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Driver of the day ?

Kimi Raikkonen
6
46%
Robert Kubica
1
8%
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
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 6:16 pm

Button pits

Only the 2 McLarens and Coulthard yet to stop
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:17 pm

Hamilton and Coulthard pit
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:18 pm

Kovalainen pits.

Hamilton joins right ahead of Heidfeld. Both managed to jump Webber
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:20 pm

Order on lap 46 is: Raikkonen, Kubica (+19.9), Kovalainen, Trulli, Hamilton, Heidfeld, Webber and Alonso.

Retirements: Bourdais, Glock, Sutil, Massa and Vettel
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:22 pm

With 9 laps to go, the order is pretty much settled although Hamilton is catching Trulli and Alonso is catching Webber
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:24 pm

Alonso has caught up with Webber, gap under a second.

Hamilton narrows the gap to Trulli to 4.4 seconds
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:26 pm

Raikkonen leads Kubica by 20 seconds
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:28 pm

Trulli is responding to the attack by Hamilton but the gap is now down to 2.6 seconds

5 laps remain
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Post by jido » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:28 pm

How is Webber doing?
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:29 pm

Alonso is half a second behind Webber
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:32 pm

Gap between Webber and Alonso has gone up. Looks like Alonso isn't able to get any closer.
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:34 pm

Hamilton now 1.1 seconds behind Trulli. With just a bit over a lap remaining he will only pass if Trulli makes a mistake
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:35 pm

Heidfeld sets the fastest lap of the race on lap 55!
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Post by Ed » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:36 pm

Final lap!

And Raikkonen wins the race ahead of Kubica and Kovalainen

Trulli remains in 4th ahead of Hamilton while Heidfeld, Webber and Alonso make the top 8.
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Post by jido » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:39 pm

Thanks for the commentary!

I am happy for Trulli, well done the others too.
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