Adm's Classic Seasons Saves | F1® Manager | Page 3

ember patrol Apr 2, 2025, 10:35 PM

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Drivers championship situation:

1st: Daniel Ricciardo, 338 points (McLaren)
2nd: Max Verstappen, 335 points (Red Bull)
3rd: Lando Norris, 307 points (McLaren)

ember patrol Apr 3, 2025, 2:46 PM

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I was doing sprint qualifying for Brazil last night, but the power decided to cut out intermittingly a few times so it's postponed to later today.

ember patrol Apr 3, 2025, 5:27 PM

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🇧🇷 Brazil 2021:

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Sprint Qualifying:

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SQ1 Knockouts: Latifi P22, Vettel P21, Stroll P20, Ocon P19, Schumacher P18, Russell P17

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SQ2 Knockouts: Alonso P16, Raikkonen P15, Mazepin P14, Albon P13, Perez P12, Giovinazzi P11

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SQ3 Top 10: Gasly P10, Hamilton P9, Bottas P8, Piastri P7, Tsunoda P6, Ricciardo P5, Leclerc P4, Sainz P3, Norris P2, Verstappen P1

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Sprint Polesitter: Max Verstappen

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McLaren: Daniel P5, Lando P2

ember patrol Apr 3, 2025, 5:46 PM

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Sprint:

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Finishing Order: Schumacher P22, Alonso P21, Latifi P20, Russell P19, Mazepin P18, Stroll P17, Ocon P16, Raikkonen P15, Vettel P14, Giovinazzi P13, Albon P12, Piastri P11, Gasly P10, Hamilton P9, Tsunoda P8, Perez P7, Bottas P6, Sainz P5, Verstappen P4, Leclerc P3, Norris P2, Ricciardo P1

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Sprint Winner: Daniel Ricciardo

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McLaren: Daniel P1, Lando P2

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So I bought 2 new engines, and now I might break the cost cap

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Albon P22, Schumacher P21, Ocon P20, Latifi P19, Raikkonen P18, Giovinazzi P17

tacit juniper Apr 3, 2025, 6:00 PM

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Max Verstappen 1st

ember patrol Apr 3, 2025, 6:01 PM

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Q2 Knockouts: Alonso P16, Mazepin P15, Piastri P14, Russell P13, Vettel P12, Stroll P11

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Q3 Top 10: Gasly P10 (No time), Hamilton P9, Bottas P8, Tsunoda P7, Perez P6, Leclerc P5, Sainz P4, Verstappen P3, Ricciardo P2, Norris P1

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Both McLarens have 10 place penalties so Verstappen starts from pole

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Already up to 9th and 5th

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Lap 7: VSC, Stroll locked up and took Russell and Bottas with him, which nearly hit Ricciardo as well

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Up to 7th and 5th

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Lap 14: After the VSC, Ferrari sense an opportunity for a win with Sainz here

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Lap 40: 3rd and 4th now, but 2nd and 3rd is a tall order at this stage

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Bottas DNF, Russell DNF, Hamilton DNF, Mazepin P19, Latifi P18, Stroll P17, Schumacher P16, Raikkonen P15, Ocon P14, Giovinazzi P13, Piastri P12, Alonso P11, Vettel P10, Piastri P9, Leclerc P8, Gasly P7, Tsunoda P6, Perez P5, Norris P4, Ricciardo P3, Sainz P2, Verstappen P1

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Winner: Max Verstappen

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McLaren: Daniel P3, Lando P4

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Main Highlights:

Verstappen wins 9th race of the season and takes the lead of the drivers standings
Albon comes back from 22nd to take 9th

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Drivers championship situation:

1st: Max Verstappen, 365 points (Red Bull)
2nd: Daniel Ricciardo, 361 points (McLaren)
3rd: Lando Norris, 327 points (McLaren)

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Luckily, the next 2 races are Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and I usually have a great track record at those tracks, so hopefully we can take maximum points from those races

tacit juniper Apr 3, 2025, 6:50 PM

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ember patrol Both McLarens have 10 place penalties so Verstappen starts from pole

Bro I already said max 1st

ember patrol Apr 3, 2025, 6:53 PM

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tacit juniper Bro I already said max 1st

You have a crystal ball then

ember patrol Apr 3, 2025, 7:39 PM

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🇶🇦 Qatar 2021:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Latifi P22, Mazepin P21, Schumacher P20, Russell P19, Ocon P18, Raikkonen P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Giovinazzi P16, Gasly P15, Stroll P14, Vettel P13, Albon P12, Piastri P11

tacit juniper Apr 3, 2025, 7:49 PM

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MAX

ember patrol Apr 3, 2025, 7:49 PM

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tacit juniper MAX

Where is that crystal ball?

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Q3 Top 10: Alonso P10, Bottas P9, Tsunoda P8, Hamilton P7, Leclerc P6, Sainz P5, Perez P4, Norris P3, Ricciardo P2, Verstappen P1

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Polesitter: Max Verstappen

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McLaren: Daniel P2, Lando P3

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We have pace though, only 1 tenth down

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WE'RE 1-2 OFF THE LINE!!!

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MAX HAS AN ENGINE PROBLEM

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Lap 8: Lando fell behind, but Daniel still leads

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Lap 19: Max's fault has gotten worse, is it gonna blow?

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Lap 29: IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE, MAX VERSTAPPEN HAS A TERMINAL ENGINE FAULT FROM 2ND!!!

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This is huge for Ricciardo in the championship

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Verstappen DNF, Albon DNF, Mazepin P20, Schumacher DNF, Latifi P18, Giovinazzi P17, Raikkonen P16, Russell P15, Ocon P14, Vettel P13, Alonso P12, Stroll P11, Piastri P10, Gasly P9, Leclerc P8, Tsunoda P7, Perez P6, Bottas P5, Sainz P4, Hamilton P3, Norris P2, Ricciardo P1

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Winner: Daniel Ricciardo

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McLaren: Daniel P1, Lando P2

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Main Highlights:

Ricciardo wins 6th race of the season and re-takes the drivers championship lead with a comfortable buffer
Verstappen's engine blows up, denting his championship chances

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Drivers championship situation:

1st: Daniel Ricciardo, 387 points (McLaren)
2nd: Max Verstappen, 365 points (Red Bull)
3rd: Lando Norris, 345 points (McLaren)

ember patrol Apr 3, 2025, 8:41 PM

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🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 2021:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Ocon P22, Alonso P21, Giovinazzi P20, Mazepin P19, Raikkonen P18, Schumacher P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Russell P16, Latifi P15, Piastri P14, Vettel P13, Stroll P12, Albon P11

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Q3 Top 10: Gasly P10, Tsunoda P9, Sainz P8, Leclerc P7, Hamilton P6, Norris P5, Ricciardo P4, Perez P3, Bottas P2, Verstappen P1

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Polesitter would have been Verstappen but he has a penalty, so Valtteri Bottas starts from pole

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McLaren: Daniel P4, Lando P5

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Verstappen down to P11

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Lap 10: Red flag number 1

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Lap 17: It has taken this amount of laps for Bottas to fall from pole to out of the points

ember patrol Apr 3, 2025, 9:19 PM

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Vettel DNF, Piastri DNF, Raikkonen DNF, Mazepin P19, Giovinazzi P18, Latifi P17, Sainz P16, Ocon P15, Schumacher P14, Gasly P13, Alonso P12, Bottas P11, Russell P10, Albon P9, Stroll P8, Leclerc P7, Perez P6, Tsunoda P5, Hamilton P4, Verstappen P3, Ricciardo P2, Norris P1

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Winner: Lando Norris

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McLaren: Daniel P2, Lando P1

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Main Highlights:

Norris wins 4th race of the season
Ricciardo takes 2nd from Verstappen on the line
Tsunoda gets best finish of the season with 5th
Leclerc comes back from 17th after penalty to take 7th
Albon comes back from 21st to take 9th

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Forgot to mention, we won the constructors at Brazil

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Drivers championship situation:

1st: Daniel Ricciardo, 406 points (McLaren)
2nd: Max Verstappen, 380 points (Red Bull)

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Lando Norris is no longer in mathematical contention for the title

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Championship requirements:

Daniel Ricciardo: Score 1 point
Max Verstappen: Win with the fastest lap while Ricciardo finishes outside of the points to win on countback

ember patrol Apr 3, 2025, 9:50 PM

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🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi 2021:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Giovinazzi P22, Mazepin P21, Schumacher P20, Ocon P19, Latifi P18, Raikkonen P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Russell P16 (Out), Vettel P15, Stroll P14, Albon P13, Alonso P12, Piastri P11

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Q3 Top 10: Bottas P10, Tsunoda P9, Gasly P8, Perez P7, Norris P6, Hamilton P5, Ricciardo P4, Leclerc P3, Sainz P2, Verstappen P1

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Polesitter: Max Verstappen

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McLaren: Daniel P4, Lando P6

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Sainz has a penalty, so we start 3rd and 5th

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All Daniel has to do is finish at least 10th

ember patrol Apr 3, 2025, 10:18 PM

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Russell DNF, Mazepin P21, Giovinazzi P20, Ocon P19, Raikkonen P18, Schumacher P17, Latifi P16, Albon P15, Alonso P14, Bottas P13, Stroll P12, Piastri P11, Vettel P10, Tsunoda P9, Leclerc P8, Gasly P7, Perez P6, Sainz P5, Hamilton P4, Verstappen P3, Ricciardo P2, Norris P1

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Winner: Lando Norris

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McLaren: Daniel P2, Lando P1

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Main Highlights:

Norris wins 5th race of the season
Sainz comes back from 12th to take 5th

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Daniel Ricciardo crowned 2021 drivers champion

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In a season expected to be fought by Red Bull and Mercedes, Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren defied all the odds and took the drivers and constructors standings. Ricciardo was generally more consistent than nearest rival Max Verstappen, as they fought for every last point. Lando Norris backed it up just a few points away to secure the constructors standings for McLaren.

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End of Season Standings:

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Constructors:

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1st: McLaren, 819 points
2nd: Red Bull, 588 points
3rd: Ferrari, 433 points
4th: Mercedes, 344 points
5th: AlphaTauri, 127 points
6th: Renault, 27 points
7th: Aston Martin, 12 points
8th: Williams, 1 point
9th: Alpine, 0 points
10th: Haas, 0 points
11th: Alfa Romeo, 0 points

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Drivers:

1st: Daniel Ricciardo, 424 points (McLaren)
2nd: Max Verstappen, 395 points (Red Bull)
3rd: Lando Norris, 395 points (McLaren)
4th: Carlos Sainz, 247 points (Ferrari)
5th: Lewis Hamilton, 234 points (Mercedes)
6th: Sergio Perez, 193 points (Red Bull)
7th: Charles Leclerc, 186 points (Ferrari)
8th: Valtteri Bottas, 110 points (Mercedes)
9th: Yuki Tsunoda, 71 points (AlphaTauri)
10th: Pierre Gasly 56 points (AlphaTauri)
11th: Oscar Piastri, 19 points (Renault)
12th: Alexander Albon, 8 points (Renault)
13th: Sebastian Vettel, 7 points (Aston Martin)
14th: Lance Stroll, 5 points (Aston Martin)
15th: George Russell, 2 points (Williams)
16th: Fernando Alonso, 0 points (Alpine)
17th: Esteban Ocon, 0 points (Alpine)
18th: Mick Schumacher, 0 points (Haas)
19th: Antonio Giovinazzi, 0 points (Alfa Romeo)
20th: Kimi Raikkonen, 0 points (Alfa Romeo)
21st: Nicholas Latifi, 0 points (Williams)
22nd: Nikita Mazepin, 0 points (Haas)

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2010 starts tomorrow

ember patrol Apr 3, 2025, 11:05 PM

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HRT Bankrupt:

On the eve of the 2010 season where we were due to get 3 new teams, one of them has dropped out due to financial difficulties. Hispania Racing Team, or HRT, were meant to join alongside Team Lotus and Virgin Racing for the new season, but have ended up in a similar fate as US F1: Bankruptcy. They will not compete in the 2010 season

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2010 Driver Lineups:

Mercedes: Michael Schumacher-Nico Rosberg
Red Bull: Sebastian Vettel-Mark Webber
McLaren: Lewis Hamilton-Jenson Button
Ferrari: Fernando Alonso-Felipe Massa
Sauber: Kamui Kobayashi-Pedro de la Rosa
Williams: Rubens Barrichello-Nico Hulkenberg
Renault: Robert Kubica-Vitaly Petrov
Force India: Adrian Sutil-Vitantonio Liuzzi
Toro Rosso: Sebastian Buemi-Jaime Alguersuari
Team Lotus: Jarno Truilli-Heikki Kovalainen
Virgin: Timo Glock-Lucas Di Grassi

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ember patrol Apr 4, 2025, 5:20 PM

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I just realized something: I now have two saves with Mercedes. The 2010 one and the insanely long one, so I have to be really careful where I save the game 😅

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🇧🇭 Bahrain 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Truilli P22, Kovalainen P21, Alguersuari P20, Di Grassi P19, Glock P18, de la Rosa P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Liuzzi P16, Buemi P15, Kobayashi P14, Hulkenberg P13, Sutil P12, Barrichello P11

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Q3 Top 10: Petrov P10, Kubica P9, Rosberg P8, Schumacher P7, Hamilton P6, Button P5, Massa P4, Alonso P3, Webber P2, Vettel P1

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Polesitter: Sebastian Vettel

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Mercedes: Michael P7, Nico P8

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Lap 1: Everyone is on options except Alonso and the two Mercedes on primes

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Lap 6: The Mercedes' have made flying starts, especially Schumacher who's up to 3rd

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Lap 7: Top 8 are all within 1 second of each other.

