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Driver of the day ?

Felipe Massa
1
10%
Kimi Raikkonen
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
8
80%
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Robert Kubica
0
No votes
Mark Webber
1
10%
Nelson Piquet
0
No votes
Fernando Alonso
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 10
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Post by Ed » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:01 pm

Formation lap underway!

Rain is predicted within the next 45 minutes
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Post by Ed » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:02 pm

The cars return to the starting grid!

Lights!
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Post by Ed » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:04 pm

Raikkonen leads Massa. Trulli gets ahead of Alonso and so does Kubica!
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Post by Ed » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:06 pm

Hamilton touches the back of Kovalainen. He is 10th
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Post by Ed » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:08 pm

Order on lap 3: Raikkonen, Massa, Trulli, Alonso, Kubica, Glock, Webber and Piquet. Kovalainen in 9th and Hamilton in 10th
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Post by Ed » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:09 pm

Hamilton gets ahead of Kovalainen.

Hamilton is on the softer compound. He is now chasing Piquet. It is beleived Hamilton is light
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Post by Ed » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:10 pm

Jenson Button loses his front wing and pits.
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Post by Ed » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:12 pm

Raikkonen leads Massa by 2.6 seconds on lap 7.

Hamilton still chasing Piquet for 8th
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Post by Ed » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:14 pm

Hamilton locks up as he tries to get ahead of Piquet.

Hamilton under investigation for crossing the chicane and passing another car (that was at the start)
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Post by Ed » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:16 pm

Order on lap 10: Raikkonen, Massa, Trulli, Alonso, Kubica, Glock, Webber and Piquet.
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Post by Ed » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:18 pm

Raikkonen leads Massa by 3.3 seconds on lap 11
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Post by Ed » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:25 pm

Hamlton gets a drive through penalty.

He serves the penalty and rejoins in 13th
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Post by Ed » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:27 pm

Alonso is the first to pit. He rejoins in 12th ahead of Hamilton
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Post by Ed » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:28 pm

Hamilton passes Alonso and then makes his first pit stop
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Post by Ed » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:30 pm

Button retires

Hamilton rejoins a lap down.

Trulli and Kubica pit
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