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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 3:07 pm

Bourdais pits and now Piquet leads!

Great fight between Rosberg and Barrichello
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:09 pm

Massa made his pit stop after knowing about the penalty. Would he be fuelled to the end ?

He has already used both compounds so that is a possibility
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:10 pm

Massa in 13th has caught up with Button and has to pass him
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:11 pm

Piquet pits, Alonso leads!

His team know that he has a lesser fuel load than Kubica
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:13 pm

Massa clears Button, he now chases Barrichello!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:14 pm

Alonso is pushing hard. He leads Kubica by 7.8 seconds
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:16 pm

Order on lap 30: Alonso, Kubica, Raikkonen,Webber, Trulli, Piquet, Bourdais and Vettel

Webber has yet to stop!

Massa in 12th, Hamilton in 14th.

Retirements: Fisichella, Kovalainen, Sutil, Glock and Coulthard
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:19 pm

Hamilton takes 13th from Button

Webber pits from 4th
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:21 pm

Alonso continues to push and he leads Kubica by 10.1 seconds.

Raikkonen isn't making much on Kubica. He is 4.1 seconds behind
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:23 pm

Massa in 12th is chasing Barrichello and the gap is dowin to 3.4 seconds.

Hamilton is in 13th and 8.5 seconds behind Massa
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:25 pm

Amazingly Heidfeld, Rosberg and Barrichello have yet to stop!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:25 pm

Barrichello pits from 11th. BMW ready for Heidfeld
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:26 pm

Alonso very consistent! He is now lapping close to the fastest laptime of the race set by himself!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:28 pm

Alonso leads Kubica by 12.6 seconds!

Heidfeld pits
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:29 pm

Alonso sets the fastest laptime with a 1:19.101

Hamilton pits and takes on the softer compound.

Massa passes Webber and is in 10th
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