Order: Webber, Vettel, Schumacher, Alonso, Button, Rosberg, Massa, Hamilton

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Lap 14: Just the top 3 now, Alonso leads on Ferrari debut

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Lap 16: Unusual pit stop from Ferrari, Alonso in and changes from primes to options, surely they could've gone longer?

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Lap 17: Vettel in, and Alonso comes out ahead

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Lap 19: Webber also in, and he's got some catching up to do

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Lap 24: Both Mercedes in, swapping primes to options

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Alonso leads from Vettel, 1.7 seconds

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Lap 32: Vettel takes the lead back

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But Alonso fights through and re-takes it again

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Lap 38: Alonso pits and goes for another set of options

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Lap 41: Vettel in, also options

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Alonso now leads by 6 seconds, but will his options be enough to defend from the Red Bull?

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15 laps to go (Yes we're using 57 laps, no endurance version in game): Vettel really pushing hard, so hard even that his tires are burning a bit

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Lap 49: Looks like Vettel burned his options earlier and is losing time to Alonso

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Kovalainen P22, Truilli P21, Di Grassi P20, de la Rosa P19, Glock P18, Alguersuari P17, Buemi P16, Kobayashi P15, Hulkenberg P14, Petrov P13, Liuzzi P12, Sutil P11, Kubica P10, Barrichello P9, Rosberg P8, Hamilton P7, Schumacher P6, Webber P5, Button P4, Massa P3, Vettel P2, Alonso P1

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Winner: Fernando Alonso

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Mercedes: Michael P6, Nico P8

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Main Highlights:

Alonso wins 1st race for Ferrari in the season opener with an unusual strategy
Massa gets 1st podium on F1 comeback
Mercedes left underperforming from the previous year's Brawn GP

tacit juniper Apr 4, 2025, 6:50 PM

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BLEHHHH

ember patrol Apr 4, 2025, 7:03 PM

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🇦🇺 Australia 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Buemi P22, Truilli P21, Glock P20, Kovalainen P19, Alguersuari P18, Di Grassi P17

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Q2 Knockouts: de la Rosa P16, Kobayashi P15, Barrichello P14, Petrov P13, Sutil P12, Hulkenberg P11

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Q3 Top 10: Liuzzi P10, Vettel P9, Alonso P8, Kubica P7, Webber P6, Hamilton P5, Massa P4, Button P3, Schumacher P2, Rosberg P1

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Polesitter: Nico Rosberg

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Mercedes: Michael P2, Nico P1

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Lap 5: So far, the Mercedes have ran away but Massa has caught up to them

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Lap 8: Massa takes the lead

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Lap 11: Rosberg, Massa, Schumacher is the order

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Lap 23: Massa pit a few laps ago and is trying an undercut on the Mercedes'

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Lap 25: Massa re-takes the lead after the Mercedes' pit

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Lap 37: Not much has happened since then, but we are approaching the final pit stops, what will Ferrari and Mercedes try?

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Lap 45: After pit stops, it's Massa, Rosberg, Schumacher being the order

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Truilli P22, Di Grassi P21, de la Rosa P20, Glock P19, Buemi P18, Kovalainen P17, Alguersuari P16, Kobayashi P15, Liuzzi P14, Barrichello P13, Sutil P12, Hulkenberg P11, Petrov P10, Kubica P9, Vettel P8, Hamilton P7, Alonso P6, Button P5, Webber P4, Schumacher P3, Rosberg P2, Massa P1

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Winner: Felipe Massa

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Mercedes: Michael P3, Nico P2

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Main Highlights:

Massa wins 1st race since 2008 and takes the lead of the drivers standings
Mercedes get first double podium since 1955 and overtake Red Bull and McLaren for 2nd in the constructors standings
Renault overtake Williams for 5th in the constructors standings

ember patrol Apr 6, 2025, 11:13 PM

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ember patrol

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Which season after 2010?

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2006 and 2007 will go to the wheel of names to decide the season after 2010

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Winner was 2007

tacit juniper Apr 7, 2025, 3:22 PM

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WRONG

frigid pike Apr 7, 2025, 9:44 PM

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Couple of old school suggestions - 1976 and 1989

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Hunt v Lauda and Prost v Senna

ember patrol Apr 7, 2025, 10:18 PM

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frigid pike Couple of old school suggestions - 1976 and 1989

Didn't think of those seasons immediately, will keep them in mind now

frigid pike Apr 7, 2025, 10:19 PM

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Both would be absolute classics

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Would be very fun to follow

ember patrol Apr 7, 2025, 11:12 PM

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🇲🇾 Malaysia 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Truilli P22, Glock P21, Kovalainen P20, Hulkenberg P19, Alguersuari P18, de la Rosa P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Di Grassi P16, Kobayashi P15, Buemi P14, Petrov P13, Barrichello P12, Liuzzi P11

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Q3 Top 10: Sutil P10, Kubica P9, Hamilton P8, Rosberg P7, Schumacher P6, Massa P5, Vettel P4, Button P3, Webber P2, Alonso P1

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Polesitter: Fernando Alonso

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Mercedes: Michael P6, Nico P7

ember patrol Apr 8, 2025, 12:00 AM

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Lap 16: Webber got the jump on Alonso at the start and not much has happened since. Still over 40 laps to go though

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Lap 21: Button attacking Vettel for 3rd

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And that quickly evaporated, Vettel now 2.4 ahead

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Lap 40: Alonso's come out of nowhere and undercut Webber by a long way

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Could this be the 3rd race in a row where Ferrari win via the right play on strategy?

ember patrol Apr 8, 2025, 12:37 AM

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Truilli P22, de la Rosa P21, Glock P20, Kovalainen P19, Di Grassi P18, Alguersuari P17, Kobayashi P16, Buemi P15, Hulkenberg P14, Barrichello P13, Sutil P12, Liuzzi P11, Petrov P10, Kubica P9, Hamilton P8, Rosberg P7, Schumacher P6, Button P5, Massa P4, Vettel P3, Webber P2, Alonso P1

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Winner: Fernando Alonso

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Mercedes: Michael P6, Nico P7

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Main Highlights:

Alonso wins 2nd race of the season and re-takes the lead of the drivers standings, once again using superior strategy over Red Bull
Red Bull overtake Mercedes for 2nd in the constructors standings

ember patrol Apr 8, 2025, 6:09 PM

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So, while playing another save, I did a rare mistake with save slots and accidentally deleted the main 2010 save instead of the backup one. The main was before China and the backup was during Malaysia. So the next time I play this, I have to do Malaysia again.

ember patrol Apr 15, 2025, 7:04 PM

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So we're back in Malaysia after my little whoopsie with the saves, and I don't feel like doing it all over again, so I'm simulating it. Results above are now invalid.

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Race redo (Simulated):

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Finishing Order: Schumacher DNF, Kovalainen P21, Di Grassi P20, de la Rosa P19, Truilli P18, Alguersuari P17, Glock P16, Kobayashi P15, Buemi P14, Sutil P13, Petrov P12, Hulkenberg P11, Barrichello P10, Liuzzi P9, Kubica P8, Hamilton P7, Rosberg P6, Vettel P5, Button P4, Massa P3, Alonso P2, Webber P1

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Winner: Mark Webber

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Mercedes: Michael DNF, Nico P6

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Main Highlights:

Webber wins 1st race of the season
Red Bull overtake Mercedes for 2nd in the constructors standings
Toro Rosso overtake Sauber for 8th in the constructors standings
Virgin overtake Team Lotus for 10th in the constructors standings

ember patrol Apr 15, 2025, 7:27 PM

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🇨🇳 China 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Kovalainen P22, Alguersuari P21, Hulkenberg P20, Glock P19, de la Rosa P18, Di Grassi P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Truilli P16, Kobayashi P15, Buemi P14, Liuzzi P13, Sutil P12, Barrichello P11

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Q3 Top 10: Kubica P10, Petrov P9, Schuamcher P8, Hamilton P7, Rosberg P6, Massa P5, Button P4, Vettel P3, Alonso P2, Webber P1

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Polesitter: Mark Webber

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Mercedes: Michael P8, Nico P6

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Lap 4: Webber and Alonso control the pack behind

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Lap 6: Vettel and Button have caught up curtosy of Webber and Alonso costing each other time from fighting

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Lap 24: Massa may be trying a 1 stop

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Lap 25: Rosberg went on the outside of both Renaults into turn 1, good stuff

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Lap 26: Massa finally in the pits, it's definately a 1 stop from the tires there

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Lap 30: Alonso, Vettel, Button the top 3, Webber has fallen away a bit

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Lap 34: Now it's just Alonso and Vettel

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Lap 37: Alonso's run away with it, he's really maximising the Ferrari car today

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Lap 40: Both Red Bulls now pit, how do Ferrari react?

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With Alonso that is, Massa is going to the end

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Lap 41: Everyone in the top 5 who needed to pit has pit, Massa leads Button by 15 seconds

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Lap 43: 10.4 the gap now

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Lap 44: 7.3, Alonso is gaining hand over fist

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Lap 45: 5.3 between the Ferraris

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Lap 46: 3.8

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Lap 48: 1.7 seconds, the one stop is looking not very viable now

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Lap 49: Alonso got through but Massa is hanging onto the back of his teammate though

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Lap 52: Well that's over, Alonso now 2.3 in front

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Meanwhile, Button hanging on to 3rd against Vettel

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Truilli DNF, Alguersuari DNF, Di Grassi P20, de la Rosa P19, Kovalainen P18, Glock P17, Kobayashi P16, Buemi P15, Hulkenberg P14, Sutil P13, Liuzzi P12, Barrichello P11, Petrov P10, Kubica P9, Rosberg P8, Schumacher P7, Hamilton P6, Webber P5, Vettel P4, Button P3, Massa P2, Alonso P1

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Winner: Fernando Alonso

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Mercedes: Michael P7, Nico P8

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Main Highlights:

Alonso wins 2nd race of the season and takes the lead of the drivers standings from Massa
Button gets 1st podium for McLaren
McLaren overtake Mercedes for 3rd in the constructors standings

ember patrol May 22, 2025, 4:48 PM

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I have finally come out of hibernating

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🇪🇸 Spain 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Kovalainen P22, de la Rosa P21, di Grassi P20, Truilli P19, Alguersuari P18, Sutil P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Glock P16, Hulkenberg P15, Buemi P14, Kobayashi P13, Liuzzi P12, Barrichello P11

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Q3 Top 10: Kubica P10, Petrov P9, Hamilton P8, Button P7, Alonso P6, Massa P5, Schumacher P4, Webber P3, Vettel P2, Rosberg P1

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Polesitter: Nico Rosberg

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Mercedes: Michael P4, Nico P1

sly scroll May 22, 2025, 4:51 PM

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ember patrol I have finally come out of hibernating

your falldown NEEDS to be studied😭

ember patrol May 22, 2025, 4:53 PM

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sly scroll your falldown NEEDS to be studied😭

Life's been happening, haven't been able to play as much as I was before

sly scroll May 22, 2025, 4:54 PM

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true

ember patrol May 22, 2025, 5:03 PM

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Team Lotus livery

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Lap 28: Everyone has pit at least once, currently a 1-2 for us led by Rosberg

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Wait, oh no, Michael has a major engine problem, temps related

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Lap 32: Despite this setback, Schumacher takes the lead from his teammate

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Lap 41: My strategy begins, execute order 3 Stopper

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Lap 49: Both Ferraris have mechanical problems, and it's the gearbox on both cars again, Ferrari have fecking terrible gearboxes on this game

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Lap 54: Final stops, this 3 stop tends to work for me often

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2nd and 6th, Rosberg has got quite the traffic to clear

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Lap 59: Schumacher takes the lead back, now up to Rosberg to catch Webber for a 1-2

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Lap 63: Done just that, now to hope Michael's engine doesn't explode

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Truilli P22, Kovalainen P21, de la Rosa P20, di Grassi P19, Glock P18, Alguersuari P17, Buemi P16, Kobayashi P15, Barrichello P14, Sutil P13, Hulkenberg P12, Luizzi P11, Petrov P10, Kubica P9, Hamilton P8, Massa P7, Vettel P6, Button P5, Alonso P4, Webber P3, Rosberg P2, Schumacher P1

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Winner: Michael Schumacher

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Mercedes: Michael P1, Nico P2

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Main Highlights:

Schumacher wins 1st race of the season and first win since China 2006
Rosberg gets 2nd podium of the season
Mercedes overtake McLaren for 3rd in the constructors standings

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How that engine managed to hold on, it's anyone's guess

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92nd win 👏

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🇲🇨 Monaco 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Kovalainen P22, Buemi P21, di Grassi P20, de la Rosa P19, Hulkenberg P18, Truilli P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Glock P16, Alguersuari P15, Kobayashi P14, Barrichello P13, Liuzzi P12, Sutil P11

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Q3 Top 10: Petrov P10, Button P9, Kubica P8, Hamilton P7, Alonso P6, Massa P5, Schumacher P4, Vettel P3, Rosberg P2, Webber P1

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Polesitter: Mark Webber

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Mercedes: Michael P4, Nico P2

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Lap 1: Rosberg jumps Webber off the line, 1-4 now

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Lap 5: Schumacher through on Vettel, we now have the clear upper hand on Red Bull

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Lap 15: Took some orchestrated planning, but we are now 1-2 ahead of both Red Bulls

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Lap 20: Backmarkers already, though they are the Temu Lotus' and Virgins so I'm not very surprised

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Lap 36: Safety car, the lap after I pit, really?

