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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 5:43 pm

Heidfeld pits
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:43 pm

Heidfeld pits

This will be interesting to see who decides to pit

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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:44 pm

looks like Buemi's car has some damage as well............

Button pits; 8.1 seconds of fuel and new wets
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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:45 pm

Buemi and Trulli pit also
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:45 pm

Button pits and so does Barrichello and Buemi

Trulli makes it back to the pits

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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:46 pm

Trulli's day is over; they've wheeled the Toyota into the garage
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:49 pm

Order on lap 20: Vettel, Button, Massa, Webber, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Barrichello, Kovalainen, Bourdais and Buemi.

Retirements: Trulli

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:49 pm

Massa stops on the track!

He is out

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:51 pm

Not very clear, they say it could be fuel but he should have had enough!

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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:51 pm

Ed wrote:Massa stops on the track!

He is out
Watching the Speed broadcast, it sounded as if the car just slowed down and died.......engine failure? gearbox failure? maybe Ferrari's built a lemon of a car this year? :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:52 pm

Safety car in! Back to racing!
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:53 pm

Race restarts and Vettel leads from Button

Bourdais spins and loses a few places

Barrichello is dopping back!

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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:54 pm

Hamilton passes Raikkonen
Kovalainen passes Barrichello
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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:54 pm

Alonso passes Nakajima for 10th
Vettel resets fast lap, 1:54.646[lap 23]
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Post by jido » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:55 pm

Nice overtakings

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