The 2006 Japanese Grand Prix

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Driver of the day

Fernando Alonso
11
69%
Felipe Massa
1
6%
Giancarlo Fisichella
1
6%
Jenson Button
1
6%
Kimi Raikkonen
1
6%
Kimi Raikkonen
1
6%
Jarno Trulli
0
No votes
Ralf Schumacher
0
No votes
Nick Heidfeld
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 16
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:29 pm

Button who was running in second has made his 1st stop!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:31 pm

Fisichella is in 9th following his stop. He is behind Ralf. Trulli is in front of both.

Michael still out.
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:32 pm

Michael pits now! Lap 18!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:33 pm

He rejoins in 1st. Alonso is second.

Heidfeld pits and that clears Massa!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:33 pm

Raikkonen is in 4th and has yet to stop!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:34 pm

Gap Michael to Alonso is 5.4 seconds!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:35 pm

How will this set of tyres affect the 2 Championship contenders ?
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:36 pm

Alonso faster than Michael in S1 and S1 but slower in S3!

Webber and de la Rosa pit
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:37 pm

The Spyket of Albers loses all its rear right suspension!

There is a lot of debris, will the safety car be deployed ?
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:38 pm

Albers manages to make it back to the pits with 3 wheels!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:39 pm

Raikkonen makes his 1st stop on lap 22!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:40 pm

Lap 22 and the gap between Michael and Alonso is 5.5 seconds!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:41 pm

Top 8 after lap 23: M Schumacher, Alonso, Massa, Trulli, R Schumacher, Fisichella, Button and Raikkonen.

Retirements: Albers
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:43 pm

Michael and Alonso are lapping in the high 1:33's. Massa in 3rd has dropped back!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:44 pm

Alonso reduces the gap to Michael to under 5 seconds for the first time!
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