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| Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix - Race | (10/18/2009) |
| 1:00 | Formation lap for the Brazilian GP underway. Conditions are dry |
| 1:02 | Air temperature is at 27 degrees while track temperature is at 33 degees |
| 1:02 | Barrichello who is on Pole arrives back to the starting grid. Webber starts alongside him. |
| 1:03 | Button is 14th and Vettel is 15th |
| 1:04 | Crash for Trulli as he and Sutil touch |
| 1:04 | Raikkonen has lost his front wing |
| 1:08 | More drama as Kovalainen drives off with the fuel hose stuck spraying fuel on the track and Raikkonen driving over the fuel igniting it |
| 1:08 | Alonso was taken out by Sutil bouncing back on the track |
| 1:12 | Retirements: Sutil, Trulli and Alonso |
| 1:13 | Kubica takes 3rd from Rosberg |
| 1:14 | Button moves into 8th after passing Grosjean |
| 1:14 | Vettel takes Grosjean |
| 1:15 | Button takes Nakajima for 7th |
| 1:15 | Some great racing after the safety car! |
| 1:16 | Barrichello leads Webber by 1.4 seconds |
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1:16 | Vettel almost loses it as he tries to pass Nakajima! |
| 1:17 | Button in 7th chasing Kobayashi |
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1:18 | Order on lap 8: Barrichello, Webber, Kubica, Rosberg, Buemi, Kobayashi, Button, Nakajima, Vettel and Heidfeld |
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1:19 | [Comment From parco ]
where is hamilton?
[Ed] 11th |
| 1:19 | Barrichello leads Webber by 1.8 seconds on lap 10 |
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1:22 | Things have settled down a bit. Both Button and Vettel are still chasing Kobayashi and Nakajima |
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1:26 | Kovalainen is under investigation due to his incident in the pilane |
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1:26 | Barrichello is the lightest of those in front. Vettel in 9th is heaviest |
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1:27 | Barrichello fastest lap so far (lap 16) - A 1:14.293 |
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1:28 | Incident involving Sutil and Trulli to be investigated after the race |
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1:29 | Another fastest lap by Barrichello. He leads by 2,5 seconds |
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1:30 | Trulli very angry as he talks to the reporters |
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1:30 | Sutil doesn't believe he made any errors |
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1:31 | Nick Heidfeld is the first to pit! |
| 1:34 | Barrichello rejoins in 8th ahead of Vettel but Vettel passes him |
| 1:35 | Hamilton trying hard to pass Barrichello |
| 1:37 | Button tries to pass Kobayashi but goes a bit wide and Kobayashi gets the position back |
| 1:38 | Button manages to pass Kobayashi on lap 24 |
| 1:38 | Webber pits from the lead |
| 1:39 | Webber remains in the lead. Button in second and yet to stop |
| 1:40 | Rosberg is going slow! |
| 1:41 | Rosberg pits and retires |
| 1:41 | A lot of smoke coming out of the back of his car |
| 1:43 | Jenson Button pits from second |
| 1:43 | Button rejoins in 12th |
| 1:45 | [Comment From Guest ]
so who is leading now
[Ed] Webber |
| 1:45 | Big crash for Nakajima! |
| 1:46 | He went off and into the barriers. Doesn't look like a safety car will be deployed. |
| 1:48 | So on lap 32, Webber leads from Vettel and Kubica. Vettel yet to stop |
| 1:48 | [Comment From Guest ]
wat position barrichello now?
[Ed] 4th |
| 1:49 | There is plenty of debris on the track. Surprising that the safety car isn't deployed! |
| 1:49 | [Comment From Guest ]
Greetings from Singapore! |
| 1:49 | [Comment From maddy ]
any news on kimmy'
[Ed] He is in 6th |
| 1:50 | [Comment From Guest ]
cud button stil win this?
[Ed] Possible but difficult |
| 1:50 | [Comment From danny ]
have webber in pit yet?
