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Driver of the day ?

Felipe Massa
7
88%
Lewis Hamilton
0
No votes
Robert Kubica
0
No votes
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
0
No votes
Sebastian Vettel
1
13%
Timo Glock
0
No votes
Nico Rosberg
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 8
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Post by Ed » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:37 pm

Top 8 on lap 19: Kovalainen (yet to stop), Massa, Hamilton, Rosberg (yet to stop), Kubica, Heidfeld (yet to stop), Trulli and Glock (yet to stop)
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Post by Ed » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:38 pm

Kovalainen pits and Massa retakes the lead.
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Post by Ed » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:39 pm

Kovalainen rejoins behind Kubica and just ahead of Heidfeld
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Post by Ed » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:39 pm

Massa leads Hamilton by 3.5 seconds
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Post by Ed » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:41 pm

Heidfeld pits from 5th
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Post by Ed » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:43 pm

At the front Massa continues to increase the gap to Hamilton
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Post by Ed » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:47 pm

Hamilton is not responding to Massa's charge. He is now 6 seconds behind him.

Kubica is a further 14 seconds behind
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Post by Ed » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:49 pm

Order on lap 27: Massa, Hamilton, Kubica, Kovalainen, Glock (yet to stop), Raikkonen, Trulli and Vettel

Retirements: Alonso
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Post by Ed » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:51 pm

Hamilton is losing nearly half a second a lap in the first sector
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Post by Ed » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:53 pm

The single stoppers are now stopping, Webber, Button, Fisichella. Glock should be pitting shortly from 5th
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Post by Ed » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:55 pm

Glock pits and puts on the softer compound.

He joins in 9th ahead of Heidfeld.

That is a good strategy and it looks like he'll score a few points today as the cars in from have yet to make their final stop
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Post by Ed » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:59 pm

Piquet who is up into 11th has yet to make a stop!
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Post by Ed » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:00 pm

Piquet makes his only stop

Meanwhile Massa at the front sets the fastest lap so far with a 1:38.840
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Post by Ed » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:01 pm

Raikkonen is starting to push and is catching Kovalainen
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Post by Ed » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:02 pm

Another fastest lap for Massa with a 1:38.757

Gap to Hamilton up to 9.6 seconds
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