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AnniHilat0R · 27th May 2008, 04:30

Well Kimi hit a wet patch and lost the rear of the car under braking, he couldnt do much. Hard Luck for Sutil. He really drove well.

RacingForIndia · 6th June 2008, 15:32

Kimi looks dazed of late, all this politics of F1 is probably not going well with him.
Anyways, looking forward to the canadian GP. Initial reports suggest that it will be a wet race.

AnniHilat0R · 7th June 2008, 23:47

2008 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA Practice One:

Times
01 F. Massa Ferrari 1:17.553 14 laps
02 R. Kubica BMW 1:17.809 12 laps
03 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:18.133 10 laps
04 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:18.182 13 laps
05 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:18.292 12 laps
06 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:18.303 8 laps
07 M. Webber Red Bull 1:18.712 11 laps
08 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:18.809 12 laps
09 K. Nakajima Williams 1:18.971 24 laps
10 F. Alonso Renault 1:19.005 13 laps
11 N. Rosberg Williams 1:19.093 20 laps
12 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:19.228 21 laps
13 T. Glock Toyota 1:19.346 28 laps
14 J. Trulli Toyota 1:19.568 31 laps
15 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:19.815 16 laps
16 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:19.888 15 laps
17 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:20.091 23 laps
18 R. Barrichello Honda 1:20.173 17 laps
19 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:20.541 16 laps
20 J. Button Honda 1:21.542 17 laps

2008 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA Practice Two:

Times
01 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:15.752 42 laps
02 R. Kubica BMW 1:16.023 41 laps
03 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:16.093 39 laps
04 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:16.331 36 laps
05 F. Massa Ferrari 1:16.413 27 laps
06 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:16.589 43 laps
07 M. Webber Red Bull 1:16.604 39 laps
08 N. Rosberg Williams 1:16.767 37 laps
09 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:17.019 43 laps
10 J. Trulli Toyota 1:17.068 46 laps
11 K. Nakajima Williams 1:17.242 37 laps
12 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:17.334 31 laps
13 R. Barrichello Honda 1:17.462 39 laps
14 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:17.508 39 laps
15 T. Glock Toyota 1:17.549 31 laps
16 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:17.559 38 laps
17 F. Alonso Renault 1:17.644 30 laps
18 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:17.813 37 laps
19 J. Button Honda 1:17.842 39 laps
20 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:18.076 17 laps

2008 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA Practice Three:

Times
01 N. Rosberg Williams 1:16.555 16 laps
02 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:16.589 22 laps
03 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:16.725 17 laps
04 F. Massa Ferrari 1:16.787 19 laps
05 K. Nakajima Williams 1:16.898 16 laps
06 J. Trulli Toyota 1:16.946 20 laps
07 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:16.952 16 laps
08 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:17.060 19 laps
09 M. Webber Red Bull 1:17.062 16 laps
10 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:17.085 16 laps
11 R. Kubica BMW 1:17.109 17 laps
12 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:17.282 17 laps
13 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:17.322 20 laps
14 R. Barrichello Honda 1:17.557 19 laps
15 T. Glock Toyota 1:17.557 20 laps
16 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:17.608 24 laps
17 F. Alonso Renault 1:17.683 16 laps
18 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:17.766 17 laps
19 J. Button Honda 1:18.178 19 laps
20 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:18.424 21 laps

AnniHilat0R · 7th June 2008, 23:51

2008 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA Qualifying:

Times
01 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:17.886
02 R. Kubica BMW 1:18.498
03 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:18.735
04 F. Alonso Renault 1:18.746
05 N. Rosberg Williams 1:18.844
06 F. Massa Ferrari 1:19.048
07 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:19.089
08 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:19.633
09 R. Barrichello Honda 1:20.848
10 M. Webber Red Bull no time
11 T. Glock Toyota 1:18.031
12 K. Nakajima Williams 1:18.062
13 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:18.238
14 J. Trulli Toyota 1:18.327
15 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:18.393
16 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:18.916
17 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:19.108
18 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:19.165
19 J. Button Honda 1:23.565
20 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso no time

Cant say much. Hamilton dominated the qualifying. The Ferrari's were good in sector 1 & 2, but well they werent able to pull out the sector three timings well. Overall McLarens were setting the highest speed in all three sectors. Felt bad for Webber, he could have improved. Good run from Kubica as well. Getting a feeling that Hamilton might overcook it tomorrow. Just getting a feeling. Anyways, its a personal feeling. Lets see what happens.

