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Driver of the day ?

Felipe Massa
7
37%
Kimi Raikkonen
1
5%
Robert Kubica
2
11%
Nick Heidfeld
3
16%
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
2
11%
Mark Webber
3
16%
Nico Rosberg
0
No votes
Fernando Alonso
1
5%
Giancarlo Fisichella
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 19
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:01 pm

Interesting fight between Button and Coulthard for 19th!!

Kubica pits!
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:02 pm

They change just one tyre!

Rosberg and Piquet also pit
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:04 pm

Kubica rejoins in 9th!!

Button and Coulthard carsh into each other as Button tries to overtake!!

He loses his front wing. Coulthard keeps going
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:05 pm

Raikkonen pits!
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:06 pm

Trulli and Alonso pit as well!
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:07 pm

On the following lap, Massa, Heidfeld and Kovalainen pit!!
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:08 pm

Button returns to the pits, he retires
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:11 pm

Hamilton has finally caught up with Davidson who lets him pass!
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:12 pm

Hamilton clears Sato

He is up into 14th.

Glock pits from 4th, he was fighting with Alonso for 9th
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:13 pm

And he does get ahead of Alonso
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:15 pm

Lap 25 and the order is: Massa, Raikkonen, Kubica, Heidfeld, Kovalainen, Trulli, Webber and Rosberg.

Retirements: Vettel, Button

Nakajima in 11th has yet to stop
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:17 pm

Massa leads Raikkonen by 5.1 seconds. Kubica has dropped a bit behind and is now a further 7.2 seconds while Heidfeld is currently catching Kubica
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:18 pm

Hamilton is in 14th catching Fisichella
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:21 pm

Glock in 9th is catching Rosberg. Just 0.7 seconds behind

Meanwhile, Hamilton is still trying to pass Fisichella
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:23 pm

A lockup from Fisichella allows Hamilton to close right up and Hamilton passes him on the straight. Interesting.
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