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Rosberg continues to lead, but Schumacher has dropped to 5th behind Vettel, Webber, and Alonso

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Lap 41: Safety car ending, and lapped cars could barely find their way through the traffic, some are still sitting behind the safety car as it's called in

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Lap 43: Red flag, we are properly screwed, only one type of tire avaliable

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Hear me out: It was a Toro Rosso that caused the red flag, and now Vettel has taken the lead of the restart. THIS IS RED BULL PROPAGANDA!

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Lap 56: Uneventful since the restart, but we are biding our time the smoothest compared to those around us

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Lap 59: Yeah Red Bull definitely aren't making it to the end, less than 60% tires already

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Lap 65: Well even our backup strategy has been jeopardized, a second red flag

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Restarting 2-4

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Lap 67: Michael is out after Alonso crashed into him. Can anything else go wrong now?

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Lap 73: Despite all that's gone against us, Rosberg re-takes the lead from Vettel

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Quick mention that Glock is currently 12th, if by some miracle two more cars get into a incident ahead, Virgin may actually score a point

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Kovalainen DNF, Alguersuari DNF, Kobayashi DNF, di Grassi DNF, de la Rosa DNF, Alonso DNF, Schumacher DNF, Truilli DNF, Hulkenberg P14, Buemi P13, Glock P12, Barrichello P11, Liuzzi P10, Sutil P9, Kubica P8, Hamilton P7, Petrov P6, Massa P5, Button P4, Webber P3, Vettel P2, Rosberg P1

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Winner: Nico Rosberg

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Mercedes: Michael DNF, Nico P1

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Main Highlights:

Rosberg wins 1st race of the season and first win in F1
Vettel gets 2nd podium of the season
Massa takes the lead of the drivers standings from Alonso
Force India overtake Williams for 6th in the constructors standings
Somehow, Virgin overtake Toro Rosso and Sauber for 8th in the constructors standings
8 DNFs, the record for this season so far

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Top of the Drivers Championship:

1st: Felipe Massa, 89 points (Ferrari)
2nd: Fernando Alonso, 88 points (Ferrari)
3rd: Mark Webber, 87 points (Red Bull)
4th: Nico Rosberg, 77 points (Mercedes)
5th: Jenson Button, 71 points (McLaren)
6th: Sebastian Vettel, 70 points (Red Bull)
7th: Michael Schumacher, 54 points (Mercedes)

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🇹🇷 Turkey 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Kovalainen P22, Truilli P21, de la Rosa P20, Alguersuari P19, di Grassi P18, Hulkenberg P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Vettel P16 (No time), Buemi P15, Glock P14, Kobayashi P13, Liuzzi P12, Petrov P11

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Q3 Top 10: Barrichello P10, Sutil P9, Kubica P8, Webber P7, Massa P6, Hamilton P5, Button P4, Alonso P3, Schumacher P2, Rosberg P1

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Polesitter: Nico Rosberg

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Mercedes: Michael P2, Nico P1

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Schumacher demoted to 7th due to grid penalty and Vettel takes a pit lane start

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First lap safety car already

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Lap 4: Safety car came in, we went racing, and then after 1 sector, replaced by a red flag. Not a single full lap of proper racing yet

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4 cars out already

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This is the dumbest red flag I've ever seen, miles of open road to use

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Lap 7: Webber off! He was in 5th and set to keep 4th in the standings but is going to tumble down the race order

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Lap 10: Not the end of these early incidents, Petrov and Kobayashi colliding over 9th and 10th and destroying both of their front wings

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Lap 12: Massa now leads and is clear of the 3 cars behind him

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Schumacher on the outside of Rosberg in that tricky triple left hander and gets it done! Looks like he never left at all

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Glock retired with a mechanical problem and Kobayashi retired due the contact damage, 6 cars out already and not even 1/3 through

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Lap 22: Safety car just after I pit again, you cannot make this up now

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2 more cars out

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Lap 26: Button spins at the safety car restart and separates the Mercedes' and Ferraris from the rest of the field

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Lap 32: Race leader Alonso has a car problem, can the three cars behind catch up?

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Lap 34: Massa also reporting problems, Ferrari's reliability just letting them down more often than not this season

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Lap 44: MASSA SPINS WHILE FIGHTING ALONSO FOR THE LEAD, CRUCIAL MOMENT IN THIS RACE!

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Lap 48: Schumacher is now right on Alonso's tail for the lead

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Lap 53: Massa now has problems in all 3 main components, really falling behind now

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Speaking of faults, Webber is out due to a terminal engine fault

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13 cars left

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Truilli DNF, Hulkenberg DNF, Sutil DNF, Kubica DNF, Kobayashi DNF, Glock DNF, de la Rosa DNF, di Grassi DNF, Webber DNF, Petrov P13, Kovalainen P12, Alguersuari P11, Buemi P10, Liuzzi P9, Barrichello P8, Hamilton P7, Button P6, Vettel P5, Massa P4, Alonso P3, Rosberg P2, Schumacher P1

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Winner: Michael Schumacher

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Mercedes: Michael P1, Nico P2

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Main Highlights:

Schumacher wins 2nd race of the season
Vettel comes back from the pit lane to take 5th
Barrichello gets best finish of the season with 8th
Alonso re-takes the championship lead from Massa
Mercedes overtake Red Bull for 2nd in the constructors standings
Williams re-overtake Aston Martin for 6th in the constructors standings
Toro Rosso re-overtake Virgin for 8th in the constructors standings
Team Lotus overtake Sauber for 10th in the constructors standings

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Top of the Drivers Standings:

1st: Fernando Alonso, 103 points (Ferrari)
2nd: Felipe Massa, 101 points (Ferrari)
3rd: Nico Rosberg, 95 points (Mercedes)
4th: Mark Webber, 87 points (Red Bull)
5th: Sebastian Vettel, 80 points (Red Bull)
6th: Michael Schumacher, 79 points (Mercedes)
7th: Jenson Button, 79 points (McLaren)

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🇨🇦 Canada 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Truilli P22, di Grassi P21, Glock P20, Kovalainen P19, de la Rosa P18, Liuzzi P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Buemi P16, Sutil P15, Alguersuari P14, Kobayashi P13, Barrichello P12, Petrov P11

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Q3 Top 10: Kubica P10, Hulkenberg P9, Hamilton P8, Vettel P7, Alonso P6, Massa P5, Schumacher P4, Button P3, Webber P2, Rosberg P1

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Polesitter: Nico Rosberg

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Mercedes: Michael P4, Nico P1

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Lap 2: 1-2, now to try and drop Webber behind

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Lap 11: Took some time, but we now have a buffer to our main rivals

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Lap 12: Returned after dinner, even the people on the pit wall need some eats

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And Massa somehow dragged Webber back into contention with us

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Lap 14: Quick note, Hamilton cannot pull away from the two Renaults, Hulkenberg, and Sutil

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Lap 18: Former Ferrari teammates fighting hard, Schumacher defending for his life against Massa

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Lap 19: Almost 3 wide into the final chicane, madness going on up front

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Lap 21: Webber pits quite early, 2 stopper from Red Bull for sure

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Lap 22: We pit, 2 stopper as well

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Lap 24: Massa manages to overcut? Huh?

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Top 3 is now Massa, Webber, Schumacher

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Lap 44: Changing the strat up a bit, pitting now and hopefully having enough of a gap to hold off Webber and Massa at the end

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Lap 45: Red Bull respond immediately, only a 2.2 second gap

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Lap 49: Massa now pits as well

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Lap 60: Still a 3 way fight for the win between Schumacher, Massa, and Webber, virtually nothing between them

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Lap 69: It is way too close, Webber has been ushered wide twice this lap, that's how close it is

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Race:

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Finishing Order: de la Rosa P22, Truilli P21, Kovalainen P20, Glock P19, di Grassi P18, Alguersuari P17, Buemi P16, Barrichello P15, Kobayashi P14, Sutil P13, Hulkenberg P12, Liuzzi P11, Petrov P10, Kubica P9, Hamilton P8, Vettel P7, Alonso P6, Button P5, Rosberg P4, Massa P3, Webber P2, Schumacher P1

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Winner: Michael Schumacher

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Mercedes: Michael P1, Nico P4

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Main Highlights:

Schumacher wins 3rd race of the season
Massa re-takes the lead of the drivers standings from Alonso
Schumacher overtakes Button and Vettel in the drivers standings

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Top of the Drivers Standings:

1st: Felipe Massa, 116 points (Ferrari)
2nd: Fernando Alonso, 111 points (Ferrari)
3rd: Nico Rosberg, 107 points (Mercedes)
4th: Mark Webber, 105 points (Red Bull)
5th: Michael Schumacher, 104 points (Mercedes)
6th: Jenson Button, 89 points (McLaren)
7th: Sebastian Vettel, 87 points (Red Bull)

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🇪🇺 Europe 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Truilli P22, Liuzzi P21, de la Rosa P20, Kovalainen P19, di Grassi P18, Kobayashi P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Buemi P16 (Out), Petrov P15, Barrichello P14, Sutil P13, Glock P12, Kubica P11

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Q3 Top 10: Alguersuari P10, Hulkenberg P9, Hamilton P8, Button P7, Massa P6, Schumacher P5, Alonso P4, Rosberg P3, Vettel P2, Webber P1

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Polesitter: Mark Webber

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Mercedes: Michael P5, Nico P3

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Red Bull were 3 tenths clear of the rest of the front runners in Q3, so it might be tough to best them in the race

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Lap 3: Current order is Vettel, Webber, Alonso, Rosberg, Massa, Schumacher. If it stays that way, the drivers standings will look like this

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Multi 21, or rather 5-6, would be great for Red Bull right now though, their fighting has brought the next 4 into contention

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Lap 8: Vettel has a fault, maybe not a great time for this to happen especially with this kind of opportunity

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Lap 12: Kobayashi and Truilli almost caused a red flag, would've been a great benefit to my strategy

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Lap 15: We pit Schumacher, Rosberg follows up next lap

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And oddly, Webber has faded a bit, 5 seconds behind the top 2

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Lap 16: Well that's cause he's pitting, out behind Hamilton though. Good for me because both drivers aren't behind Hamilton

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Lap 18: Vettel pits, don't know if it's going to be a one stop though

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Either way, despite the odds, we're now 2.6 ahead of the Red Bulls

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Lap 19: Massa pits, we take over as the leaders, 2.1 ahead of the Red Bulls

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Lap 20: Enough is enough, only 1.5 to the Red Bulls due to teammate fighting, we can't lose any more time, imposing team orders for now

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Well that didn't work, forget it

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Lap 22: We still hold 1-2, crucial because A) It's denying Red Bull points, B) We can take the lead of the constructors from Ferrari

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Lap 27: The race landscape has changed a bit, Schumacher, Vettel, Rosberg the top 3 with Webber again dropping time as the stint progresses, what's happening?

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Also Vettel's problem cleared up a while ago, back up to full speed

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Lap 33: Red flag, Petrov out

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No one in the top 4 pit but Massa was ahead of Alonso for 5th and 6th and just pit before the flag came out

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Lap 38: Alonso worked up to the podium places

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And I checked the standings in the place where you see in depth data and stuff, apparently Button has gained 15 places, so I assume he took a pit lane start

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Lap 42: Vettel, Rosberg, Schumacher, Webber, Alonso, Massa the order

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Ferrari have dropped a bit of time now

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Lap 45: Schumacher up to 2nd, back in a 1-2 position

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Lap 46: It's unfolding for Red Bull at the worst possible time, Webber's tires are almost finished and Vettel has car woes returning

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Lap 49: Oh hang on a minute, Alonso's somehow returned, he's passed Webber and looking to pass Vettel as well

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VSC, Sutil out, will the race finish normally?

