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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 10:47 pm

Heidfeld pits and rejoins behind Kubica.

Massa now leads the race
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:48 pm

Kovalainen (3rd) who is right behind Raikkonen now has yet to stop

Interesting strategies today ...
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:50 pm

Kovalainen pits with 10 laps to go.

Raikkonen's pace is pretty slow and Kubica may catch him!

Alonso in 10th is being caught by Barrichello!!

Hamilton is in 14th 3.9 seconds behind Nakajima
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:51 pm

Heidfeld sets the fastest lap of the race with a 1:33.565. He is 4.9 seconds behind Kubica.
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:52 pm

Lap 49 and the order is: Massa, Raikkonen, Kubica, Heidfeld, Kovalainen, Trulli, Webber and Rosberg.

Retirements: Vettel, Button, Piquet
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:53 pm

Now fastest lap by Kovalainen!! A 1:33.193
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:54 pm

Massa leads Raikkonen by 7.4 seconds.

Kubica is a further 3 seconds behind
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:55 pm

Barrichello in 11th just half a second behind Alonso
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:57 pm

Kubica isn't catching Raikkonen any more, gap is around 3 seconds
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:59 pm

Hamilton takes 13th from Nakajima
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:01 pm

Raikkonen is slowly catching Massa now but it is likely that Massa has dopped his pace a bit with just 3 laps to go
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:02 pm

Kubica is pushing again with just 2 laps to go!!
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:03 pm

Massa starts his final lap!
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:05 pm

And Felipe Massa wins the race ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and Robert Kubica
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:06 pm

Heidfeld, Kovalainen, Trulli, Webber and Rosberg make the top8
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