The 2007 Japanese Grand Prix

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Driver of the Day ?

Lewis Hamilton
3
25%
Heikki Kovalainen
3
25%
Kimi Raikkonen
3
25%
David Coulthard
0
No votes
Felipe Massa
1
8%
Robert Kubica
1
8%
Vitantonio Liuzzi
1
8%
 
Total votes: 12
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:20 pm

Race starting in 10 minutes.

It is very wet!
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Post by mlittle » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:21 pm

Around 10 or so minutes to the start.............race control reporting that the race will begin under a safety car condition; teams must use full-wet tires and they will begin with a rolling start

Weather conditions(based on what can be seen on the Speed Channel broadcast)............wet, rainy and foggy :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:26 pm

Air temperature is 17 degrees while track temperature is 22 degrees
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:29 pm

Hamilton starts from Pole with Alonso in second.
Raikkonen in 3rd ahead of Massa in 4th.

Rosberg is starting from 16th due to an engine change

Liuzzi is starting from the pits.

The track is very wet and the race will start behind the safety car.
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:33 pm

Race underway behind the safety car!

The safety car isn't expected in for a few laps as the track is very wet!
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Post by mlittle » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:33 pm

Ed, are all the cars on full-wets or intermediates; watching the Speed broadcast, it looked like Raikkonen's on intermediates.....I thought with a wet-race start everyone was supposed to use full wets?
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:35 pm

Massa has spun and recovered but as he is on intermediates he pits!
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:36 pm

mlittle wrote:Ed, are all the cars on full-wets or intermediates; watching the Speed broadcast, it looked like Raikkonen's on intermediates.....I thought with a wet-race start everyone was supposed to use full wets?
Massa certainly is and he has pitted. Not sure about Raikkonen
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:37 pm

Well Raikkonen stops as well.

This is a disaster for Ferrari!!
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:39 pm

Lap 4 and the safety car is still out!
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:45 pm

Raikkonen spins but recovers. He is in 21st place behind Massa!
Both having to pit as they were on intermediates and switched to full wets
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:51 pm

Lap 9 (Safety car) - Hamilton, Alonso, Heidfeld, Button, Webber, Vettel, Kubica and Fisichella
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:00 pm

Lap 13, situation remains the same. Yamamoto pits!
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:02 pm

Raikkonen pits again and they will fuel him to the end of the race!
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:04 pm

As Raikkonen was 20th and if the safety car continues until the end of the race, the McLaren's will have to stop for fuel at some stage and as Raikkonen is fuelled till the end they will be ahead of the McLaren's at the end of the race!
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