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By Mark Orlovac
0241: Now this is your commentary and I know you wouldn’t want me to struggle all alone here tonight. You know the drill by now, get involved by text on 81111 (UK) or +44 7786200666 (worldwide) or by tweet onTwitter.](http://twitter.com/markorlovac)Here’s the plan for today, we have third practice at 0300 GMT, followed by qualifying at 0600 GMT. There’s coverage of all today’s action on the Red Button and on Radio 5 live Sports Extra. Jake Humphrey and the boys will be on BBC 1 from 0500 GMT. Beauty.
BBC Sport’s Sarah Holt on Twitter:](http://twitter.com/sarahholtf1)“The weather report on display in media HQ gloomily says there are ‘possible showers’…” 0236: The Briton doesn’t seem to be having a great time of it in Melbourne of late does he The latest incident comes a year after he was stripped of his podium finish at the Aussie GP for providing evidence “misleading to the stewards”. Anyhow, before his little run-in with the boys in blue, Hamilton said Friday practice, in which he and team-mate Jenson Button set the fastest times of the day, has given him real hope of agood performance](http://www.paklinks.com/sport2/low/motorsport/formula_one/8586615.stm)at Albert Park. “The car feels better than it’s ever felt at this track so it’s a major positive,” said Hamilton. “Going into qualifying I feel we can at least attack the guys at the front.”
0233: Morning all. Is it morning Or should it be afternoon Not a clue. Hope you’ve had a more restful night than Hamilton did. In case you missed it, just hours after setting the fastest time in Friday practice, the McLaren driver last nightissued an apology](http://www.paklinks.com/sport2/low/motorsport/formula_one/8589435.stm)for “over exuberant driving” after he was pulled over by Melbourne police as he left the Albert Park track. His road car was impounded and he is facing a charge of improper use of a vehicle. We’ve all done it.0230: “Allo, allo. What do we have here Who do you think you are Lewis Hamilton”