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 4:00 pm

Michael now pits!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:01 pm

Massa sets the fastest 2nd and 3rd sector times!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:02 pm

Button is up in 3rd, Raikkonen in 5th. Both with a single stop each!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:03 pm

Button pits!

Michael in trouble!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:03 pm

Michael retires with an engine failure!!!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:04 pm

Michael gets out of the car. He is visibly shocked!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:05 pm

Alonso now leads with Massa in second and Raikkonen is up into 3rd!

15 laps remaining!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:06 pm

Top 8 after lap 39: Alonso, Massa, Raikkonen, Fisichella, Button, Trulli, R Schumacher and Heidfeld.

Retirements: Albers, Coulthard, M Schumacher
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:08 pm

Webber goes off and crashes heading into the main straight!

He walks away from his car!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:09 pm

de la Rosa pits! It is likely that Raikkonen will also pit!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:09 pm

Raikkonen pits and rejoins ahead of the Toyotas!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:10 pm

Alonso leads Massa on lap 41 by 10.5 seconds!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:12 pm

Looks like Alonso is starting to ease off a bit!. Now lapping in the 1:34's

Massa isn't pushing and seems settled for second.
Fisichella in 3rd is 14.6 seconds behind!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:14 pm

Top 8 after lap 44: Alonso, Massa, Fisichella, Button, Raikkonen, Trulli, R Schumacher and Heidfeld.

Retirements: Albers, Coulthard, M Schumacher and Webber
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:15 pm

No close fights in the top 8 at this stage. The order will likely remain the same assuming no mistakes or mechanical failures!
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