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Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:08 pm
by Ed
Hamilton pits but has rejoined

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:09 pm
by rc89pl
well... the beginning looked great for me.

Go Robert!

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:10 pm
by Ed
Hamilton is in 4th - sorry in 5th behind Heidfeld

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:13 pm
by rc89pl
Why Kubica dropped from 4th to 10th? What happened?

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:13 pm
by Ed
Top 8 on lap 45: Massa. Raikkonen, Alonso, Heidfeld, Hamilton, Kovalainen, Rosberg and Kubica

Massa leads Raikkonen by 2.6 seconds

Retirements: Webber, Sutil (but has rejoined!)

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:13 pm
by Ed
rc89pl wrote:Why Kubica dropped from 4th to 10th? What happened?
Kubica was the first to stop. He had a lighter fuel load than the others

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:16 pm
by Ed
Looks like Raikkonen is easing off. He is 3.4 seconds behind Massa now

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:19 pm
by Ed
Hamilton is dropping back from Heidfeld, 5.3 seconds is the gap. Kovalainen is slowly catching, gap 3.2 seconds.

8 laps remain

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:22 pm
by Ed
Another close fight is Rosberg and Kubica, less than a second separates them as they fight for 7th

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:27 pm
by Ed
Top 8 on lap 56: Massa. Raikkonen, Alonso, Heidfeld, Hamilton, Kovalainen, Rosberg and Kubica

Massa leads Raikkonen by 7.4 seconds

Retirements: Webber, Sutil (but has rejoined!)

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:29 pm
by Ed
Raikkonen sets the fastest lap just to make a point maybe ?

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:31 pm
by Ed
Massa wins the Turkish Grand Prix ahead of Raikkonen and Alonso!

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:32 pm
by Ed
Heidfeld in 4th ahead of Hamilton, Kovalainen, Rosberg and Kubica

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:12 am
by Ed
Congratulations to Felipe Massa on winning his second Turkish Grand Prix in a row. Raikkonen tried but couldn't match the Brazilian.
Alonso got lucky with Hamilton having a puncture but he needs to work on his starts. He appears to conservative at the start and when you are in 4th you are bound to lose places that way!
Heidfeld had a good race and managed 4th with Hamilton in 5th after managing to stay very close to the Ferraris but the puncture nearly sent him out of the race. Kovalainen is now showing what was promised of him. Rosberg was again impressive and should be in a better car while Kubica suffered from having a lighter fuel load.

The Championship is getting tighter with Hamilton just 5 points ahead of Alonso and the Ferrari pair within striking distance and it seems that the Ferraris have a slight edge at remaining European circuits. This will be a championship to remember.

Your thoughts and the driver of the day ?

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 5:30 pm
by Southernman
Massa gets my driver of the day vote. I didn't see him make a mistake from what I saw of the race. All of the other big name drivers could have done things better even though they didn't make big mistakes.

There seemed to be a smallish crowd their. :shock:

The race itself wasn't the best to race to watch but the points table is fascinating.