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Driver of the day ?

Felipe Massa
6
100%
Lewis Hamilton
0
No votes
Kimi Raikkonen
0
No votes
Robert Kubica
0
No votes
Nick Heidfeld
0
No votes
Fernando Alonso
0
No votes
Mark Webber
0
No votes
Nico Rosberg
0
No votes
Hiekki Kovalainen
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 6

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Post by Ed » Sun May 11, 2008 10:15 pm

At the back there is a very tight battle between Barrichello, Glock, Bourdais, Piquet and Vettel. They are separated by just 2 seconds!

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Post by Ed » Sun May 11, 2008 10:16 pm

Hamilton set the fastest lap of the race so far and has close the gap to Massa. Now stands at 1.4 seconds.

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Post by Ed » Sun May 11, 2008 10:18 pm

Order on Lap 9: Massa, Hamilton, Kubica, Raikkonen, Alonso, Webber, Heidfeld, Rosberg
Retirements: Fisichella, Nakajima

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Post by Ed » Sun May 11, 2008 10:23 pm

Hamilton is closing in on Massa. Gap down to 1.1 seconds.

Kubica is 3rd is now 5.3 seconds behind Hamilton!

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Post by Ed » Sun May 11, 2008 10:24 pm

Kovalainen gets ahead of Sutil but they may have touched!

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Post by Ed » Sun May 11, 2008 10:24 pm

Trulli in 10th is right behind Coulthard!

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Post by Ed » Sun May 11, 2008 10:26 pm

Vettel side by side with Piquet but couldn't make it stick!

Hamilton sets another fastest lap. The lap times with Massa are very very close!

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Post by Ed » Sun May 11, 2008 10:27 pm

Alonso pits on lap 15, early ?

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Post by Ed » Sun May 11, 2008 10:28 pm

Hamilton pits on lap 16

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Post by Ed » Sun May 11, 2008 10:29 pm

It will be interesting to see when Kubica and the 2 Ferraris pit

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Post by Ed » Sun May 11, 2008 10:30 pm

Alonso has rejoined in 10th. Hamilton in 6th.

Kovalainen managed to pass Vettel for 16th

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Post by Ed » Sun May 11, 2008 10:31 pm

Webber pits on lap 18

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Post by Ed » Sun May 11, 2008 10:32 pm

Webber rejoins behind Alonso.

Massa pits on lap 19

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Post by Ed » Sun May 11, 2008 10:33 pm

Kubica pits as well.

Massa rejoins ahead of Hamilton.

Raikkonen leads but has yet to stop

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Post by Ed » Sun May 11, 2008 10:35 pm

Raikkonen sets the fastest lap of the race so far. He will be trying to jump Kubica on his stop. His mechanics are ready!

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