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Driver of the day ?

Jenson Button
20
50%
Rubens Barrichello
0
No votes
Lewis Hamilton
2
5%
Timo Glock
1
3%
Fernando Alonso
4
10%
Nico Rosberg
0
No votes
Sebastian Buemi
2
5%
Sebastian Bourdais
1
3%
Jarno Trulli
2
5%
Sebastien Vettel
4
10%
Robert Kubica
4
10%
 
Total votes: 40

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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:47 pm

Looks like Piquet's day is over...............
Button, Vettel, Massa, Kubica, Raikkonen top-5 after 26 laps
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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:48 pm

Button stretching his lead over Vettel; now leads by 2 seconds
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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:49 pm

A quick shout-out to Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi, who's doing a pretty decent job, so far; currently sitting 8th...could he score a pt. in his debut grand prix?
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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:50 pm

Kubica sets a personal best in S1[29.7]; backs it up w/a personal S2 best[23.9]

Button still leads by 2+ sec. over Vettel
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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:52 pm

Raikkonen sets a personal best in S2[23.7]
Button expands lead over Vettel to 3.1 seconds
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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:52 pm

Quick fact............did you know the carbon brakes used at Albert Park will generate temps of over 1800 degrees F?

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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:53 pm

Nice intra-mural fight btwn. Sutil and Fisichella for 13th-14th atm
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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:54 pm

Top-5 after lap 30(past halfway now.............)
Button, Vettel, Massa, Kubica, Raikkonen
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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:55 pm

Massa pits from 4th
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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:56 pm

T/S reports Massa remained on the harder tires; he started on the option tires, though, so could they've fueled him to the checkers?
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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:57 pm

Button leads Vettel still; lead now 4.6 seconds
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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:58 pm

Trulli pits from 5th; comes back out in 12th
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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:59 pm

Watching the Speed Channel broadcast, it's nice to see some new graphics on-screen, including the KERS graphic........... :up:
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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:00 pm

Kubica resets fast lap, 1:27.989[34]
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Post by mlittle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:01 pm

Button continues to lead from Vettel; Kubica is the first driver to set a sub-1:28 lap
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