SilentEngine · 8th June 2008, 00:03

Hamilton's last lap was amazing. He was nearly a second faster than Kimi in sector 3. But I think he might be 2-3 laps lighter than Kimi, which might play into Kimi's hands if he gets a good start.
There is also a chance of rain during the race, so that can make things interesting

nitrous · 8th June 2008, 14:25

Hamilton is back to showing he's a microprocessor controlled ,precision driving robot. Lol.
Man, that last lap was blistering fast!
To raise the bar by 0.6 seconds after the end of the third qualifying session is unreal.
Lets see if it is him or the light fuel load today.

danlalan · 8th June 2008, 16:00

i can already see raikko dropping behind Alonso... Seems Hamilton wins this one too.

Vid6639 · 8th June 2008, 23:09

Like father like son. Lewis just clobbered kimi in the pitlane cause he didn't see the red light which Kubica and Kimi stopped for.

nkapoor777 · 8th June 2008, 23:17

Stupid from Lewis! The excitement got the better of him there. He is lucky, it wasn't Schumi in the Ferrari he cloberred into. Kimi was the usual Ice Man in taking it rather sportingly. Anyone else would have surely given him an earful for that stupid mistake.

Call me a Tifosi or Conspiracy Theorist: Lewis could have easily crashed into Kubica's BMW, but he chose to go for Kimi's Ferrari by swerving to the left at the last moment. Hmmm!

Dippy · 8th June 2008, 23:19

Rats !!! What a stupid accident. Lewis just did what his father did a few days ago. Dad crashes a CGT and sons his Mclaren into a Ferrari. Kimi was really catching up on Robert till the Safety car period. What a waste/. Hope Kubica can take it now

nkapoor777 · 9th June 2008, 00:13

A BMW 1-2! Who could have predicted that? But I am pleased for Kubica finally getting a win under his belt. Lewis' mistake ruined what looked like a cracker of a GP! Kimi was on fire with a string of fastest laps just before the safety car came in.

Nikhilb2008 · 9th June 2008, 00:27

Brilliant race. BMW 1-2 !! Who would have predicted that before the start ? And Hamilton is such an idiot !! In a way, it is probably fitting justice that Kimi suffered for no fault of his, but it's so stupid of Hamilton. Kimi was effectively in the race lead at that time !!

I am so glad that Crybaby crashed out.

AnniHilat0R · 9th June 2008, 00:28

2008 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA Result:

Results
01 R. Kubica BMW 1:36:24.447
02 N. Heidfeld BMW + 16.495
03 D. Coulthard Red Bull + 23.352
04 T. Glock Toyota + 42.627
05 F. Massa Ferrari + 43.934
06 J. Trulli Toyota + 47.775
07 R. Barrichello Honda + 53.597
08 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso + 54.120
09 H. Kovalainen McLaren + 54.433
10 N. Rosberg Williams + 57.749
11 J. Button Honda + 1:17.540
12 M. Webber Red Bull + 1:21.229
13 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso + 1 laps
Did not finish
14 G. Fisichella Force India F1 + 17 laps
15 K. Nakajima Williams + 23 laps
16 F. Alonso Renault + 25 laps
17 N. Piquet jr. Renault + 29 laps
18 K. Räikkönen Ferrari + 50 laps
19 L. Hamilton McLaren + 50 laps
20 A. Sutil Force India F1 + 56 laps

Well had stated that Hamilton will over cook it and what a way he did. Feel sad for Kimi and not to forget Rosberg. His nose knocked out and well. Anyways it could have landed the other way, Hamilton might have knocked Kubica out and ruined his race, but well this is the way it went. Well done by Kubica, but not to forget I feel that "IF" Heidfeld would have held Kubica back for a while on his out laps, it might have been a different case as he was on a one stop. Anyways, well done Kubica, brilliant racing!!!

