Jordan arrived with news that the hotel left a hot water bottle on his bed last night. Given the bone-rattling gusts that we are being subjected to up in the mountains, the rest of the BBC crew would give anything for such luxuries. Yes I know, how the cars cope with the chilly temperatures will be much more crucial come qualifying."1008: Just seeing a thermal image of the Force India mechanics working on Giancarlo Fisichella’s car. Not sure why, although I can exclusively reveal that none of the Force India mechanics are hot at the moment. And there’s Timo Glock, his helmet bearing the words ‘GlockDog’ in gold lettering. Word.BBC Sport’s pit-lane reporter Lee McKenzie: "It’ll be interesting to see if Lewis Hamilton can continue his momentum after finishing top of the timesheets in practice on Friday. Or was it simply a confidence boost for engine partner Mercedes-Benz on home turf One team principal told me yesterday that they reckoned Hamilton was just running on vapours to look good and there was no more to it than that."1002: Dark clouds overhead at the Nurburgring, and the weather forecast for today and tomorrowis not looking clever. Although I’m feeling ready for another wet race, don’t know about you.BBC Sport’s Jake Humphrey on Twitter:"BBC F1 team are in the house. Eddie Jordan forgot a jumper so is wearing a lovely BBC top. It’s still cold. Could this be Mark Webber’s pole day"1000: Green light is on and the cars are streaming out of the pits. Except Kimi Raikkonen, who’s probably had a lie-in. Oh no, here he is now.0957: If Bernie is reading this, I am also a trustworthy person. Very, very trustworthy. So if you’ve got another of those blank cheques lying around… Everyone else, manually refresh your page for the magic of moving pictures (in the UK).BBC Sport’s Andrew Benson at the Nurburgring: "At breakfast at Ferrari this morning, I put orange juice on my cornflakes and burnt my toast. Three early starts in a row must be catching up with me. It’s gone all cloudy again, too."0951: I’ve held off as long as I can… On to politics. Bernie Ecclestone has told the Times newspaper that Max Mosley will not go back on his promise to step down as FIA boss. "He’s an honourable person," says Bernie. "I’ve always said Max can have a cheque signed by me, without any name or amount on it, because he’s a trustworthy guy."0947: Mark Webber was the quickest man in first practice yesterday, but Sebastian Vettel was the faster of the two Red Bulls in the afternoon. It literally hurts me to support an Aussie, but I’ll make an exception for Webber. I’d like to see him win one too.

From Andy via text on 81111: "Be great to see Webber get a win this weekend. Top bloke!"Force India on Twitter:"Weather much better this morning, warmer and sunny. Chance of rain later."BBC Sport’s Andrew Benson at the Nurburgring: "The Eifel mountains looked lovely this morning, with large patches of blue sky and cotton wool clouds. Could we be in for a rare dry Nurburgring day"0943: McLaren have gone four races without a point, and Lewis Hamilton has failed to get out of first qualifying for the last three, so the team have rushed ahead with new aero parts for Hamilton’s car, with one mechanic apparently working 36 hours flat out. Heikki Kovalainen, though, is stuck with the old package.0938: Before qualifying, we’ll warm up with a bit of final practice at 1000 BST. Lewis Hamilton went quickest in second practice yesterday in a move that was probably designed to please Mercedes at their home track. But Hamilton seems pleased with his hastily revamped McLaren. "We’ve still got a long way to go but, most importantly, these new upgrades are pushing us in the right direction"0930: Hello. Some would say you’ve got too much sport to choose from today. But let me tell you this: it’s going to rain all day in Cardiff, and today’s stage in the Tour de France will see the riders string out on the way up the hill and then catch each other up on the way down again. Something like that anyway. So stick with me, I’ve got qualifying thrills and spills for you

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