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Start of lap 51: Yes it will, Mercedes to duel to the end

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Kobayashi DNF, Petrov DNF, Sutil DNF, de la Rosa P19, Buemi P18, Truilli P17, Barrichello P16, Luizzi P15, Alguersuari P14, Kovalainen P13, di Grassi P12, Glock P11, Hulkenberg P10, Hamilton P9, Kubica P8, Button P7, Massa P6, Webber P5, Alonso P4, Vettel P3, Rosberg P2, Schumacher P1

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Winner: Michael Schumacher

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Mercedes: Michael P1, Nico P2

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Main Highlights:

Schumacher wins 4th race of the season and takes the lead of the drivers standings
Mercedes overtake Ferrari to take the lead of the constructors standings
Button comes back from the pit lane to take 7th

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Top of the Drivers Standings:

1st: Michael Schumacher, 129 points (Mercedes)
2nd: Nico Rosberg, 125 points (Mercedes)
3rd: Felipe Massa, 124 points (Ferrari)
4th: Fernando Alonso, 123 points (Ferrari)
5th: Mark Webber, 115 points (Red Bull)
6th: Sebastian Vettel, 101 points (Red Bull)
7th: Jenson Button, 95 points (McLaren)

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Top of the Constructors Standings:

1st: Mercedes, 254 points
2nd: Ferrari, 247 points
3rd: Red Bull, 216 points

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🇬🇧 Great Britain 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Kobayashi P22, Truilli P21, Buemi P20, Hamilton P19, Kovalainen P18, Glock P17

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Q2 Knockouts: de la Rosa P16, Petrov P15, Massa P14, di Grassi P13, Luizzi P12, Barrichello P11

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Q3 Top 10: Kubica P10, Alguersuari P9, Hulkenberg P8, Sutil P7, Button P6, Alonso P5, Rosberg P4, Schumacher P3, Vettel P2, Webber P1

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Polesitter: Mark Webber

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Mercedes: Michael P3, Nico P4

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Ok, no clue what the hell happened to Hamilton and Massa, it didn't look like they were blocked on their laps

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Also it's going to rain

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Lap 2: Started dry, but rain started earlier than I thought

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Lap 8: So I gambled on early inters and it's gone badly, we're now only 4th and 6th

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Lap 16: Webber, Alonso, Vettel, Schumacher, Massa, Rosberg the top order

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Lap 20: Vettel past Alonso to 2nd, and Rosberg past Massa to 5th

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Although Vettel's inters are quite worn already

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Lap 27: With my strategy set, I pushed both cars, which has allowed Schumacher to catch and pass Alonso on the outside of Copse up to 3rd

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We pit for another set of inters... and of course it's a pit stop issue

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Lap 29: Either Ferrari are going for a late charge or gambling on a safety car for a free pit stop, either way they still haven't pitted a 2nd time

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Lap 31: Nevermind, by then both Alonso and Massa have pitted

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Also, what on earth is going on at McLaren? Button is down in 12th with car problems and Hamilton in down in a lowly 14th behind Liuzzi of all people

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Lap 32: Webber pits, is it enough to get out ahead of teammate Vettel though?

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It is, 2 seconds between the Bulls

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Lap 34: And that battle for the lead has been shut down, Vettel has yet another car problem

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Lap 46: Vettel's problem has gotten worse, could this dropkick him out of a podium position?

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Also, brief mention that both McLarens now have mechanical issues and have been lapped. Absolute disaster at their home race

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Lap 51: Alonso gaining on Vettel, while Schumacher is gaining on Alonso, could be a 3 way down to the wire finish for 2nd

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Truilli P22, di Grassi P21, Buemi P20, de la Rosa P19, Kobayashi P18, Kovalainen P17, Button P16, Alguersuari P15, Hamilton P14, Glock P13, Barrichello P12, Liuzzi P11, Sutil P10, Hulkenberg P9, Petrov P8, Kubica P7, Massa P6, Rosberg P5, Schumacher P4, Alonso P3, Vettel P2, Webber P1

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Winner: Mark Webber

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Mercedes: Michael P4, Nico P5

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Main Highlights:

Webber wins 2nd race of the season and takes 2nd in the drivers standings
Vettel hangs on to 2nd despite major car problem
Massa comes back from 14th to take 6th
McLaren have their worst race so far this season, both Button and Hamilton suffering major car problems to take only 14th and 16th

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Top of the Drivers Standings:

1st: Michael Schumacher, 141 points (Mercedes)
2nd: Mark Webber, 140 points (Red Bull)
3rd: Fernando Alonso, 138 points (Ferrari)
4th: Nico Rosberg, 135 points (Mercedes)
5th: Felipe Massa, 132 points (Ferrari)
6th: Sebastian Vettel, 119 points (Red Bull)
7th: Jenson Button, 95 points (McLaren)

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Top of the Constructors Standings:

1st: Mercedes, 276 points
2nd: Ferrari, 270 points
3rd: Red Bull, 259 points

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Nooo Webber getting closed

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Closer

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sly scroll Nooo Webber getting closed

We're still the leaders in both championships, although the Red Bulls have developed crazy pace (both cars here).

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Front wing upgrade is on the way but having to to wait 2 races for it

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Germany will be fine I think, but Hungary is likely going to be a struggle to keep up

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🇩🇪 Germany 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Truilli P22, Kovalainen P21, Kobayashi P20, de la Rosa P19, Alguersuari P18, Di Grassi P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Buemi P16, Glock P15, Liuzzi P14, Petrov P13, Sutil P12, Hulkenberg P11

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ember patrol We're still the leaders in both championships, although the Red Bulls have devel...

Ahhh nice

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Q3 Top 10: Kubica P10, Barrichello P9, Hamilton P8, Button P7, Schumacher P6, Massa P5, Alonso P4, Rosberg P3, Vettel P2, Webber P1

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Polesitter: Mark Webber

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Mercedes: Michael P6, Nico P3

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Kubica goes to the pit lane to start

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Lap 2: Webber down 4 places from pole, exactly what we need

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Lap 3: Webber is struggling really badly at the start, he's down to 7th, what happened?

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Lap 4: Took a mini break and back now, Webber is out of the way, but we have a new problem: Alonso

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As it stands, he ties with Schumacher in the standings and if he wins, he takes the lead of the standings

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Lap 7: SCHUMACHER LOCKS UP, POTENTIALLY CRUCIAL MOMENT THIS RACE!

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Drops to 8th

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Lap 13: Button took a while, but he's currently up to 3rd

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I don't know what it is with JB this season. Only 1 podium yet if he wins 3 or 4 races he can easily become a serious title contender. He's just there.

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Lap 15: RED FLAG, IT'S JENSON BUTTON, WHAT'S HAPPENDED?!

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Massa clips Button and sends him way off into a wall and out of the race

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Lap 17: Top 6 restart order: Vettel, Alonso, Rosberg, Massa, Webber, Schumacher

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Lap 19: Top 6 are all bunched together now

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Webber now has a car problem as well

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Lap 21: Webber's problem has eased off, back up to speed for the Aussie

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Lap 33: We are nowhere at the moment, 5-6 led by Rosberg, hopefully when we fit on new tires for the last stop things can turn around

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Lap 38: Oh not again, Rosberg locked up in the same place Schumacher did

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Lap 45: We pit, and of course the car in front has a pit stop issue, can anything else go wrong now?

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Final Lap: At least both cars get past Webber, and Vettel won, minimizing Alonso's points gain

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Button DNF, Truilli P21, Alguersuari P20, de la Rosa P19, di Grassi P18, Kobayashi P17, Glock P16, Kovalainen P15, Buemi P14, Liuzzi P13, Barrichello P12, Petrov P11, Kubica P10, Hulkenberg P9, Sutil P8, Hamilton P7, Webber P6, Schumacher P5, Rosberg P4, Massa P3, Alonso P2, Vettel P1

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Winner: Sebastian Vettel

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Mercedes: Michael P5, Nico P4

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Main Highlights:

Vettel wins 1st race of the season and puts his hat into this title battle
Disaster for Mercedes at their home race, losing the lead of both championships to Alonso and Ferrari
Kubica comes back from the pit lane to take 10th
Williams and Force India tie on points for 6th in the constructors standings

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Top of the Drivers Standings:

1st: Fernando Alonso, 156 points (Ferrari)
2nd: Michael Schumacher, 151 points (Mercedes)
3rd: Mark Webber, 148 points (Red Bull)
4th: Nico Rosberg, 147 points (Mercedes)
5th: Felipe Massa, 147 points (Ferrari)
6th: Sebastian Vettel, 147 points (Red Bull)
7th: Jenson Button, 95 points (McLaren)

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Germany was indeed not fine

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Maybe it's a home race curse, McLaren had it in Silverstone as well

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So I could've had a better race at Germany, but I completely forgot to mount a chassis upgrade, massive goof up from my side

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🇭🇺 Hungary 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Truilli P22, di Grassi P21, Kovalainen P20, Glock P19, de la Rosa P18, Alguersuari P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Liuzzi P16, Buemi P15, Kobayashi P14, Hulkenberg P13, Sutil P12, Petrov P11

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Q3 Top 10: Barrichello P10, Kubica P9, Button P8, Hamilton P7, Alonso P6, Massa P5, Schumacher P4, Vettel P3, Rosberg P2, Webber P1

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Polesitter: Mark Webber

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Mercedes: Michael P4, Nico P2

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The gap to pole was 0.072 with Nico, and he was 0.002 ahead of Vettel, so this is manageable this time if the strategy works

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Lap 1: Rosberg passes Webber at the chicane on the inside, exactly what we needed right now

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Lap 5: Vettel takes the lead from Rosberg, and as it stands, he goes from 6th to 1st in the standings

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Tell me that it isn't close in the standings with that

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Hamilton also seems to have finally found his mojo after so long in this season, he's currently 3rd behind Rosberg

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Lap 8: Massa has developed a major car problem already. He might have to retire from the race, and that could really hurt his own championship challenge as well as Ferrari's constructors position

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Schumacher through on Webber into 5th, falling into place so far

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Lap 12: Our cars are actually fast now, Rosberg has pulled away from Hamilton and Schumacher has just overtaken the McLaren

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Lap 16: In order for both strategies to work, I must impose team orders for now

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Lap 19: Rosberg pits, and using Schumacher to tow him, he's come out closer to Vettel then when the first stints ended

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Now I think is time to show my strategy:

Michael's strategy: Prime-Activate-Activate-Option
Nico's strategy: Option-Activate-Prime-Option

Option = Soft
Prime = Medium
Activate = Hard (made up)

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Lap 21: Webber pits, just Schumacher in the top 6 left to pit

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Lap 22: We pit Michael, first of three stops

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He's ahead of Alonso, absolutely crucial in terms of points

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Lap 27: Successfully cleared Hamilton, now to focus on leader Vettel

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Lap 30: Rosberg caught Vettel, now for Schumacher to do the same

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Lap 35: One car through on Vettel, now for the other to pass as well

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Well Vettel isn't bothering with that, he pits AND HAS A SLOW FRONT RIGHT, CRUCIAL MOMENT!

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Lap 38: We pit Schumacher again, second of the three stops

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Nico is coming in next lap for the different tire

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Lap 40: We are behind the Red Bulls, but they have a tire disadvantage, especially Webber

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Lap 45: Yeah Webber is really slow, he's already lost 8 seconds total to Vettel when Vettel was gaining and pulling away from Webber

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Schumacher past him as well

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Rosberg too

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Lap 50: Yeah Vettel isn't bothering battling with us at all, he pit the instant Schumacher got close to him

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He's fit the Activates, the hardest tire avaliable, strange considering there's only 20 laps left

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Lap 56: We double stack perfectly, all three stops complete, now to get Vettel

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Lap 65: Schumacher slowly but surely gaining on Vettel, it's going all the way to the end

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Lap 69: And now, for the final part of my masterplan, unleash all what we've got for a maximum attack on Vettel at the end

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Lap 70: It has worked, Schumacher passed Vettel into turn 5 (or turn 4? That fast left hander) on lap 69 and Rosberg has passed into turn 1 the next lap

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Di Grassi DNF, Truilli DNF, Kovalainen P20, de la Rosa P19, Glock P18, Alguersuari P17, Buemi P16, Kobayashi P15, Liuzzi P14, Sutil P13, Petrov P12, Hulkenberg P11, Barrichello P10, Kubica P9, Hamilton P8, Massa P7, Button P6, Alonso P5, Webber P4, Vettel P3, Rosberg P2, Schumacher P1

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Winner: Michael Schumacher

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Mercedes: Michael P1, Nico P2

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Main Highlights:

Schumacher wins 5th race of the season and re-takes the lead of the drivers standings
Mercedes bounce back from disastrous home race and re-take the lead of the constructors standings from Ferrari
Red Bull tie on points with Ferrari for 2nd in the constructors standings

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Mid Season Standings:

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Constructors:

1st: Mercedes, 341 points
2nd: Red Bull, 319 points
3rd: Ferrari, 319 points
4th: McLaren, 161 points
5th: Renault, 46 points
6th: Williams, 13 points
7th: Force India, 12 points
8th: Toro Rosso, 1 points
9th: Virgin, 0 points
10th: Team Lotus, 0 points
11th: Sauber, 0 points

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If there was a 0 star option in game, Virgin and Team Lotus would get that, but we work with what we have

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Sauber are on 2 stars by the way

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Drivers:

1st: Michael Schumacher, 176 points (Mercedes)
2nd: Fernando Alonso, 166 points (Ferrari)
3rd: Nico Rosberg, 165 points (Mercedes)
4th: Mark Webber, 160 points (Red Bull)
5th: Sebastian Vettel, 159 points (Red Bull)
6th: Felipe Massa, 153 points (Ferrari)
7th: Jenson Button, 103 points (McLaren)
8th: Lewis Hamilton, 58 points (McLaren)
9th: Robert Kubica, 30 points (Renault)
10th: Vitaly Petrov, 16 points (Renault)
11th: Rubens Barrichello, 8 points (Williams)
12th: Adrian Sutil, 7 points (Force India)
13th: Vitantonio Liuzzi, 5 points (Force India)
14th: Nico Hulkenberg, 5 points (Williams)
15th: Sebastian Buemi, 1 point (Toro Rosso)
16th: Timo Glock, 0 points (Virgin)
17th: Jaime Alguersuari, 0 points (Toro Rosso)
18th: Heikki Kovalainen, 0 points (Team Lotus)
19th: Lucas di Grassi, 0 points (Virgin)
20th: Kamui Kobayashi, 0 points (Sauber)
21st: Jarno Truilli, 0 points (Team Lotus)
22nd: Pedro de la Rosa, 0 points (Sauber)

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Finally the new front wing + a sidepods upgrade is arriving for Belgium, the sidepods especially helpful for this track with +0.4 Gs in high speed

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I hope these upgrades are enough because we can't get much more out of these, at least until the next ATR period

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For Belgium, qualifying and the race will be rain affected, great opportunity to increase our gap in the standings

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Early qualifying peek:

Championship runner up Alonso is only 12th...

cerulean cove Jun 1, 2025, 7:51 PM

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What season are you simulating?

