2005 Japanese Grand Prix

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Raikkonen is just hanging back waiting to see what's happening.

Fisi has just done a 1:32.522 - M.Schumacher did a 1:33.662

That over a second a lap slower - we know Raikkonen can do 1:32.0's

Renault in the pitlane...

Alonso round the outside of M.Schumacher at 130R...rather him than me...

Fisichella pits on lap 20

 

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Last person who tried that got a wheel in the sidepod..

 

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Alonso is storming away - 1:31.599 on lap 21

 

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McNish deserves to be in F1 - he's a superb driver.

Button pits on lap 23

 

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Alonso pits on lap 23 as well.

As does Klien

 

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Alonso was only 5.5 ahead of M.Schumacher - that will drop him down to around 12th ish I think...

 

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Coulthard pits on lap 24
Webber pits on lap 24 too.

 

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Whoops - had to pry open the fuel filler cover.

Poor button - explains the 11 second stop though.

 

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Massa pits on lap 26

 

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Ferrari in the pitlane.

M.Schumacher pits on lap 26 - as does Raikkonen.

 

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M.Schumacher out in front of Raikkonen - similar fuel loads put in.

 

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Alonso fuelled for longer though.

Think both McLaren and Ferrari shortfuelled on that stop.

 

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Villeneuve pits on lap 28

 

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Raikkonen 0.2 behind M.Schumacher - Raikkonen had Coulthard between him and Alonso.

 

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R.Schumacher pits on lap 29

Thats REALLY early.

 

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Alonso past Coulthard.

 

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Raikkonen is still up M.Schumachers exhaust.

 

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Raikkonen past M.Schumacher into Turn1

Alonso is up behind M.Schumacher now.

Sato pits on lap 30

 

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gotta be our nige at silverstone

Naah - Hakkinen passing M.Schumacher - Hakkinen going down the left side and M.Schumacher down the right.

With Zonta in the BAR being lapped inbetween them.

 

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Raikkonen went 2.6s faster on that lap that M.Schumacher