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Driver of the day ?

Fernando Alonso
9
82%
Robert Kubica
1
9%
Kimi Raikkonen
0
No votes
Nelson Piquet
0
No votes
Jarno Trulli
0
No votes
Sebastien Bourdais
0
No votes
Sebastian Vettel
0
No votes
Felipe Massa
0
No votes
Mark Webber
1
9%
 
Total votes: 11
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:45 pm

Looks like his rear tyres has suffered a puncture
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:47 pm

Replay of the start shows Hamilton didn't really have to attack Raikkonen at first turn as he had no chance of making it and caused a lot of havoc!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:49 pm

Massa also may have unfairly tried to pass Hamilton
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:51 pm

Now the stewards are investigating incidents involving Raikkonen, Massa and Hamilton.
This means both the starting incident as well as Massa's repass of Hamilton
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:52 pm

Order on lap 13: Kubica, Alonso, Kovalainen, Raikkonen, Trulli, Bourdais, Massa and Piquet

Hamilton in 16th.

Retirements: Sutil, Glock and Coulthard
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:53 pm

Kubica leads Alonso by 1.7 seconds. Kovalainen is 1.2 seconds behind
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:55 pm

Alonso and Raikkonen trade fastest laps!

BMW ready for one of their drivers!

Kovalainen slow!!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:55 pm

Kovalainen retires!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:56 pm

Kubica and Raikkonen pit.

Drive through penalties for Hamilton and Massa!!

Alonso sets the fastest lap!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:57 pm

Hamilton takes his drive through
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:59 pm

Massa pits for his scheduled stop. He still has to take a drive through

Alonso pits

Trulli leads
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:00 pm

Massa serves his drive through!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:03 pm

Alonso has rejoined ahead of Kubica
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:03 pm

Trulli pits and Bourdais is leading the race!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:05 pm

Order on lap 23: Bourdais, Piquet, Vettel, Alonso, Kubica, Raikkonen,Webber and Trulli

Massa in 13th, Hamilton in 14th.

Retirements: Kovalainen, Sutil, Glock and Coulthard
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