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Driver of the day ?

Sebastian Vettel
7
70%
Mark Webber
3
30%
Jenson Button
0
No votes
Rubens Barrichello
0
No votes
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Lewis Hamilton
0
No votes
Timo Glock
0
No votes
Sebastien Buemi
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 10

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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:24 pm

Hamilton passes Raikkonen for 6th..........Raikkonen thinks about taking the spot back but thinks twice
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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:25 pm

Vettel resets fast lap, 1:57.140[lap 9]
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:25 pm

Vettel leads on lap 9, Webber is 2.4 seconds behind

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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:26 pm

Buemi beginning to challenge Raikkonen.............
Vettel resets fastest S1 and S2 times........resets fast lap, 1:55.783[lap 10]
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:27 pm

Buemi in 8th is trying to pass Raikkonen

Hamilton is chasing Trulli.

Vettel leads Webber by 3.4 seconds

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Post by jido » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:27 pm

Nice drive from Lewis Hamilton.

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:28 pm

The cars are lapping in the 1:55 to 2 minutes mark.

Vettel is fastest

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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:28 pm

Webber resets fastest S2 time
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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:28 pm

jido wrote:Nice drive from Lewis Hamilton.
Agreed.....I think he's channeling everything that's happened the past few weeks and using it to focus on the racing, just as you'd expect a WDC to do.....
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:29 pm

Webber replies back and he is now 2.9 seconds behind Vettel. Button is 3rd as Barrichello goes wide

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:29 pm

Buemi passes Raikkonen.

Hamilton in trouble!

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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:29 pm

Webber resets fastest lap, 1:55.318[lap 11]

Buemi passes Raikkonen
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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:30 pm

Vettel resets fastest S3 time[50.0 sec]
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:30 pm

Hamilton spun but manages to recover. He is in 10th now

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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:31 pm

Another driver to watch is Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi; is it just me, or is Buemi doing an impressive job so far today?
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