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Driver of the day ?

Lewis Hamilton
2
14%
Robert Kubica
1
7%
Felipe Massa
0
No votes
Mark Webber
3
21%
Rubens Barrichello
0
No votes
Kazuki Nakajima
0
No votes
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Adrian Sutil
8
57%
 
Total votes: 14
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Post by Ed » Sun May 25, 2008 10:01 pm

Kovalainen has a problem and is pulled into the pit lane!
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Post by Ed » Sun May 25, 2008 10:02 pm

Air and track temperature at 20 degrees.

Cars arrive back at the starting grid
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Post by Ed » Sun May 25, 2008 10:04 pm

Massa leads from Hamilton. Raikkonen drops to 3rd. Kubica 4th with Alonso in 5th. Rosberg in 6th but touches the back of Alonso and damages his front wing!
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Post by Ed » Sun May 25, 2008 10:06 pm

Button loses his front wing chasing Heidfeld! He pits

The rain is getting heavier!
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Post by Ed » Sun May 25, 2008 10:07 pm

Rosberg is still going despite a damaged front wing!!

Order on lap 2: Massa, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Kubica, Alonso, Rosberg, Trulli and Glock.

Kovalainen in 19th
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Post by Ed » Sun May 25, 2008 10:09 pm

Rosberg pits for a front wing. Glock is also missing a front wing!
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Post by Ed » Sun May 25, 2008 10:10 pm

Glock now pits.

Hard luck for both Glock and Rosberg
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Post by Ed » Sun May 25, 2008 10:12 pm

Massa is flying, he is now 3.1 seconds ahead of Hamilton. Raikkonen is dropping back and is being caught by Kubica!
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Post by Ed » Sun May 25, 2008 10:13 pm

Hamilton pits! He has touched a barrier
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Post by Ed » Sun May 25, 2008 10:15 pm

Lucky for Hamilton he didn't sustain more damage to the rear of the car!
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Post by Ed » Sun May 25, 2008 10:18 pm

Now Alonso brushes the barrier and makes it into the pits!

Coulthard aquaplanes and crashes into the barrier and Bourdais collects him!

Safety car!!
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Post by Ed » Sun May 25, 2008 10:20 pm

Raikkonen under investigation for some reason!

Alonso may have to be penalised for pitting under the safety car!
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Post by Ed » Sun May 25, 2008 10:22 pm

Safety car in!

Drive through penalty for Raikkonen for not fitting the tryes in time for the start of the race!!
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Post by Ed » Sun May 25, 2008 10:24 pm

Alonso gets ahead of Webber for 6th!
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Post by Ed » Sun May 25, 2008 10:27 pm

Alonso now chasing Heidfeld. He is the only front runner on full wets.

Raikkonen takes his drive through.
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