[Ed] Yes |
| 1:51 | Vettel and Fisichella have yet to stop |
| 1:52 | [Comment From danny ]
is barrichello will win ?
[Ed] Really depends on how much fuel he has more than Webber and Kubica |
| 1:54 | Vettel rejoins behind Button! He has yet to pit again as he hasn't taken the super soft tyres yet |
| 1:54 | [Comment From danny ]
how many laps is it all up?
[Ed] 71 laps |
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1:56 | Order on lap 39: Webber, Kubica, Barrichello, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Button, Vettel, Buemi, Liuzzi and Kobayahsi |
| 1:57 | Retirements: Nakajima, Rosberg, Heidfeld, Sutil, Trulli and Alonso |
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1:58 | Webber leads Kubica on lap 40 by 6.3 seconds. Barrichello in 3rd is a further 6.3 seconds behind! |
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1:59 | [Comment From JRLS ]
where did button start on the grid?
[Ed] 14th. There was a lot of drama on the first lap! |
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1:59 | [Comment From danny ]
how many times webber and barrichello in pit?
[Ed] Once each |
| 2:00 | Hamilton pits and he is fuelled to the end! |
| 2:00 | Hamilton nearly loses it exiting the pits. He is in 9th now
Raikkonen pits |
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2:01 | Raikkonen goes on the super softs |
| 2:01 | Raikkonen rejoins in 11th |
| 2:03 | [Comment From danny ]
how come webber in front of barrihello? i thought barrichello has a better ride?
[Ed] Webber had more fuel at the start |
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2:04 | [Comment From Marcus ]
How many drivers is out?
[Ed] 6 drivers have retired so far |
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2:04 | Kubica pits from second and puts on the super softs |
| 2:05 | Kubica rejoins in 3rd ahead of Button |
| 2:05 | [Comment From Jordan ]
has button taken a pit stop yet?
[Ed] Yes but has to make another stop |
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2:06 | Webber now leads Barrichello by 15.8 seconds! Both yet to stop |
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2:07 | [Comment From sunny ]
whose fault was in the accident b/w sutil n trulli
[Ed] It will be investigated by the stewards after the race |
| 2:08 | Kubica is in 3rd and had made all his stops and is 10.5 seconds behind Barrichello. He is looking good! |
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2:08 | [Comment From danny ]
do you think webber got better chance to win than barichello?
[Ed] Yes he is looking good. 16.7 seconds is the gap now |
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2:09 | [Comment From wc ]
what's Kubica-Barichello difference in time
[Ed] 10.5 seconds |
| 2:09 | Barrichello makes his second and final stop! |
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2:10 | Barrichello rejoins in 6th behind Buemi |
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2:10 | [Comment From Steve ]
How many laps left
[Ed] 20 laps |
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2:11 | [Comment From wc ]
Difference between hamilton and barichello?
[Ed] Barrichello ahead by 1.8 seconds |
| 2:11 | Webber pits from the lead |
| 2:12 | Webber rejoins in the lead |
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2:13 | Button and Vettel are in 3rd and 4th Both yet to stop |
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2:13 | [Comment From robbie ]
any crashs
[Ed] A few! |
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2:14 | [Comment From Jordan ]
is that all of webber's pit stops done now?
[Ed] Yes. Webber looks good for the win |
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2:15 | There are some dark clouds over the track. It could still rain!! |
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2:16 | [Comment From danny ]
i want barrichello to win, is he got the chance?
[Ed] Unlikely at this stage |
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2:17 | Button rejoins behind Kobayashi and Kovalainen |
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2:18 | Vettel rejoins ahead of Kovalainen! |
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2:18 | [Comment From wc ]
Did kov overtake button.
[Ed] Yes |
| 2:19 | So with 14 laps remaining, Webber leads Kubica by 5.2 seconds. Barrichello is a further 12.8 seconds behind |
| 2:20 | Vettel is in 5th, Button is in 7th and chasing Kovalainen |
| 2:21 | Kovalainen pits and releases Button |
| 2:22 | [Comment From noz ]
button position pls?