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cerulean cove What season are you simulating?

2010

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Virgin and Lotus are inaccurate I know, but you can't make a team that slow in vanilla

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ember patrol Virgin and Lotus are inaccurate I know, but you can't make a team *that* slow in...

I mean make all other teams 3-4-5 and them 1 and their facilities 1 with everyone else higher and their budget the least and that should do

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cerulean cove I mean make all other teams 3-4-5 and them 1 and their facilities 1 with everyon...

That's my idea if 2012 or 2011 is picked in a future poll

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Although, 2007 was picked in an old poll, so potentinally after 07'

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🇧🇪 Belgium 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Kovalainen P22 (Out), Truilli P21, di Grassi P20, Kobayashi P19, Alguersuari P18, Liuzzi P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Sutil P16 (No time), Glock P15, de la Rosa P14, Buemi P13, Alonso P12, Petrov P11

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Q3 Top 10: Barrichello P10, Hulkenberg P9, Button P8, Kubica P7, Massa P6, Webber P5, Hamilton P4, Schumacher P3, Rosberg P2, Vettel P1

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Polesitter: Sebastian Vettel

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Mercedes: Michael P3, Nico P2

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So 3 things to go over from the full qualifying:

Q1: Kovalainen supposedly ran out of fuel and caused a red flag, he had no damage shown and was just stopped before Pouhon
Q2: Alonso got knocked out due to traffic, crucial for the championship
Q3: Hulkenberg had the fastest first sector, seems traffic ruined anything above 9th and 10th for Williams though

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Petrov and Sutil go to the pit lane to start

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Lap 5: We're 1-2, again getting what we need in the early laps

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Lap 12: So I thought the rain was coming by lap 22, turns out is coming by potentially lap 14, so the 3 drivers who started on the softer tire (Ferraris and Button) knew something the others didn't

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Lap 15: Rain starting, and we've pulled away from the rest of the front runners

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Lap 18: The water is going up very slowly. Call me ambitious, but it might not even become inter weather

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Lap 22: We've got everyone fitting inters, looks a bit early in terms of track water

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Now I think it's good enough, pitting both cars

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Lap 23: de la Rosa locked up at the final chicane and is forced to continue for another lap on very worn slicks

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Lap 25: Webber takes the lead, probably pushing a little harder than needed though

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Lap 33: It's 0.72 mm of track water, I think it's dry enough despite it still raining, so I'm gambling on slicks

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Lap 34: Red Bull have taken heed to this, they've pitted both Webber and Vettel

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That gamble has given Schumacher a 3 second buffer to Webber

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Lap 38: The gap in front has increased to 4 seconds, crucial for this race and the championship standings

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Lap 40: 5 seconds now, basically set is the top 4 now

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Kovalainen DNF, Kobayashi DNF, de la Rosa P20, Alguersuari P19, di Grassi P18, Petrov P17, Truilli P16, Glock P15, Hulkenberg P14, Barrichello P13, Liuzzi P12, Buemi P11, Button P10, Kubica P9, Sutil P8, Alonso P7, Hamilton P6, Massa P5, Vettel P4, Rosber P3, Webber P2, Schumacher P1

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Winner: Michael Schumacher

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Mercedes: Michael P1, Nico P3

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Main Highlights:

Schumacher wins 6th race of the season and extends his lead in the drivers standings
Sutil comes back from the pit lane to take 8th in the Force India, brilliant drive from him. As a result, Force India overtake Williams for 6th in the constructors standings

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Top of the Drivers Standings:

1st: Michael Schumacher, 201 points (Mercedes)
2nd: Nico Rosberg, 180 points (Mercedes)
3rd: Mark Webber, 178 points (Red Bull)
4th: Fernando Alonso, 172 points (Ferrari)
5th: Sebastian Vettel, 171 points (Red Bull)
6th: Felipe Massa, 163 points (Ferrari)

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Top of the Constructors Standings:

1st: Mercedes, 381 points
2nd: Red Bull, 349 points
3rd: Ferrari, 335 points

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🇮🇹 Italy 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: de la Rosa P22, Kobayashi P21, Truilli P20, Hulkenberg P19, Kubica P18, Glock P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Kovalainen P16, di Grassi P15, Barrichello P14, Buemi P13, Alguersuari P12, Liuzzi P11

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Q3 Top 10: Hamilton P10, Sutil P9, Massa P8, Webber P7, Button P6, Petrov P5, Alonso P4, Schumacher P3, Vettel P2, Rosberg P1

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Polesitter: Nico Rosberg

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Mercedes: Michael P3, Nico P1

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Heavy rain affected qualifying and race, I think a few out of order finishes might take place

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Kubica takes a pit lane start

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And so does Massa! He's got a lot of work to do to take as many points as possible for the championship

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Lap 11: Was a short time in damp conditions, back to full wet

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Lap 16: Alonso passes both Mercedes, he leads the Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari!

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Lap 18: Safety car, everyone is pitting no doubt

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Lap 20: I've just looked at everyone's tires, and de la Rosa is gambling on inters for the 2nd time this race, the first time was that early damp part of the race. The water is going down so slowly, it's never going to work now

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Lap 27: It's damp track conditions again, looking to go on for longer this time. This is where I thrive, as during the damp phase, I can keep the wets as cool as possible for when the track gets wet again, I can use my tire wear advantage to charge back through.

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Would help right now because we have no pace for some reason, 4th and 5th behind the Red Bulls and Alonso

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Lap 36: It's full wet conditions again, the second phase of the tire wear game begins here

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Some drivers might actually run out of wets, new ones at least

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Lap 41: Webber has terminal damage on the gearbox, he has to retire! Huge for Red Bull in both championships

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Lap 49: We have punctures already. di Grassi's tire blew, he went into the pits to fit 41% wets... Yeah it's bad out there

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Glock DNF, Kobayashi DNF, Kubica DNF, Buemi DNF, Webber DNF, di Grassi P17, Truilli P16, de la Rosa P15, Hulkenberg P14, Kovalainen P13, Alguersuari P12, Barrichello P11, Liuzzi P10, Petrov P9, Sutil P8, Hamilton P7, Button P6, Massa P5, Vettel P4, Schumacher P3, Rosberg P2, Alonso P1

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Winner: Fernando Alonso

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Mercedes: Michael P3, Nico P2

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Main Highlights:

Alonso wins 3rd race of the season and Ferrari's first win since China
Massa comes back from the pit lane to take 5th
Ferrari overtake Red Bull for 2nd in the constructors standings

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Top of the Drivers Standings:

1st: Michael Schumacher, 216 points (Mercedes)
2nd: Nico Rosberg, 198 points (Mercedes)
3rd: Fernando Alonso, 197 points (Ferrari)
4th: Sebastian Vettel, 183 points (Red Bull)
5th: Mark Webber, 178 points (Red Bull)
6th: Felipe Massa, 173 points (Ferrari)

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Top of the Constructors Standings:

1st: Mercedes, 414 points
2nd: Ferrari, 370 points
3rd: Red Bull, 361 points

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🇸🇬 Singapore 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Di Grassi P22, de la Rosa P21, Kobayashi P20, Glock P19, Truilli P18, Hulkenberg P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Kovalainen P16, Alguersuari P15, Liuzzi P14, Barrichello P13, Buemi P12, Petrov P11

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Q3 Top 10: Button P10, Kubica P9, Sutil P8, Hamilton P7, Massa P6, Alonso P5, Webber P4, Schumacher P3, Rosberg P2, Vettel P1

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Polesitter: Sebastian Vettel

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Mercedes: Michael P3, Nico P2

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Kubica starts 12th due to grid penalty. Glock starts last due to grid penalty

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Lap 2: Basically immediate red flag, Glock and de la Rosa out

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Rosberg got past Vettel beforehand so vital for the restart

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Lap 7: Rosberg held onto the lead, but Schumacher has dropped to 5th from 3rd on the restart

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Nevermind, 6th, what is going on?

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In order: Rosberg, Vettel, Alonso, Massa, Webber, Schumacher

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Lap 11: Schumacher got Webber at the final corner, nice

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Also, I have no idea how Rosberg is still leading despite relentless attacks from Vettel while the Red Bull is an overall faster car

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Lap 14: Fittingly, another change in the train as Alonso gets past Vettel into 2nd

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Lap 17: Rosberg still leads, a defensive masterclass on display right now

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Lap 18: Alonso finally got past Rosberg, and so did Vettel

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And then the Ferrari pits, first of the top 6

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Lap 20: Webber follows suite

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Ahead of him and Alonso is Petrov. Hey wait a minute...

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Lap 22: Massa pits, only the two Mercedes' and Vettel left in the top 6

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And Petrov pits. Damn, he really could've helped there

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Lap 24: Top 3 all pit at the same time, Vettel's jumped Rosberg, not good

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Lap 29: Alonso, Vettel, Massa, Webber

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We're 5th and 6th, car is a joke, can't even catch up now

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Lap 45: Final stops made, Webber was the last to pit rather late and has been undercut by Rosberg

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Lap 46: Well nevermind, he's past already, what is this?

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Lap 59: SCHUMACHER's CRASHED, WHY?!?!

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This has been an even worse joke than Germany

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Final lap: At least Webber somehow overtook both Ferraris on the last lap, took points off Alonso

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Race:

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Finishing Order: de la Rosa DNF, Glock DNF, Liuzzi DNF, Schumacher DNF, Hulkenberg P18, di Grassi P17, Truilli P16, Buemi P15, Kobayashi P14, Kovalainen P13, Alguersuari P12, Barrichello P11, Petrov P10, Kubica P9, Sutil P8, Hamilton P7, Button P6, Rosberg P5, Vettel P4, Massa P3, Alonso P2, Webber P1

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Winner: Mark Webber

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Mercedes: Michael DNF, Nico P5

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Main Highlights:

Webber wins 3rd race of the season, passing both Ferraris on the final lap
Mercedes' even bigger disaster than Germany allows Alonso and Ferrari to close up in both championships

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Top of the Drivers Standings

1st: Michael Schumacher, 216 points (Mercedes)
2nd: Fernando Alonso, 215 points (Ferrari)
3rd: Nico Rosberg, 208 points (Mercedes)
4th: Mark Webber, 203 points (Red Bull)
5th: Sebastian Vettel, 195 points (Red Bull)
6th: Felipe Massa, 188 points (Ferrari)

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Top of the Constructors Standings:

1st: Mercedes, 424 points
2nd: Ferrari, 403 points
3rd: Red Bull, 398 points

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My controller is acting up, may not start Japan for a bit

ember patrol Jun 2, 2025, 6:59 PM

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Controller issues sorted, now a chassis upgrade has been delayed, great

ember patrol Jun 2, 2025, 7:26 PM

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Pre Japan: We've fitted a chassis upgrade and a rear wing upgrade with a sidepods upgrade on the way, but it seems impossible to catch up to Red Bull on paper

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Yes I know Ferrari are closer to us in the standings, but on paper we have on par cars, so I'm worried that if things go Red Bull's way, it can't be turned around.

