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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 3:46 pm

Massa pits!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:46 pm

Kubica is defending hard. Great fight with Raikkonen!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:48 pm

Massa rejoins in 10th behind Heidfeld. 12 laps to go, he needs to push really hard if he is to score any points!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:49 pm

Massa is flying!

Immediately setting the fastest lap with a 1:18.426

At this pace he should catch Heidfeld.

Meanwhile Piquet in 4th is catching both Raikkonen and Kubica!
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:50 pm

Order on lap 56: Alonso, Kubica, Raikkonen, Piquet, Trulli, Bourdais, Vettel and Webber

Massa in 10th, Hamilton in 12th.

Retirements: Fisichella, Kovalainen, Sutil, Glock and Coulthard
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:51 pm

Massa now less than 2 seconds behind Heidfeld
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:53 pm

Raikkonen doesn't appear to be pushing Kubica at this stage.

Massa right behind Heidfeld. Lap 8
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:54 pm

Massa takes 9th from Heidfeld. Now he chases Webber

Alonso in front leads Kubica by 12.5 seconds.
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:55 pm

Massa is 5.4 seconds behind Webber with 6 laps to go
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:56 pm

Massa is lapping nearly 2 seconds faster than Webber and Vettel who are ahead of him
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:57 pm

Piquet makes a mistake and loses time behind Raikkonen
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:58 pm

5 laps to go and Massa is just 2.5 seconds behind Webber.
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:59 pm

Webber on a 1 stop is struggling with his tyres. Massa will easily pass him
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:00 pm

Massa right behind Webber
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Post by Ed » Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:01 pm

Massa takes 8th with 2 laps remaining!
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