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Driver of the day ?

Kimi Raikkonen
6
46%
Robert Kubica
1
8%
Heikki Kovalainen
0
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Jarno Trulli
3
23%
Lewis Hamilton
1
8%
Nick Heidfeld
0
No votes
Mark Webber
2
15%
Fernando Alonso
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 13
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:13 pm

At the front Massa leads Raikkonen by 1.7 seconds. Kubica is a further 4.5 seconds behind.
Webber in 4th is 3 seconds further behind while Hamilton is 1.3 seconds behind.
Trulli is right behind Hamilton!
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:14 pm

Sutil has stopped.
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:18 pm

Order on lap 8: Massa, Raikkonen (+1.4), Kubica (+8.3), Webber, Hamilton, Trulli, Kovalainen, Heidfeld
Retirements: Bourdais, Glock, Sutil
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:20 pm

Raikkonen starts closing in on Massa but Massa responds back with the fastest lap of the race so far.
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:23 pm

The Ferraris are so far ahead of everyone else. They are already around 10 seconds ahead of Kubica in 3rd place.
Hamilton is now closing in again on Webber with the gap under a second now
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:27 pm

Hamilton is attacking Webber now but his left front tyre looks badly worn
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:31 pm

Webber pits. He is the first of the front runners to pit

Ferrari are getting ready!
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:32 pm

Massa pits and Raikkonen sets the fastest lap of the race!

Trulli and Heidfeld also pit
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:34 pm

Raikkonen pits a lap later and he actually makes it in front of Massa!

Kubica leads
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:36 pm

Hamilton pits and and his right front was stuck and so it was a long stop.

He rejoins behind Webber again even though Webber stopped a few laps earlier

Kovalainen pits
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:38 pm

Kovalainen rejoins ahead of Webber and Hamilton

Kubica pits from the lead and Raikkonen is in front now
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:40 pm

Alonso pits and so does Button
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:42 pm

Alonso rejoins in 12th, Button in 14th

Coutlhard pits
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:44 pm

Piquet, Vettel and Barrichello pit.

At the front, Raikkonen is building a lead on Massa. He is 4.1 seconds ahead
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:47 pm

After the first round of stops have been completed, the order on lap 26 is: Raikkonen, Massa, Kubica, Kovalainen, Trulli, Webber, Hamilton and Heidfeld.

Retirements: Bourdais, Glock and Sutil
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