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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 3:31 pm

Order on lap 42: Alonso, Kubica, Raikkonen, Trulli, Piquet, Bourdais, Vettel and Rosberg

Massa in 10th, Hamilton in 13t.

Retirements: Fisichella, Kovalainen, Sutil, Glock and Coulthard
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:32 pm

Alonso pits

Now Kubica needs to push
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:32 pm

The BMW team are telling Kubica to push and he is saying he is trying!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:34 pm

Alonso has rejoined in 6th and Raikkonen has just set the fastest lap of the race. He is pushing
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:35 pm

Kubica makes his stop. That is earlier than expected
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:36 pm

Vettel rejoins in 7th behind Vettel
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:37 pm

Raikkonen pushing hard, can he get ahead of Kubica ?
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:38 pm

Raikkonen pits.

Meanwhile Massa sets the fastest 1st sector, he is 8th
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:39 pm

Raikkonen rejoins behind Kubica
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:40 pm

Trulli now leads

Massa sets the fastest lap of the race with a 1:19.014
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:40 pm

Massa goes fastest again with a 1:18.963
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:41 pm

Trulli and Bourdais pit and Piquet leads!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:42 pm

Meanwhile Raikkonen is closing in on Kubica!

Massa and Bourdais touch and Massa spins. He recovers but loses a lot of time!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:44 pm

Piquet pits and Alonso is back in the lead!

How would have expected this performance from Alonso and the Renault ?
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:45 pm

Hamilton is in 12th and it looks like he has given up any chance for point
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