@Nikhilb2008, who's Crybaby ?

Dippy · 9th June 2008, 00:35

A great race win by Kubica and a well desreved one at that. It was an awesome set of fastest laps before his second stop. Massa lot alot in that que up of the pitstop but he had a great fight back up the field. The move at the hair pin taking two in one go was too good. All of a sudden we have a new leader in the championship. Its getting more exciting each race.

@Annihilator: I think Crybaby = Alonso

IronWolf · 9th June 2008, 00:39

Well dont want to sound like a Hamilton supporter however, its quite stupid to have a Red light situation like that when drivers are trying to push it to the limit. I dont think that rule is going to stay for too long. Plus A Stationary F1 car is only going to heat up unnecessarily.

Well driven by Kubica. He was ripping that pathetic tarmac apart on lap 41-49 just to get that 25 sec lead. Fast pit stop and back into the lead.

Excellent job by the Polish driver. He now leads the championship.

Beginning of season many were wondering who this tall funny looking driver was.

Just watching the interview. Heidfeld look pretty unhappy for someone who he got second place in a F1 GP.

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27th May 2008, 04:30	#2581
AnniHilat0R BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 291 Thanked: 68 Times	Well Kimi hit a wet patch and lost the rear of the car under braking, he couldnt do much. Hard Luck for Sutil. He really drove well.
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6th June 2008, 15:32	#2582
RacingForIndia BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 483 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	Kimi looks dazed of late, all this politics of F1 is probably not going well with him. Anyways, looking forward to the canadian GP. Initial reports suggest that it will be a wet race.
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7th June 2008, 23:47	#2583
AnniHilat0R BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 291 Thanked: 68 Times	2008 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA Practice One: Times 01 F. Massa Ferrari 1:17.553 14 laps 02 R. Kubica BMW 1:17.809 12 laps 03 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:18.133 10 laps 04 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:18.182 13 laps 05 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:18.292 12 laps 06 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:18.303 8 laps 07 M. Webber Red Bull 1:18.712 11 laps 08 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:18.809 12 laps 09 K. Nakajima Williams 1:18.971 24 laps 10 F. Alonso Renault 1:19.005 13 laps 11 N. Rosberg Williams 1:19.093 20 laps 12 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:19.228 21 laps 13 T. Glock Toyota 1:19.346 28 laps 14 J. Trulli Toyota 1:19.568 31 laps 15 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:19.815 16 laps 16 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:19.888 15 laps 17 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:20.091 23 laps 18 R. Barrichello Honda 1:20.173 17 laps 19 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:20.541 16 laps 20 J. Button Honda 1:21.542 17 laps 2008 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA Practice Two: Times 01 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:15.752 42 laps 02 R. Kubica BMW 1:16.023 41 laps 03 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:16.093 39 laps 04 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:16.331 36 laps 05 F. Massa Ferrari 1:16.413 27 laps 06 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:16.589 43 laps 07 M. Webber Red Bull 1:16.604 39 laps 08 N. Rosberg Williams 1:16.767 37 laps 09 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:17.019 43 laps 10 J. Trulli Toyota 1:17.068 46 laps 11 K. Nakajima Williams 1:17.242 37 laps 12 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:17.334 31 laps 13 R. Barrichello Honda 1:17.462 39 laps 14 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:17.508 39 laps 15 T. Glock Toyota 1:17.549 31 laps 16 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:17.559 38 laps 17 F. Alonso Renault 1:17.644 30 laps 18 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:17.813 37 laps 19 J. Button Honda 1:17.842 39 laps 20 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:18.076 17 laps 2008 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA Practice Three: Times 01 N. Rosberg Williams 1:16.555 16 laps 02 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:16.589 22 