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Driver of the day ?

Felipe Massa
9
53%
Fernando Alonso
2
12%
Kimi Raikkonen
0
No votes
Sebastian Vettel
3
18%
Lewis Hamilton
2
12%
Timo Glock
0
No votes
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
1
6%
 
Total votes: 17

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Post by Ed » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:14 am

Order on lap 44: Massa, Vettel, Alonso, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Webber, Kovalianen and Glock

Retirements: Piquet and Coulthard

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Post by Ed » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:16 am

Hamilton in 5th is fairly safe as he has no threats from anyone behind.

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Post by Ed » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:17 am

Hamilton is catching Raikkonen. Gap is 2.7 seconds

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Post by Ed » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:21 am

Hamilton has dropped off the pace a bit. He is now 5 seconds behind Raikkonen.

Vettel pits

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Post by Ed » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:22 am

Vettel rejoins in 5th

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Post by Ed » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:23 am

Looks like Hamilton is pacing himself for 5th

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Post by Ed » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:25 am

Vettel is catching Hamilton but even if he passes him, Hamilton looks safe as Kovalainen is in 6th

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Post by Ed » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:27 am

Order on lap 55: Massa, Alonso, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Vettel, Kovalianen, Glock and Trulli

Retirements: Piquet and Coulthard

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Post by Ed » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:28 am

Vettel now right behind Hamilton

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Post by Ed » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:30 am

Gap between Hamilton and Vettel is 1 second!

Possible rain right at the end of the race!

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Post by Ed » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:31 am

Raikkonen is closing in on Alonso. He is 4.1 seconds behind

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Post by Ed » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:33 am

Hamilton increases the gap slightly to Vettel, now 1.2 seconds

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Post by Ed » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:35 am

Order on lap 61: Massa, Alonso, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Vettel, Kovalianen, Glock and Trulli

Retirements: Piquet and Coulthard

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Post by Ed » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:37 am

Vettel much closer to Hamilton now

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Post by Ed » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:39 am

Raikkonen just half a second behind Alonso.

It is rainging and Heidfeld pits for intermediates!

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