The 2007 Italian Grand Prix

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Driver of the day ?

Fernando Alonso
6
75%
Lewis Hamilton
0
No votes
Kimi Raikkonen
0
No votes
Nick Heidfeld
1
13%
Nico Rosberg
1
13%
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Jenson Button
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 8

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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:04 pm

Race start. Alonso leads Hamilton who had a bad start!

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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:06 pm

Hamilton missed the apex at the start and he may have to give a place to Massa

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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:08 pm

Coulthard crashes and the safety car is deployed.

Coulthard is OK!

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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:10 pm

Order on lap 3: Alonso. Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen, Heidfeld, Kubica, Kovalainen and Rosberg.

Retirements: Coulthard

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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:14 pm

Saftey car in at the end of lap 5

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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:16 pm

Of the top 4 only Raikkonen is on the soft compound. He passed Heidlfeld at the start

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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:17 pm

Race restarts and the order at the front remains the same

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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:19 pm

Alonso leads Hamilton by 0.9 seconds on lap 8. Massa is a further 1.2 seconds behind

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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:23 pm

Massa makes an unscheduled stop!

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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:25 pm

Massa pits again and enters the garage.

At the front Alonso leads Hamilton by 1.5 seconds. Raikkonen is 3rd a further 6 seconds behind

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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:27 pm

Order on lap 14: Alonso. Hamilton, Raikkonen, Heidfeld, Kubica, Kovalainen, Button and Rosberg.

Retirements: Coulthard, Massa

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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:30 pm

Massa's problem appears to be something mechanical at the back of the car

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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:32 pm

Lap 17 and Alonso leads Hamilton by just 1.1 seconds

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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:33 pm

Hamilton is the first to make a stop

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Post by Ed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:35 pm

Alonso pits two laps later

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