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Wait there's only 4 rounds left? Damn, shows how much the calendar has bloated in 15 years

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🇯🇵 Japan 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: di Grassi p22, Alguersuari P21, Glock P20, Hulkenberg P19, de la Rosa P18, Liuzzi P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Kobayashi P16, Kovalainen P15, Buemi P14, Barrichello P13, Truilli P12, Kubica P11

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Fair play to Lotus, they timed the changeable conditions perfectly to get to Q2 and that high up

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Q3 Top 10: Sutil P10, Petrov P9, Vettel P8, Hamilton P7, Button P6, Alonso P5, Rosberg P4, Massa P3, Schumacher P2, Webber P1

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Polesitter: Mark Webber

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Mercedes: Michael P2, Nico P4

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Lap 1: Quite the mixture of tires out there. it's going to rain in the middle of the race, so it'll pay off for either the 12 drivers on options or the 10 drivers on primes

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Lap 3: Schumacher leads, need to manage to keep it that way somehow

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Lap 4: Webber re-takes the lead, so at least stay with the Red Bull

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Lap 6:

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Lap 8: Alonso passed Webber, and I don't know what to say about it. On one hand, the Red Bull is the faster car, so they can't get more points in the final 4 rounds, but on the other hand, Alonso is closer in the championship so he gets more points to keep the lead intact.

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Lap 9: Schumacher dropped to 3rd, not ideal

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Lap 10: The Virgins have crashed, safety car

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Lap 13: Safety car in this lap, it is 0.48 mm of track water, but going up very slowly

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Lap 18: The rain is not in any hurry whatsoever, only 0.65 mm

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And we have our first stopper, it's Vettel for Red Bull. Big moment here

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Lap 19: Webber stops the next lap. Do your thing Christian, I'm not risking traffic

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Lap 20: Both Mercedes' and Alonso pit, only Massa left

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Schumacher is just ahead of Webber, good

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Lap 21: Massa pit and overcut Alonso, really good

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Lap 28: It took a lot, and I mean a lot of fiddling, but we managed to stay ahead of Webber by the time the track got damp, which is crucial

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Lap 31: It's still real tricky here

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Lap 33: By this point, the race started at 3:35 PM EST, it is now 4:10 PM EST. That's how much micromanaging I've had to do

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Lap 38: Schumacher managed to gap Webber by 2 seconds, finally some breathing room

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Lap 39: Truilli held up Webber by 2 seconds, gap now 4

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Lap 41: Rain is clear, now for the track to dry up

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Lap 43: Track is now considered dry, but when will it be dry enough for options?

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And Massa is fighting Webber, that'll give Schumacher more of a gap

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Well that wasn't needed because Webber and Alonso are in for slicks, might be a bit early though

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Lap 44: Now it's time, pitting both cars

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Schumacher got held in the pits my Massa, so the gap to Webber is only 1.5 now

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Lap 45: Safety car! Kubica out

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Lap 47: Safety car in this lap

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Schumacher has already pulled away

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Lap 50: WEBBER AND ALONSO HAVE COLLIDED, THIS SURELY SECURES SCHUMACHER THE WIN!

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Rosberg could get a podium now

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Lap 52: Rosberg up to 3rd, he might even get 2nd from Massa

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Race:

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Finishing Order: di Grassi DNF, Glock DNF, Kubica DNF, Kobayashi P19, Kovalainen P18, Truilli P17, de la Rosa P16, Alguersuari P15, Buemi P14, Hulkenberg P13, Barrichello P12, Liuzzi P11, Hamilton P10, Petrov P9, Sutil P8, Vettel P7, Button P6, Alonso P5 (+5 seconds, -0 positions), Webber P4, Rosberg P3, Massa P2, Schumacher P1

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Winner: Michael Schumacher

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Mercedes: Michael P1, Nico P3

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Main Highlights:

Schumacher wins 7th race of the season and makes up from dreadful Singapore race
Massa and Rosberg fight to the line on the final lap, less than 2 tenths separated them

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Top of the Drivers Standings:

1st: Michael Schumacher, 241 points (Mercedes)
2nd: Fernando Alonso, 225 points (Ferrari)
3rd: Nico Rosberg, 223 points (Mercedes)
4th: Mark Webber, 215 points (Red Bull)
5th: Felipe Massa, 206 points (Ferrari)
6th: Sebastian Vettel, 201 points (Red Bull)

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Top of the Constructors Standings:

1st: Mercedes, 464 points
2nd: Ferrari, 431 points
3rd: Red Bull, 416 points

sly scroll Jun 2, 2025, 8:41 PM

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How many rounds left?

ember patrol Jun 2, 2025, 8:41 PM

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sly scroll How many rounds left?

3, South Korea, Brazil, and Abu Dhabi

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I'm surprised it's 3 rounds left already, comes to show how many races have been added in a decade and a half

sly scroll Jun 2, 2025, 8:48 PM

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ember patrol 3, South Korea, Brazil, and Abu Dhabi

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sly scroll Jun 2, 2025, 8:48 PM

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ember patrol I'm surprised it's 3 rounds left already, comes to show how many races have been...

😂

ember patrol Jun 2, 2025, 8:55 PM

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🇰🇷 South Korea 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Buemi P22, Truilli P21, Liuzzi P20, Kovalainen P19, Hulkenberg P18, Glock P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Kobayashi P16, Alguersuari P15, de la Rosa P14, di Grassi P13, Petrov P12, Sutil P11

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Props to di Grassi there but he has a penalty

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Q3 Top 10: Barrichello P10, Kubica P9, Button P8, Schumacher P7, Hamilton P6, Rosberg P5, Massa P4, Vettel P3, Alonso P2, Webber P1

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Polesitter: Mark Webber

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Mercedes: Michael P7, Nico P5

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Lap 6: 2nd and 4th at the moment, decent ground made up early on

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Lap 9: Red Bull are absolutely walking away right now, 4 seconds to Webber and 5.3 to leader Vettel

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Lap 12: ROSBERG HAS SMASHED INTO THE BACK OF BUTTON, THIS COULD BE HUGE FOR THE CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP!

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Safety car

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Lap 14: Safety car in

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(Went outdoors for a bit)

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Lap 19: Alonso leads, not good at the moment

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Lap 27: Slowly but surely, Schumacher has worked his way up the top 6, partly because I'm probably the only one doing 3 stops total at this point after the safety car

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Lap 36: We lost some time in the last few laps, so I'm pitting for the 2nd time

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Lap 53: The stint went better than I thought, pitting for the 3rd and final time, the charge begins

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And I cannot update the rest of the race, outside factors

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Race:

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So throughout the final few laps, Schumacher cut down a 25 second gap from 5th to overtake Webber and Massa on the final lap to take 3rd. Now onto the order.

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Finishing Order: Button DNF, Rosberg DNF, Truilli P20, Hulkenberg P19, Liuzzi P18, di Grassi P17, Kobyashi P16, Kubica P15, Buemi P14, Kovalainen P13, de la Rosa P12, Glock P11, Alguersuari P10, Barrichello P9, Petrov P8, Sutil P7, Hamilton P6, Webber P5, Massa P4, Schumacher P3, Alonso P2, Vettel P1

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Winner: Sebastian Vettel

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Mercedes: Michael P3, Nico DNF

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Main Highlights:

Vettel wins 2nd race of the season
Barrichello comes back from the pit lane to take 9th
Ferrari and Red Bull make a substantial gain in the constructors standings after Rosberg's DNF for Mercedes, a heavy blow for the Brackley based team

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Top of the Drivers Standings:

1st: Michael Schumacher, 256 points (Mercedes)
2nd: Fernando Alonso, 243 points (Ferrari)
3rd: Sebastian Vettel, 226 points (Red Bull)
4th: Mark Webber, 225 points (Red Bull)
5th: Nico Rosberg, 233 points (Mercedes)
6th: Felipe Massa, 218 points (Ferrari)

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Top of the Constructors Standings:

1st: Mercedes, 479 points
2nd: Ferrari, 461 points
3rd: Red Bull, 451 points

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One last push of upgrades arrive for Brazil and Abu Dhabi, a new underfloor and some new sidepods.

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This is pretty much the maximum I can extract out this car at this point

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🇧🇷 Brazil 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Sutil P22, di Grassi P2,1 Alguersuari P20, Kovalainen P19, Truilli P18, de la Rosa P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Kobayashi P16, Glock P15, Buemi P14, Liuzzi P13, Hulkenberg P12, Barrichello P11

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Q3 Top 10: Petrov P10, Kubica P9, Button P8, Massa P7, Hamilton P6, Webber P5, Alonso P4, Vettel P3, Schumacher P2, Rosberg P1

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Polesitter: Would have been Nico Rosberg, however he has a penalty carried over from the Korean Grand Prix, so the real polesitter is Michael Schumacher

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Mercedes: Michael P2 (1), Nico P1 (4)

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Lap 2: We are 1-2, I honestly wasn't expecting that heading into the weekend

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Lap 15: Massa is trading places with us, but we're still in the podium places

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Lap 24: We've pitted, smooth stops, now for hopefully smooth traffic clearance

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Lap 29: Current order is Vettel, Rosberg, Webber, Alonso, Massa, Schumacher. I've just looked at the standings and if it stays that way, Schumacher will have a slim lead into Abu Dhabi. We have to move up, like, now

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Lap 37: Webber has pulled away, so it's Ferrari who are our main priorities for the moment

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Lap 45: Vettel pit a few laps ago, and Webber's tires are falling off a cliff, so it seems like a battle for net 2nd

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Lap 46: Webber pits, and he's a long way behind Vettel

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Lap 48: Crucial moment, Massa pits for options, we're going to react

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Lap 49: We pit Michael, Nico in next lap

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Lap 51: Rosberg and Alonso have pit on separate laps, we are now 4th and 5th led by Schumacher

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Lap 56: Schumacher up to 2nd now. You know, Vettel is only 4 seconds ahead, the win isn't totally off the cards yet

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Lap 61: Vettel now only 2 seconds ahead

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Lap 63: RED FLAG, THIS TOTALLY CHANGES THINGS!

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Lap 65 Restart: Not even 10 seconds off the restart, and another red flag!

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Lap 67 Second Restart: Up to 2nd and 3rd

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Lap 70: Schumacher takes the lead, can he hold it for 2 more laps?

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Sutil DNF, Liuzzi DNF, Alguersuari DNF, Buemi DNF, de la Rosa P18, di Grassi P17, Kovalainen P16, Truilli P15, Kobayashi P14, Hulkenberg P13, Barrichello P12, Glock P11, Petrov P10, Kubica P9, Hamilton P8, Alonso P7, Button P6, Massa P5, Rosberg P4, Webber P3, Vettel P2, Schumacher P1

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Winner: Michael Schumacher

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Mercedes: Michael P1, Nico P4

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Main Highlights:

Schumacher wins 8th race of the season after 2 red flags allowed him to overtake both Red Bulls
Those 2 flags occurred in the span of 10 seconds of each other

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Top of the Constructors Standings:

1st: Mercedes, 516 points
2nd: Red Bull, 484 points
3rd: Ferrari, 477 points

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No top of the drivers standings because...

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Michael Schumacher crowned 2010 drivers world champion in Brazil

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In an astonishing run of form mid season, despite 3 retirements across the season, a string of fantastic performances using all of his experience and skill proved why he is now an 8 time world champion. What a fairy tale F1 return with the manufacturer that started his whole F1 career way back in 1991.

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Still the constructors to be decided, but in order for us to lose, Red Bull need to score at least 33 points and Ferrari need to score 40 points, so it looks to be in the bag as well

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Abu Dhabi tomorrow, that's enough F1M for me today.

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🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi 2010:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Truilli P22, di Grassi P21, Liuzzi P20, de la Rosa P19, Glock P18, Kovalainen P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Alonso P16 (No time), Barrichello P15, Alguersuari P14, Kobayashi P13, Buemi P12, Hulkenberg P11

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Q3 Top 10: Sutil P10, Petrov P9, Kubica P8, Hamilton P7, Massa P6, Schumacher P5, Button P4, Webber P3, Rosberg P2, Vettel P1

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Polesitter: Sebastian Vettel

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Mercedes: Michael P5, Nico P2

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Alonso takes a pit lane start

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Lap 4: We've lost the Red Bulls, but we're 3-4, more than enough for the constructors championship

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Lap 18: We're somehow only 1.5 behind the Red Bulls

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The gaps between lap updates shows I'm not taking this race seriously, but can you blame me? We're 5 seconds ahead of 5th place Massa, and the drivers title was already wrapped up before this race, and the constructors basically looks set as well. All I can do now is marvel at what a battle I had this season.