laps 03 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:16.725 17 laps 04 F. Massa Ferrari 1:16.787 19 laps 05 K. Nakajima Williams 1:16.898 16 laps 06 J. Trulli Toyota 1:16.946 20 laps 07 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:16.952 16 laps 08 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:17.060 19 laps 09 M. Webber Red Bull 1:17.062 16 laps 10 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:17.085 16 laps 11 R. Kubica BMW 1:17.109 17 laps 12 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:17.282 17 laps 13 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:17.322 20 laps 14 R. Barrichello Honda 1:17.557 19 laps 15 T. Glock Toyota 1:17.557 20 laps 16 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:17.608 24 laps 17 F. Alonso Renault 1:17.683 16 laps 18 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:17.766 17 laps 19 J. Button Honda 1:18.178 19 laps 20 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:18.424 21 laps
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7th June 2008, 23:51	#2584
AnniHilat0R BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 291 Thanked: 68 Times	2008 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA Qualifying: Times 01 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:17.886 02 R. Kubica BMW 1:18.498 03 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:18.735 04 F. Alonso Renault 1:18.746 05 N. Rosberg Williams 1:18.844 06 F. Massa Ferrari 1:19.048 07 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:19.089 08 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:19.633 09 R. Barrichello Honda 1:20.848 10 M. Webber Red Bull no time 11 T. Glock Toyota 1:18.031 12 K. Nakajima Williams 1:18.062 13 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:18.238 14 J. Trulli Toyota 1:18.327 15 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:18.393 16 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:18.916 17 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:19.108 18 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:19.165 19 J. Button Honda 1:23.565 20 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso no time Cant say much. Hamilton dominated the qualifying. The Ferrari's were good in sector 1 & 2, but well they werent able to pull out the sector three timings well. Overall McLarens were setting the highest speed in all three sectors. Felt bad for Webber, he could have improved. Good run from Kubica as well. Getting a feeling that Hamilton might overcook it tomorrow. Just getting a feeling. Anyways, its a personal feeling. Lets see what happens. Last edited by AnniHilat0R : 7th June 2008 at 23:54.
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8th June 2008, 00:03	#2585
SilentEngine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KA19,KA04 Posts: 1,167 Thanked: 762 Times View My Garage	Hamilton's last lap was amazing. He was nearly a second faster than Kimi in sector 3. But I think he might be 2-3 laps lighter than Kimi, which might play into Kimi's hands if he gets a good start. There is also a chance of rain during the race, so that can make things interesting
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8th June 2008, 14:25	#2586
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 333 Times View My Garage	Hamilton is back to showing he's a microprocessor controlled ,precision driving robot. Lol. Man, that last lap was blistering fast! To raise the bar by 0.6 seconds after the end of the third qualifying session is unreal. Lets see if it is him or the light fuel load today.
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8th June 2008, 16:00	#2587
danlalan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: mumbai,JUHU Posts: 1,639 Thanked: 281 Times View My Garage	i can already see raikko dropping behind Alonso... Seems Hamilton wins this one too.
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8th June 2008, 23:09	#2588
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,709 Thanked: 44,136 Times View My Garage	Like father like son. Lewis just clobbered kimi in the pitlane cause he didn't see the red light which Kubica and Kimi stopped for.
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8th June 2008, 23:17	#2589
nkapoor777 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 609 Thanked: 147 Times	Stupid from Lewis! The excitement got the better of him there. He is lucky, it wasn't Schumi in the Ferrari he cloberred into. Kimi was the usual Ice Man in taking it rather sportingly. Anyone else would have surely given him an earful for that stupid mistake. Call me a Tifosi or Conspiracy Theorist: Lewis could have easily crashed into Kubica's BMW, but he chose to go for Kimi's Ferrari by swerving to the left at the last moment. Hmmm! Last edited by nkapoor777 : 8th June 2008 at 23:24.