[Ed] 6th
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2:23 | [Comment From noz ]
if positions saved till end will button get WDC?
[Ed] Yes |
| 2:24 | Hamilton takes 3rd from Barrichello who is struggling with his tyres |
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2:24 | [Comment From 1 ]
can barri move up???
[Ed] He is struggling now. Lost 3rd |
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2:24 | [Comment From wc ]
so does this mean, if this continues, button wins championship tonight
[Ed] Yes |
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2:24 | [Comment From Jordan ]
anybody in the top 6 still to pit?
[Ed] No |
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2:25 | [Comment From noz ]
Do you believe Button drives better than hamilton under pressure?
[Ed] Hard to tell really! |
| 2:25 | Barrichello has a puncture! |
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2:26 | Button will be the World Champion as long as he finishes! |
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2:26 | [Comment From kino ]
will hamilton have to pit again?
[Ed] No |
| 2:27 | It appears that the puncture was a result of a touch earlier with Hamilton |
| 2:28 | [Comment From danny ]
wat position is barri now?
[Ed]8th |
| 2:29 | [Comment From wc ]
laps remaining?
[Ed]6 |
| 2:29 | [Comment From Guest ]
gap between webber and kubica?
[Ed]8.1 seconds |
| 2:29 | [Comment From 1 ]
so does this mean barrichello's run over for the championship
[Ed] Yes |
| 2:30 | [Comment From kino ]
Does Hamilton get a penalty?
[Ed]Unlikely |
| 2:31 | Webber leads from Kubica and Hamilton. Vettel, Button, Raikkonen, Buemi and Barrichello |
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2:31 | [Comment From wc ]
gap between 2nd and 3rd
[Ed]13.7 seconds |
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2:32 | [Comment From 1 ]
which team is kimi shifting to next yr
[Ed]McLaren or Toyota or Red Bull! Many rumours |
| 2:32 | [Comment From 1 ]
which driver is better hamilton or kimi or massa????
[Ed] That is all an opinion really. They are all first class drivers |
| 2:33 | [Comment From cwhook ]
Button is very lucky.... |
| 2:33 | [Comment From wc ]
its maclaren.
[Ed](Raikkonen) ? Not confirmed |
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2:33 | 2 laps to go and Button is set to become the 2009 Formula 1 World Champion |
| 2:34 | [Comment From 1 ]
well brazilian gp is not good for their home driver's |
| 2:35 | [Comment From Guest ]
Congrats to button.....Lets not forget its a Honda Chassis :P |
| 2:35 | [Comment From 1 ]
this is where massa lost his championship last yr and now barri losses his dream for the championship this yr |
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2:35 | Webber wins the race |
| 2:36 | Jenson Button is the 2009 World Champion |
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2:36 | [Comment From noz ]
it was a close fight between teams through out the season IMO.. |
| 2:37 | Brawn GP become the 2009 Formula 1 Constructors World Champions on debut |
| 2:38 | [Comment From wc ]
Special Thanks to ED
[Ed] You are very welcome |
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2:38 | [Comment From wc ]
MASSA's DOING THE FLAG WAVING.
[Ed] Indeed. Great to see that |
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2:38 | [Comment From wc ]
Many Thanks to ED again. |
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2:43 | Rubens Barrichello congratulates his teammate on winning the championship |
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2:44 | Webber of course wins his second race of the season |
| 2:46 | Good to see Kubica on the podium in the BMW Sauber. He is going to Renault next year |
| 2:47 | Hamilton started 18th and finished on the podium. Good job |
| 2:47 | [Comment From adrian ]
thank you! |
| 2:50 | Vote for your driver of the day here |
| 4:28 | [Comment From sunny ]
what happened to the sutil- trulli accident
[Ed] It will be investigated after the race |
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2:40 |
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