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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:04 pm
by Ed
Race start. Alonso leads Hamilton who had a bad start!

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:06 pm
by Ed
Hamilton missed the apex at the start and he may have to give a place to Massa

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:08 pm
by Ed
Coulthard crashes and the safety car is deployed.

Coulthard is OK!

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:10 pm
by Ed
Order on lap 3: Alonso. Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen, Heidfeld, Kubica, Kovalainen and Rosberg.

Retirements: Coulthard

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:14 pm
by Ed
Saftey car in at the end of lap 5

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:16 pm
by Ed
Of the top 4 only Raikkonen is on the soft compound. He passed Heidlfeld at the start

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:17 pm
by Ed
Race restarts and the order at the front remains the same

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:19 pm
by Ed
Alonso leads Hamilton by 0.9 seconds on lap 8. Massa is a further 1.2 seconds behind

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:23 pm
by Ed
Massa makes an unscheduled stop!

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:25 pm
by Ed
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

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:27 pm
by Ed
Order on lap 14: Alonso. Hamilton, Raikkonen, Heidfeld, Kubica, Kovalainen, Button and Rosberg.

Retirements: Coulthard, Massa

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:30 pm
by Ed
Massa's problem appears to be something mechanical at the back of the car

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:32 pm
by Ed
Lap 17 and Alonso leads Hamilton by just 1.1 seconds

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:33 pm
by Ed
Hamilton is the first to make a stop

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:35 pm
by Ed
Alonso pits two laps later