The 2007 French Grand Prix

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Driver of the day ?

Kimi Raikkonen
8
42%
Felipe Massa
1
5%
Lewis Hamilton
0
No votes
Robert Kubica
5
26%
Nick Heidfeld
0
No votes
Giancarlo Fisichella
1
5%
Fernando Alonso
2
11%
Jenson Button
2
11%
 
Total votes: 19

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:57 pm

Felipe Massa starts from Pole with Lewis Hamilton alongside him.
Kimi Raikkonen starts from 3rd with Robert Kubica alongside him.
Giancarlo Fisichella starts from 5th with Heikki Kovalainen alongside him.

Fernando Alonso is starting from 10th.

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:00 pm

Formation lap underway!

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:01 pm

Adrian Sutil has a problem with his car.

Most of the front runners are on the medium compoind. Alonso however is on the soft compound

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:02 pm

Race start!

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:05 pm

Massa leads with Raikkonen in second and Hamilton in 3rd. (Hamilton had a poor start!)

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:05 pm

Alonso up in 8th and chasing Rosberg!

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:07 pm

Davidson and Liuzzi crash out at the start while Trulli hits the back of Kovalainen!

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:08 pm

Alonso takes Rosberg and is now chasing Heidfeld! Exciting stuff!!

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:09 pm

Massa lead on lap 4 2.2 seconds ahead of Raikkonen. Hamilton is right behind!

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:10 pm

Great duel between Heidfeld and Alonso!

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:12 pm

Top 8 on lap 6: Massa, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Kubica, Fisichella, Heidfeld, Alonso and Rosberg

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:13 pm

Alonso is taking a different line to Heidfeld on some of the turns!

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:16 pm

Massa is starting to build a gap. Now 3.6 seconds ahead of Raikkonen

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:18 pm

Hamilton is 1.8 seconds behind Raikkonen

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Post by Ed » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:20 pm

Order on lap 12: Massa, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Kubica, Fisichella, Heidfeld, Alonso and Rosberg.

Retirements: Liuzzi, Trulli, Davidson

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