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Driver of the day ?

Kimi Raikkonen
7
78%
Felipe Massa
0
No votes
Lewis Hamilton
0
No votes
Robert Kubica
0
No votes
Mark Webber
2
22%
Jenson Button
0
No votes
Kazuki Nakajima
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 9

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

Raikkonen has a 1.3 second lead over Massa.

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:12 pm

Piquet off into the gravel. He manages to get back to the track but is back in 18th!

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:13 pm

For some reason Massa is losing time to Raikkonen and he is not building a gap to those behind

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:14 pm

Hamilton in 4th is 0.7 behind Alonso

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:15 pm

Piquet off again!

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:16 pm

Piquet trying to pass Bourdais and it appears that Bourdais closes the door and they touch.

Piquet retires on the track. Bourdais pits and it appears his suspension is damaged and retires

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:17 pm

Anthony Davidson pits and retires.

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:18 pm

Order on lap 9: Raikkonen, Massa, Alonso, Hamilton, Kubica, Kovalainen, Heidfeld, Webber.

Retirements: Sutil, Vettel, Piquet, Bourdais and Davidson

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:19 pm

Raikkonen leads Massa by 3 seconds. Alonso is a further 1.8 seconds behind while Hamilton is a further 1.2 seconds behind

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:21 pm

Massa has clawed back two tenths on the last lap

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:23 pm

Alonso has a slow lap and loses a second to Massa. Hamilton closes in to under a second behind

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:25 pm

Order on lap 14: Raikkonen, Massa, Alonso, Hamilton, Kubica, Kovalainen, Heidfeld, Webber.

Retirements: Sutil, Vettel, Piquet, Bourdais and Davidson

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:26 pm

Raikkonen leads Massa by 3.3 seconds. Alonso is a further 4.8 seconds behind

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:27 pm

Alonso ready for a pit stop!

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:28 pm

Indeed he pits and rejoins in 11th!

He was light on fuel!

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