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Driver of the day ?

Lewis Hamilton
4
33%
Nick Heidfeld
1
8%
Nico Rosberg
1
8%
Fernando Alonso
2
17%
Kazuki Nakajima (DNF)
0
No votes
Sebastien Bourdais (DNF)
3
25%
Kimi Raikkonen (DNF)
0
No votes
Robert Kubica (R)
0
No votes
Rubens Barrichello (DSQ)
1
8%
 
Total votes: 12
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:58 pm

Sato in the Super Aguri was amazingly in 11th but finally Glock goes through after a small mistake from Sato.
Behind them Bourdais, Nakajima and Massa.
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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:59 pm

First round of stops commencing.................Kubica pits from 2nd
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:00 pm

Kubica pits, he is the first to stop

Kubica rejoins in 8th behind the interesting fight between Barrichello and Raikkonen
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:01 pm

Massa takes Nakajima for 14th, now he is chasing Bourdais

Hamilton pits
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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:02 pm

.......and Hamilton pits from the lead; Kovalainen now assumes the point as Hamilton rejoins in 4th
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:02 pm

Hamilton rejoins in 4th

Raikkonen finally passes Barrichello

Kovalainen leads the race!
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:04 pm

Raikkonen now pushing, fastest S1
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:06 pm

Trulli pits but gets out of the car with some problem
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:07 pm

Rosberg and Heidfeld pit
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:08 pm

Kovalainen pits and rejoins ahead of Raikkonen!
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:11 pm

Hamilton leads Kovalainen by 11.7 seconds with Raikkonen just half a second behind.
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:13 pm

Of the top 8, Raikkonen and Alonso have yet to stop
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:15 pm

Contact between Massa and Coulthard. Coulthard suffers a lot of damage.

Safety car on!
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:18 pm

Coutlhard shut the door on Massa at turn one

Order lap 27: Hamilton, Kovalainen, Raikkonen, Kubica, Heidfeld, Alonso, Rosberg, Barrichello
Massa 10th

Retirements: Coulthard, Trulli, Webber, Button, Davidson, Vettel, Fisichella
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:19 pm

Cars allowed to pit

Raikkonen and Alonso expected to pit for their only stops
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