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Driver of the day ?

Lewis Hamilton
4
80%
Felipe Massa
0
No votes
Kimi Raikkonen
0
No votes
Fernando Alonso
1
20%
Robert Kubica
0
No votes
Timo Glock
0
No votes
Nelson Piquet
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 5
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:21 pm

Race control indicates a 20% chance of rain during the race now
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:24 pm

The top 3 drivers set almost indentical lap times on lap 12.

Webber makes his 1st pit stop
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:25 pm

Hamilton pushes setting the fastest lap with a 1:36.325
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:26 pm

Ferrari ready!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:26 pm

Massa and Alonso pit on lap 14
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:27 pm

McLaren getting ready
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:28 pm

Hamilton pits and so does Raikkonen
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:29 pm

Sutil stops!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:30 pm

Looks like he had an engine or gearbox failure.

Massa puts on the softer compound while Hamilton, Raikkonen and Alonso put on the harder compound
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:31 pm

Kovalainen leads with Heidfeld in second
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:31 pm

Heidfeld makes his pit stop.
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:33 pm

Hamilton is increasing the gap to Raikkonen on this stint.

Kovalainen pits
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:34 pm

and so does Vettel
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:35 pm

Hamilton leads Raikkonen by 6.8 seconds. Kubica is in 3rd and has yet to stop
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:38 pm

While Hamilton and Raikkonen are matching each other, Massa is dropping back.
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