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Lap 47: Vettel has a major problem, Massa might have a chance win the race

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Lap 51: Massa takes the lead, securing our (Mercedes) constructors championship even more

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Lap 55: Webber and Massa now the leaders, Vettel will even lose places to the Mercedes'

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Truilli P22, Kovalainen P21, Glock P20, de la Rosa P19, di Grassi P18, Alguersuari P17, Kobayashi P16, Buemi P15, Hulkenberg P14, Sutil P13, Liuzzi P12, Petrov P11, Barrichello P10, Hamilton P9, Alonso P8. Kubica P7, Button P6, Vettel P5, Schumacher P4, Rosberg P3, Massa P2, Webber P1

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Winner: Mark Webber

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Mercedes: Michael P4, Nico P3

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Main Highlights:

Webber wins 4th race of the season
Vettel suffering major car problem effectively secured Mercedes' first constructors championship since 1955
Alonso comes back from the pit lane to take 8th

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End of Season Standings:

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Constructors:

1st: Mercedes: 543 points
2nd: Red Bull, 519 points
3rd: Ferrari, 499 points
4th: McLaren, 237 points
5th: Renault, 68 points
6th: Force India, 35 points
7th: Williams, 16 points
8th: Toro Rosso, 2 points
9th: Virgin, 0 points
10th: Team Lotus, 0 points
11th: Sauber, 0 points

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You know, maybe setting Virgin and Lotus' technical staff to 1 OVR might've helped in limiting them more

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Drivers:

1st: Michael Schumacher, 293 points (Mercedes)
2nd: Mark Webber, 265 points (Red Bull)
3rd: Sebastian Vettel, 254 points (Red Bull)
4th: Fernando Alonso, 253 points (Ferrari)
5th: Nico Rosberg, 250 points (Mercedes)
6th: Felipe Massa, 246 points (Ferrari)
7th: Jenson Button, 144 points (McLaren)
8th: Lewis Hamilton, 93 points (McLaren)
9th: Robert Kubica, 42 points (Renault)
10th: Adrian Sutil, 29 points (Force India)
11th: Vitaly Petrov, 26 points (Renault)
12th: Rubens Barrichello, 11 points (Williams)
13th: Vitantonio Liuzzi, 6 points (Force India)
14th: Nico Hulkenberg, 5 points (Williams)
15th: Jaime Alguersuari, 1 point (Toro Rosso)
16th: Sebastian Buemi, 1 point (Toro Rosso)
17th: Timo Glock, 0 points (Virgin)
18th: Heikki Kovalainen, 0 points (Team Lotus)
19th: Pedro de la Rosa, 0 points (Sauber)
20th: Lucas di Grassi, 0 points (Virgin)
21st: Kamui Kobayashi, 0 points (Sauber)
22nd: Jarno Truilli, 0 points (Team Lotus)

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It looks not as close as it seems, but don't let the eyes deceive you. The highest points gap to the championship leader before Brazil was 18 points, one second place would've put a driver right back into contention.

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Definitely got more than I asked for this season in terms of competitiveness at the top

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ember patrol Winner was 2007

This is the next season from the old poll

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Team I'll manage? I don't know yet

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2007 Calendar:

Round 1: Australian Grand Prix
Round 2: Malaysian Grand Prix (Replaced by Qatar in game)
Round 3: Bahrain Grand Prix
Round 4: Spanish Grand Prix
Round 5: Monaco Grand Prix
Round 6: Canadian Grand Prix
Round 7: United States Grand Prix (Indianapolis replaced by Miami in game)
Round 8: French Grand Prix (Replaced by Zandvoort in game)
Round 9: British Grand Prix
Round 10: European Grand Prix (Replaced by Imola in game)
Round 11: Hungarian Grand Prix
Round 12: Turkish Grand Prix (Replaced by COTA in game)
Round 13: Italian Grand Prix
Round 14: Belgian Grand Prix
Round 15: Japanese Grand Prix (Fuji replaced by Suzuka in game)
Round 16: Chinese Grand Prix
Round 17: Brazilian Grand Prix

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2007 Teams Performance in order of the 2006 constructors standings:

Renault:

4 star budget
4 star facilities
4 star car

Ferrari:

4 start budget
5 star facilities
5 star car

McLaren:

5 star budget
5 star facilities
5 star car

Honda:

2 star budget
2 star facilities
2 star car

BMW Sauber:

4 star budget
4 star facilities
4 star car

Toyota:

4 star budget
3 star facilities
2 star car

Red Bull:

4 star budget
4 star facilities
3 star car

Williams:

3 star budget
2 star facilities
3 star car

Toro Rosso:

2 star budget
2 star facilities
2 star car

Midland (now Spyker):

1 star budget
1 star facilities
1 star car

Super Aguri:

1 star budget
1 star facilities
1 star car

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2007 Driver Lineups:

Renault: Giancarlo Fisichella - Heikki Kovalainen
Ferrari: Kimi Raikkonen - Felipe Massa
McLaren: Fernando Alonso - Lewis Hamilton
Honda: Jenson Button - Rubens Barrichello
BMW Sauber: Nick Heidfeld - Robert Kubica
Toyota: Jarno Truilli - Ralf Schumacher
Red Bull: David Coulthard - Mark Webber
Williams: Nico Rosberg - Alexander Wurz
Toro Rosso: Vitantonio Liuzzi - Scott Speed
Spyker: Adrian Sutil - Christijan Albers
Super Aguri: Takuma Sato - Anthony Davidson

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Team is Spyker, going back to the back of the grid like I did with Arrows in 97'

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2007 Driver Ratings:

1: Kimi Raikkonen, 91
2: Fernando Alonso, 90
3: Lewis Hamilton, 90 (Not actually 90 back in 07', but it would seem like it the way he performed then, so it evens out)
4: Felipe Massa, 88
5: David Coulthard, 86
6: Nick Heidfeld, 85
7: Jenson Button, 85
8: Mark Webber, 85
9: Robert Kubica, 84
10: Nico Rosberg, 84
11: Giancarlo Fisichella, 84
12: Takuma Sato, 83
13: Jarno Truilli, 83
14: Heikki Kovalainen, 83
15: Rubens Barrichello, 83
16: Ralf Schumacher, 81
17: Vitantonio Liuzzi, 80
18: Alexander Wurz, 80
19: Adrian Sutil, 78
20: Anthony Davidson, 77
21: Christijan Albers, 75
22: Scott Speed, 75

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🇦🇺 Australia 2007:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Sutil P22, Schumacher P21, Albers P20, Sato P19, Davidson P18, Webber P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Button P16, Liuzzi P15, Speed P14, Rosberg P13, Barrichello P12, Wurz P11

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Q3 Top 10: Truilli P10, Kovalainen P9, Fisichella P8, Heidfeld P7, Hamilton P6, Coulthard P5, Kubica P4, Massa P3, Raikkonen P2, Alonso P1

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Polesitter: Fernando Alonso

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Spyker: Adrian P22, Christijan P20

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Worth nothing Alonso was 0.009 ahead of Raikkonen, hopefully that's a good omen in terms of entertainment

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Lap 1: Already a minor accident, Schumacher running into the back of Davidson, damage for both cars

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We're up to 18th and 19th led by Albers

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Lap 3: Raikkonen past Alonso for the lead as is already flying away

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Lap 9: Slowly but surely working up the field, 14th and 16th now led by Sutil

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Meanwhile up at the front, Hamilton and Massa dueling for the final podium place, a duel which the rookie Brit wins

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Lap 11: Barrichello had a spin, 13th and 15th now

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Lap 12: Fastest lap to Massa, he caught back up to Hamilton

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Lap 15: Raikkonen pits from the lead

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Lap 16: We pit, 16th and 19th after the stops

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Lap 24: Everyone has made their first stops, we're 11th and 15th

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Lap 35: Raikkonen pits for a 2nd time and has a huge problem with the front right, will he lose the lead with that?

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Lap 39: McLaren double stack, Hamilton has a stop problem.

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Lap 42: We pit for the second time

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Lap 46: Raikkonen, Alonso, Hamilton, Massa the top 4

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We're 15th and 18th, nowhere

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Lap 53: Only a few laps to go, Alonso is gaining on Raikkonen, is there a battle for the lead here?

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Lap 55: Alonso takes the lead, can he hold it though?

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Lap 58: Alonso and Raikkonen continue to battle for the lead heading in the final lap

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Davidson P22, Schumacher P21, Sato P20, Barrichello P19, Speed P18, Albers P17, Sutil P16, Truilli P15, Liuzzi P14, Wurz P13, Rosberg P12, Webber P11, Button P10, Kovalainen P9, Coulthard P8, Kubica P7, Fisichella P6, Heidfeld P5, Massa P4, Hamilton P3, Raikkonen P2, Alonso P1

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Winner: Fernando Alonso

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Spyker: Adrian P16, Christijan P17

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Main Highlights:

Alonso wins 1st race of the season and first race for McLaren
Raikkonen gets first podium with Ferrari
Hamilton gets 1st podium on F1 debut

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🇲🇾 Malaysia 2007:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Barrichello P22, Davidson P21, Schumacher P20, Speed P19, Liuzzi P18, Button P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Wurz P16 (Crashed in Q1), Albers P15, Sato P14, Rosberg P13, Sutil P12, Truilli P11

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Q3 Top 10: Webber P10, Coulthard P9, Kovalainen P8, Fisichella P7, Kubica P6, Heidfeld P5, Hamilton P4, Massa P3, Alonso P2, Raikkonen P1

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Polesitter: Kimi Raikkonen

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Spyker: Adrian P12, Christijan P15

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Lap 3: 11th and 15th at the moment, but our tire wear is absolutely atrocious, having to do a 3 stopper this race

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Lap 12: Been quiet so far, 11th and 16th at the moment

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Lap 15: Alonso pits, first of the front runners

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Lap 16: We pit

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Lap 19: Raikkonen and Hamilton have pit, the Ferrari is just ahead of Alonso

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Lap 21: Massa pit, he's just behind Hamilton now

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Both Williams' have passed Sutil but they're going harder on their tires, it's part of the long game over here.

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Lap 33: We pit for the second time. It's always the car in a the better position with a damn pit stop issue, I will lock the pit crew in the building if I have to.

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Lap 40: 16th and 17th after Sutil's BS pit stop issue

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Alonso pits from 2nd

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Lap 45: We pit, but Sutil and Albers are too close to each other, Albers in next lap

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ANOTHER PIT STOP ISSUE, FFS

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Lap 46: Albers in

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Lap 49: Contact, Heidfeld sideswipes into backmarker Barrichello, damage for both cars

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Lap 53: It's lonely down here, 15th and 14th led by Albers. 6.5 seconds of 16th placed Barrichello but 26 seconds down on 13th placed Rosberg

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Speed P22, Liuzzi P21, Davidson P20, Schumacher P19, Sato P18, Truilli P17, Barrichello P16, Sutil P15, Albers P14, Rosberg P13, Button P12, Wurz P11, Heidfeld P10, Webber P9, Coulthard P8, Kovalainen P7, Kubica P6, Fisichella P5, Hamilton P4, Alonso P3, Massa P2, Raikkonen P1

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Winner: Kimi Raikkonen

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Spyker: Adrian P15, Christijan P14

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Main Highlights:

Raikkonen wins 1st race for Ferrari and takes the lead of the drivers standings
Massa gets 1st podium of the season
Ferrari take the lead of the constructors standings from McLaren
Renault tie with BMW Sauber for 3rd in the constructors standings
Spyker overtake Toro Rosso and Toyota for 8th in the constructors standings

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I'm out of money

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Hopefully Bahrain gives something good as some new upgrades have been fitted

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🇧🇭 Bahrain 2007:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Truilli P22, Liuzzi P21, Schumacher P20, Davidson P19, Button P18, Wurz P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Speed P16, Sato P15, Barrichello P14, Albers P13, Sutil P12, Rosberg P11

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Q3 Top 10: Webber P10, Fisichella P9, Kubica P8, Heidfeld P7, Kovalainen P6, Coulthard P5, Alonso P4, Massa P3, Hamilton P2, Raikkonen P1

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Polesitter: Kimi Raikkonen

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Spyker: Adrian P12, Christijan P13

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Lap 1: A lot of developments up front. Massa leads, Hamilton dropped to 5th, Coulthard up 3rd in a Red Bull!

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Lap 4: We're 11th and 12th led by Albers after they both swarmed Rosberg in a great bit of teamwork

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Lap 14: We still hold 11th and 12th, the Ferraris still lead now by 4 seconds over the McLarens, not much has changed.. yet

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Lap 20: Yet to pit, but we're 7th and 8th, someone cause a safety car please

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Lap 23: Both McLarens have pit at this point, when do Ferrari react?

