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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 5:40 pm

Of the front runners Kubica in 3rd and Piquet in 5th have yet to stop

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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:42 pm

Hamilton leads Raikkonen by 7.2 seconds on lap 23

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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:43 pm

Piquet pits from 5th

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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:45 pm

And Kubica pits on lap 25 from 3rd

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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:47 pm

Top 8 after 25 laps: Hamilton, Raikkonen, Massa, Alonso, Kovalainen, Heidfeld, Glock and Coulthard.

Retirements: Trulli and Sutil

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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:48 pm

Kubica didn't put new tyres on at his stop!

Raikkonen closing the gap down to 6.4 seconds now

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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:49 pm

Glock and Coulthard in 7th and 8th yet to make a stop

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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:50 pm

Coulthard pits halfway into the race

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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:51 pm

Hamilton leads Raikkonen by 6.1 seconds on lap 29

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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:53 pm

Raikkonen loses time passing Fisichella. That is also the reason Hamilton lost time earlier

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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:55 pm

Glock is 7th and has yet to stop!

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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:56 pm

Hamilton leads Raikkonen by 8 seconds on lap 32

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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:57 pm

Glock becomes the last of the runners to stop

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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:57 pm

Top 8 after 32 laps: Hamilton, Raikkonen, Massa, Alonso, Kovalainen, Heidfeld, Kubica and Piquet.

Retirements: Trulli and Sutil

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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:00 pm

Hamilton is now 8.5 seconds ahead of Raikkonen on lap 34

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