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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 04, 2005 9:49 pm

Formation lap for the Italian Grand Prix in 10 minutes!
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 04, 2005 9:55 pm

Juan Pablo Montoya starts from Pole with Fernando Alonso starting alongside him.
Jenson Button is in 3rd with his team-mate Takum Sato alongside him.

Kimi Raikkonen who was fastest in qualifying yesterday will start from 11th on the grid due to an engine change.
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 04, 2005 9:56 pm

Weather conditions are sunny and warm!

Air temperature is 28 degrees while track temperature is 44 degrees.
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 04, 2005 9:59 pm

Antonio Pizzonia replaces Nick Heidfeld at this event. Heidfeld complained of headaches yesterday morning and decided to pull out. He crashed in testing at Monza last week.
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:00 pm

The grid is clear and the cars are ready to start the formation lap!
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:00 pm

Formation lap underway!
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:01 pm

All the cars get away cleanly!
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:02 pm

Track temperature has gone up 1 degree to 45!
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:03 pm

The cars are back on the starting grid
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:04 pm

Lights!
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:05 pm

Everyone gets away cleanly!

Montoya leads from Alonso with Button in 3rd
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:06 pm

Coulthard, Webber, Albers and Karthikeyan all pit.
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:07 pm

Trulli lost 4th place to Sato then Barrichello and Michael managed to get ahead of him
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:08 pm

Top 8: Montoya, Alonso, Button, Sato, Barrichello, M Schumacher, Trulli and Fisichella.

Raikkonen is 11th!
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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:09 pm

The start was fairly clean. It appears the problems for Webber and Coulthard may have happened at the second corner!
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