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We pit, exit 12th and 14th

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Lap 25: Ferrari react, but they're only just ahead of Hamilton now

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Lap 31: Top 4 seperated by 6 seconds from Raikkonen to Massa

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Lap 32: Sutil and Wurz have been fighting for 11th to the point where Albers is getting involved as well

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Lap 40: I think Ferrari are trying a 1 stop, their tires look good to do so

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We pit next lap

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Lap 41: We pit, Sutil is barely on the lead lap and Albers is barely ahead of 2nd placed Massa in 13th

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Nevermind Massa pits, he abandons the 1 stop

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Lap 51: Raikkonen is losing heaps of time to the cars behind, migfht just be enough though

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Schumacher P22, Truilli P21, Speed P20, Liuzzi P19, Davidson P18, Barrichello P17, Sato P16, Button P15, Wurz P14, Rosberg P13, Albers P12, Sutil P11, Kubica P10, Webber P9, Fisichella P8, Kovalainen P7, Heidfeld P6, Coulthard P5, Hamilton P4, Alonso P3, Massa P2, Raikkonen P1

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Winner: Kimi Raikkonen

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Spyker: Adrian P11, Christijan P12

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Main Highlights:

Raikkonen wins 2nd race of the season on a 1 stop, 1.5 seconds ahead of teammate Massa
BMW Sauber overtake Renault for 3rd in the constructors standings

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Steps forward being made, Sutil was only 9.5 seconds behind 10th placed Kubica

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For this season to keep myself wanting, I want to try and beat Spyker's real life count and score at least 2 points

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All parts are now spec 2, so I'm hopeful Spain can at least give a top 10

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🇪🇸 Spain 2007:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Albers P22, Wurz P21, Speed P20, Davidson P19, Truilli P18, Liuzzi P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Sato P16, Schumacher P15, Barrichello P14, Button P13, Coulthard P12, Rosberg P11

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Q3 Top 10: Kovalainen P10, Webber P9, Sutil P8, Fisichella P7, Kubica P6, Heidfeld P5, Massa P4, Hamilton P3, Alonso P2, Raikkonen P1

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Polesitter: Kimi Raikkonen

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Spyker: Adrian P8, Christijan P22

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Lap 5: Sutil is collapsing down the field at the moment, 13th now

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Now to rebuild, past Button up to 12th

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Lap 7: Past a really slow Rosberg up to 11th

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Lap 11: Gaining on Webber for 10th, Albers up to 17th

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Lap 18: We pit both cars, these 3 stops this race are the most crucial stops this whole season so far

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Sutil just in front of Sato and crucially Rosberg, ideal right now

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Lap 19: Massa pits, first of the top 4

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Lap 20: Everyone has made at least 1 stop now, we sit 11th and 16th

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Well when I say everyone, I mean everyone around us

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Raikkonen pits from the lead

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Lap 22: Hamilton pits, and both McLarens are a long way behind the Ferraris

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Lap 29: Ferrari left to fight each other, Raikkonen barely leads Massa

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Meanwhile Albers has been steadily working his way through the field, up to 13th

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Lap 34: We pit again, 2nd of 3 stops

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Lap 42: Hamilton's tire popped! No more McLaren inter team battle now this race

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Lap 54: We pit for the last time

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Speed P22, Liuzzi P21, Sato P20, Davidson P19, Truilli P18, Schumacher P17, Barrichello P16, Button P15, Wurz P14, Rosberg P13. Albers P12, Sutil P11, Webber P10, Coulthard P9, Heidfeld P8, Kubica P7, Kovalainen P6, Fisichella P5, Hamilton P4, Alonso P3, Massa P2, Raikkonen P1

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Winner: Kimi Raikkonen

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Spyker: Adrian P11, Christijan P12

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Main Highlights:

Raikkonen wins 3rd race of the season and extends his championship lead
Albers comes back from 22nd to take 12th, commendable comeback given the machinery he's in
Renault re-overtake BMW Sauber for 3rd in the constructors standings
Sypker overtake Williams for 7th in the constructors standings

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Not quite the top 10, but we were still within 10 seconds of it, a few more upgrades could help

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A chassis upgrade was finished but started manufacturing on the day of Monaco, so next race it will be fit to the car

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I don't expect too much from Monaco because the low speed corners is the car's biggest weakness in terms of cornering

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🇲🇨 Monaco 2007:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Rosberg P22, Albers P21, Speed P20, Davidson P19, Barrichello P18, Wurz P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Button P16 (Out), Sato P15, Schumacher P14, Truilli P13, Sutil P12, Liuzzi P11

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Q3 Top 10: Coulthard P10, Kovalainen P9, Webber P8, Fisichella P7, Heidfeld P6, Kubica P5, Hamilton P4, Massa P3, Alonso P2, Raikkonen P1

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Polesitter: Kimi Raikkonen

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Spyker: Adrian P12, Christijan P21

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Davidson takes a pit lane start

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Lap 7: Sutil stayed where he started, Albers gained a place

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12th and 20th now

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Lap 8: Make that 19th, Albers past Speed

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Lap 13: 18th, past Barrichello into Casino

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Lap 16: Sutil has Liuzzi in his sights, we clear him and opportunities can open up

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Lap 23: I've made a bit of a change in strategy, it's now a 2 stopper. Sounds strange, but can we get clean air if we pit first and don't have to worry about deg too much

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Lap 29: We pit

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Lap 37: Red flag, I'm f*cked

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Restart 11th and 14th

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Lap 47: We're going to pit 1 more time than scheduled, I have to try at least something

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Lap 57: Sutil crashed the lap we were going to pit. At least Albers can get a free stop

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He's out

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I have a potentially fantastic situation here. Albers in 11th is the lead car that pit. No one else ahead of him pit. He also has Sato and Button to cover him from the cars behind him that did pit.

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Points?

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Lap 62: Safety car ending this lap, the charge begins

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Lap 66: Albers to 10th, 2 cars left

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Lap 71: Albers to 9th, just 1 car left

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He got Coulthard to 8th, WE'RE IN THE F*CKING POINTS!!!

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Lap 74: Past Fisichella, up to 7th

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Lap 76: Past Kubica, 6th place

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Lap 78: One final move on Heidfeld, 5th place, what a huge race

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Rosberg DNF, Barrichello DNF, Sutil DNF, Davidson P19, Schumacher P18, Speed P17, Truilli P16, Wurz P15, Sato P14, Button P13, Liuzzi P12, Kovalainen P11, Webber P10, Coulthard P9, Fisichella P8, Kubica P7, Heidfeld P6, Albers P5, Hamilton P4, Massa P3, Alonso P2, Raikkonen P1

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Winner: Kimi Raikkonen

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Spyker: Adrian DNF, Christijan P5

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Main Highlights:

Raikkonen wins 4th race of the season
Albers comes back from 22nd to take 5th
Spyker overtake Honda for 6th in the constructors standings
Super Aguri overtake Toyota for 10th in the constructors standings

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🇨🇦 Canada 2007:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Button P22, Sato P21, Schumacher P20, Barrichello P19, Davidson P18, Speed P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Webber P16, Heidfeld P15, Truilli P14, Rosberg P13, Wurz P12, Liuzzi P11

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Q3 Top 10: Coulthard P10, Albers P9, Sutil P8, Kovalainen P7, Fisichella P6, Kubica P5, Hamilton P4, Massa P3, Raikkonen P2, Alonso P1

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Polesitter: Fernando Alonso

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Spyker: Adrian P8, Christijan P9

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Lap 4: We've dropped 1 place for both drivers, 9th and 10th at the moment

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Lap 7: Rebuilding from the start, 8th and 10th with Albers gaining on the train that Sutil is in

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Lap 17: Raikkonen's car has developed a major problem, could he end up retiring from the race?

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Lap 24: Pit stops happening all around us, we're up to 5th and 7th at the moment

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Lap 26: We pit, 2 stopper today

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Exit 9th and 11th but it was the overcut strategy

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Lap 30: Around us, Coulthard has a major car problem, an extra point, maybe?

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Lap 38: 8th and 11th, could take another point here

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Nevermind, Kovalainen's gone

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Lap 41: And he gets a mechanical fault, points are still on the cards here

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Lap 49: We pit, last stop

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Lap 57: Kovalainen pits unbelievably late, 9th and 10th at the moment

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Lap 64: Sutil crashed again

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Safety car

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Lap 67: Lapped cars not allowed to overtake?

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Come on, it's more than clear and the queue is set, restart damn it!

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Truilli DNF, Sato DNF, Sutil DNF, Davidson P19, Wurz P18, Speed P17, Schumacher P16, Liuzzi P15, Button P14, Barrichello P13, Coulthard P12, Rosberg P11, Kovalainen P10, Albers P9, Webber P8, Heidfeld P7, Fisichella P6, Kubica P5, Raikkonen P4, Hamilton P3, Alonso P2, Massa P1

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Winner: Felipe Massa

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Spyker: Adrian DNF, Christijan P9

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Main Highlights:

Massa wins 1st race of the season
Hamilton gets 2nd podium of the season
Webber comes back from the pit lane to take 8th
BMW Sauber re-overtake Renault to take 3rd in the constructors standings

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Top of the Drivers Standings:

1st: Kimi Raikkonen, 53 points (Ferrari)
2nd: Felipe Massa, 45 points (Ferrari)
3rd: Fernando Alonso, 44 points (McLaren)

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🇺🇸 United States 2007:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Sato P22, Schumacher P21, Davidson P20, Wurz P19, Speed P18, Liuzzi P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Kubica P16 (No time), Truilli P15, Sutil P14, Barrichello P13, Rosberg P12, Albers P11

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Q3 Top 10: Heidfeld P10 (No time), Button P9, Coulthard P8, Fisichella P7, Kovalainen P6, Webber P5, Alonso P4, Hamilton P3, Massa P2, Raikkonen P1

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Polesitter: Kimi Raikkonen

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Spyker: Adrian P14, Christijan P11

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Both BMW Saubers and Toyotas take pit lane starts, we start 13th and 10th

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It's a wet race, prospects are high personally

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Lap 1: Albers on a flyer, he's up 2 places into the points!

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Lap 2: Red flag, 3 car collision in sector 2

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Liuzzi steamrolls into the back of Wurz and his own teammate Speed, double DNF for Toro Rosso already

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Lap 6: Albers up to 7th, Sutil up to 11th, decent progress so far

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Lap 9: Seems like everyone is cooking their inters except us, this is why I like these wet races

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Lap 11: It's considered dry now, just have to hold our positions for the moment

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Lap 13: Damp again, positions still the same in 7th and 10th, now to move forward

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Lap 19: Sutil up to 9th, double points positions?

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Lap 20: Never mind, Heidfeld flew past

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Lap 28: Kovalainen pit and had a massive delay, we might grab another place with Albers here

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Lap 31: We pit, new set of inters for both cars

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Albers exited just ahead of Coulthard in 9th, and one car ahead has to pit, we still have a point on the cars here

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Lap 34: Fisichella pit, but Coulthard got past, still 9th. Heidfeld has to pit though, so the highest we can most likely get this race is 7th

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Lap 38: I'm seeing Heidfeld battle hard with Kovalainen even though it's unnecessary, if this keeps up, we could get into the train behind the BMW Sauber

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Nevermind he pit, we're into the points though

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Lap 41: Oh no, BMW Sauber are rapid, both Heidfeld and Kubica are behind Albers on fresher tires, we may need to act sooner than planned

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Lap 42: Kovalainen had a little brush with the wall, no doubt that had to damage his inters though

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Lap 48: Heidfeld is right behind Albers now, current objective is just survive

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Lap 54: There is nothing I can do, there's nothing left in the tank, we can't catch Coulthard and Heidfeld was too fast, it's over

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Liuzzi DNF, Wurz DNF, Speed DNF, Button DNF, Schumacher P18, Sato P17, Davidson P16, Barrichello P15, Fisichella P14, Truilli P13, Rosberg P12, Sutil P11, Kubica P10, Albers P9, Coulthard P8, Massa P7, Kovalainen P6, Heidfeld P5, Webber P4, Hamilton P3, Alonso P2, Raikkonen P1

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Winner: Kimi Raikkonen

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Spyker: Adrian P11, Christijan P9

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Main Highlights:

Raikkonen wins 5th race of the season
Toyota overtake Super Aguri for 10th in the constructors standings

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No words, just no

ember patrol Jun 5, 2025, 9:26 PM

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🇫🇷 France 2007:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Davidson P22, Liuzzi P21, Speed P20, Sato P19, Button P18, Schumacher P17

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Q2 Knockouts: Sutil P16, Truilli P15 (Out), Barrichello P14, Albers P13, Rosberg P12, Wurz P11

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Q3 Top 10: Webber P10, Kubica P9, Coulthard P8, Fisichella P7, Hamilton P6, Heidfeld P5, Kovalainen P4, Massa P3, Alonso P2, Raikkonen P1

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Polesitter: Kimi Raikkonen

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Spyker: Adrian P16, Christijan P13

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Another wet race, wetter track this time

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Lap 6: Nothing doing so far

ember patrol Jun 5, 2025, 9:52 PM

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Lap 33: Webber parked due to a terminal fault, Coulthard in the other Red Bull is also suffering problems. Unfortunately we can only get 9th at this point but I can pray for another rival to get problems

tacit juniper Jun 5, 2025, 9:56 PM

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ember patrol Jun 5, 2025, 9:56 PM

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Lap 50: We pit, and 10 second stop for Sutil

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Well done pit crew

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Lap 59: Despite a lockup, Albers still holds 10th, right behind Coulthard

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Safety car!

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Lap 63: Safety car in

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Race:

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Finishing Order: Webber DNF, Truilli DNF, Speed P20, Davidson P19, Liuzzi P18, Sato P17, Schumacher P16, Rosberg P15, Barrichello P14, Button P13, Wurz P12, Coulthard P11, Sutil P10, Albers P9, Fisichella P8, Kubica P7, Kovalainen P6, Heidfeld P5, Hamilton P4, Massa P3, Alonso P2, Raikkonen P1

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Winner: Kimi Raikkonen

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Spyker: Adrian P10, Christijan P9

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Main Highlights:

Raikkonen wins 6th race of the season
Heidfeld gets best finish of the season with 5th

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If any consolation for our 2nd near miss, Albers got the fastest lap of the race

ember patrol Jun 6, 2025, 5:50 PM

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🇬🇧 Great Britain 2007:

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Qualifying:

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Q1 Knockouts: Sato P22, Speed P21, Davidson P20, Rosberg P19, Liuzzi P18, Barrichello P17

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