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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 6:00 pm

McLaren pit crew ready!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:01 pm

Kovalainen has a problem with his right front!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:02 pm

He makes it back to the pits, he loses a lot of time!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:03 pm

Alonso pits!

Kovalainen is down in 17th
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:04 pm

Ferrari crew ready
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:04 pm

Massa pits
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:05 pm

Raikkonen is having slow laps. Is he giving Massa a chance to pass him ?

Hamilton and Raikkonen pitting!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:07 pm

Both have clean stops.

Hamilton leads, Heidfeld in second but has yet to stop
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:08 pm

Raikkonen clearly slowing down to let Massa pass.

Heidfeld pits from second
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:10 pm

Kubica pits from 4th
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:11 pm

16 laps remain and Hamilton leads Raikkonen by 12.3 seconds. Massa is a further 2.6 seconds behind
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:14 pm

Top 8 after 42 laps: Hamilton, Raikkonen, Massa, Alonso, Heidfeld, Kubica, Glock and Piquet.

Retirements: Trulli and Sutil
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:15 pm

Hamilton leads Raikkonen by 12.9 seconds on lap 43
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:18 pm

Massa remains in 3rd and not gaining in the last couple of laps!

Gap 2.4 seconds!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:20 pm

Looks like Massa will pass Raikkonen on this lap!
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