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8th June 2008, 23:19	#2590
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,749 Thanked: 4,163 Times	Rats !!! What a stupid accident. Lewis just did what his father did a few days ago. Dad crashes a CGT and sons his Mclaren into a Ferrari. Kimi was really catching up on Robert till the Safety car period. What a waste/. Hope Kubica can take it now
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9th June 2008, 00:13	#2591
nkapoor777 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 609 Thanked: 147 Times	A BMW 1-2! Who could have predicted that? But I am pleased for Kubica finally getting a win under his belt. Lewis' mistake ruined what looked like a cracker of a GP! Kimi was on fire with a string of fastest laps just before the safety car came in.
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9th June 2008, 00:27	#2592
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,195 Thanked: 10,177 Times	Brilliant race. BMW 1-2 !! Who would have predicted that before the start ? And Hamilton is such an idiot !! In a way, it is probably fitting justice that Kimi suffered for no fault of his, but it's so stupid of Hamilton. Kimi was effectively in the race lead at that time !! I am so glad that Crybaby crashed out.
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9th June 2008, 00:28	#2593
AnniHilat0R BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 291 Thanked: 68 Times	2008 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA Result: Results 01 R. Kubica BMW 1:36:24.447 02 N. Heidfeld BMW + 16.495 03 D. Coulthard Red Bull + 23.352 04 T. Glock Toyota + 42.627 05 F. Massa Ferrari + 43.934 06 J. Trulli Toyota + 47.775 07 R. Barrichello Honda + 53.597 08 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso + 54.120 09 H. Kovalainen McLaren + 54.433 10 N. Rosberg Williams + 57.749 11 J. Button Honda + 1:17.540 12 M. Webber Red Bull + 1:21.229 13 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso + 1 laps Did not finish 14 G. Fisichella Force India F1 + 17 laps 15 K. Nakajima Williams + 23 laps 16 F. Alonso Renault + 25 laps 17 N. Piquet jr. Renault + 29 laps 18 K. Räikkönen Ferrari + 50 laps 19 L. Hamilton McLaren + 50 laps 20 A. Sutil Force India F1 + 56 laps Well had stated that Hamilton will over cook it and what a way he did. Feel sad for Kimi and not to forget Rosberg. His nose knocked out and well. Anyways it could have landed the other way, Hamilton might have knocked Kubica out and ruined his race, but well this is the way it went. Well done by Kubica, but not to forget I feel that "IF" Heidfeld would have held Kubica back for a while on his out laps, it might have been a different case as he was on a one stop. Anyways, well done Kubica, brilliant racing!!! @Nikhilb2008, who's Crybaby ?
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9th June 2008, 00:35	#2594
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,749 Thanked: 4,163 Times	A great race win by Kubica and a well desreved one at that. It was an awesome set of fastest laps before his second stop. Massa lot alot in that que up of the pitstop but he had a great fight back up the field. The move at the hair pin taking two in one go was too good. All of a sudden we have a new leader in the championship. Its getting more exciting each race. @Annihilator: I think Crybaby = Alonso
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9th June 2008, 00:39	#2595
IronWolf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Benga-loo-ru Posts: 1,569 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage	Well dont want to sound like a Hamilton supporter however, its quite stupid to have a Red light situation like that when drivers are trying to push it to the limit. I dont think that rule is going to stay for too long. Plus A Stationary F1 car is only going to heat up unnecessarily. Well driven by Kubica. He was ripping that pathetic tarmac apart on lap 41-49 just to get that 25 sec lead. Fast pit stop and back into the lead. Excellent job by the Polish driver. He now leads the championship. Beginning of season many were wondering who this tall funny looking driver was. Just watching the interview. Heidfeld look pretty unhappy for someone who he got second place in a F1 GP.
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