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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 jido » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:32 pm

Problem for Rosberg will be he can't go outside of trajectory

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:33 pm

Barrichello now flying, he goes fastest!

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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:33 pm

Rosberg running a 1:54.6 on the inters.....waiting to see what the next few laps are.........
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:33 pm

Barrichello pits

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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:33 pm

Barrichello pits..................no tire change!
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:34 pm

Order after 43 laps: Vettel, Webber, Button, Buemi, Barrichello, Hamilton, Kovalainen and sutil.

Retirements: Trulli and Massa

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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:35 pm

Unless things turn even more upside-down within the last dozen or so laps, it looks as though Red Bull will snap up an impressive 1-2 in China.........
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:37 pm

Vettel leads Webber by 16.6 seconds who leads Button by the same!

Stunning result from the Red Bulls

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:38 pm

Buemi pits from 4th. Impressive performance from the young Swiss!

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:39 pm

Rosberg on intermediates isn't lapping as quick as the others who are on wets

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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:40 pm

Ed wrote:Rosberg on intermediates isn't lapping as quick as the others who are on wets
They're saying on the Speed broadcast that the inters and wets' were running close to the same laps; it appears the gamble didn't pay off
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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:40 pm

Piquet spins and pits!

9 laps to go

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Post by Ed » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:41 pm

Kovalainen takes 5th from Hamilton who went wide!

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Post by Julian Mayo » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:41 pm

Whats happening at the front? I am on an alien computer :shock:
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Post by mlittle » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:42 pm

Julian Mayo wrote:Whats happening at the front? I am on an alien computer :shock:
Vettel, Button and Webber are dominating........Ferrari appears to be on another bad trip..........Buemi continues to impress...........the usual things so far this year. :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :lol:
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