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Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:18 pm
by Ed
First retirement for a McLaren this season!

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:20 pm
by Ed
Lap 11: Alonso, Button (+9.1), Trulli, Webber, Sato, Wurz, Villeneuve, Barrichello

Retirements: Fisichella, Raikkonen and Friesacher

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:20 pm
by sgd
Ed wrote:First retirement for a McLaren this season!
:( something known about the reason?

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:21 pm
by Ed
Fastest lap of the race by Alonso, a 1:23.385

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:23 pm
by Ed
No news yet on Raikkonen's failure.

Alonso leads by nearly 10 seconds. Button in second is now 11 seconds ahead of Trulli who is holding up a lot of drivers behind him!

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:25 pm
by Ed
Button pushes but Alonso responds.

The Toyotas are struggling. Trulli is lapping nearly 1.5 seconds slower than the 2 in front. Ralf Schumacher in 10th is holding Michael Schumacher behind him.

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:26 pm
by Ed
There is a train of cars behind Trulli but it is nearly impossible to overtake on this track.

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:28 pm
by Ed
Felipe Massa is the first to make a pit stop from 14th!

Trulli in 3rd is 24 seconds behind Alonso. Michael Schumacher in 11th is 32.7 seconds behind Alonso

Expect a lot of changes after the first stops.

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:28 pm
by Ed
Barrichello is the first to pit of the top 10!

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:30 pm
by Ed
Alonso leads after 18 laps with Button 8.7 seconds behind.

Barrichello back in the pits and retires!!

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:31 pm
by Ed
Fisichella, Raikkonen and Barrichello retired already! You'd expect this high retirement rate in Malaysia or Bahrain!!

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:33 pm
by Ed
Button sets the fastest lap so far with a 1:23.163.

Massa's pit stop was due to losing a bit of front wing

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:34 pm
by Ed
Button is on the attack, He sets another fastest lap with a 1:22.892. He is 7.3 seconds behind Alonso

Sato takes 4th from Webber.

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:35 pm
by Ed
Trulli and Webber pit together!

Michael Schumacher is pushing after Ralf Schumacher pitted a lap earlier

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:36 pm
by Ed
And Alonso pits!

Trulli stays ahead of Webber.