Australian GP 2010 - Melbourne

[roost89]

Renault managed to change the boots on both cars without stacking. Good work from them!
Slicks seem to be the boots you need, once up to temperature.

Vitaly is out. Slid off into the gravel.
Mark Webber loses many position, slides off at 1st corner as he got passed by Vettel and Jenson. After getting back on the track Massa got past. Now being pressurised by Barrichello and Hamilton. Now just Hamilton pressurising Webber.


Boring....nahhh

Possibility of rain again?

Edit: Alonso is charging up the road!! Eases past Rubens.
Webber, while being harassed by Hamilton, is catching Massa. Soon to come across a Virgin. Let's see who can use traffic to their advantage.
Webber passes Massa into turn 1 on the anchors. Hamilton passes too, makes an attempt to pass Hamilton. They make contact and Hamilton loses the place to Massa. Webber, on the wet line battling Hamilton, doesn't stop in time and goes off the road in 3rd turn.

[zgred]

[mx_tifoso]

That Massa/Webber/Hamilton threesome was pretty exciting.
Thank God Massa came out clean and in front after the other two went off track.


Alguersuari FTW over Schumacher!

[roost89]

According to Mercedes. No more rain forecast.

3 car fight behind Nico Rosberg. Massa v Hamilton and soon to add Alonso to that mix.

Alonso from last to 7th in 21st.
Webber is 1s faster than Vettel. Setting fastest sectors and laps.
Alonso and Webber the only 2 in the 1m 30s. P1-P6 are in 1m 31s.

Massa has a moment, allowing Lewis to get past. Massa attacks again but Lewis retains position. Alonso catches up to Massa and, on the brakes, slows down too much and goes off line trying to avoid contact.
While that's all happening, Webber closes the gap on the squabbling 3 and eases past Alonso.

edit:
there's too much happening, I can't type fast enough

Hamilton vs Rosberg soon.
Webber vs Massa.

Webber has a look! Can't overtake there. Alonso is on Webbers tail too. Massa will have to watch himself.

Massa being told to go on the power later so that it's harder for the others to pass.

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Hamilton goes round to outside of Rosberg!
Vettel off in to the gravel! Something broke? Anthony Davidson says that it's more likely a mech problem than a driver one.

Button leads!

[zgred]

[Sean H]

Vettel off

[mx_tifoso]

Vettel is out in the gravel trap!!!

[zgred]

[roost89]

Webber round to outside of Massa into turn 3. Now Alonso is troubling Massa.
Alonso almost gets past Massa. Massa almost into the back of a Lotus, Alonso has a look but slows down allowing Massa to accelerate.

Hamilton charging now. Has to get past Kubica, will be easy I suspect. Has a look into turn 1. Look into turn 3. Definite battle now.

Edit:
Vettel complained about a vibration. Possible left rear problem causing the front right to lift and cause the car to fall off.

Hamilton loses alot of time. Ran wide trying to overtake Kubica. Falls into the grasp of Rosberg.
Hamilton catches Kubica quickly. Hamilton is now like a rash, all over Kubica.

Webber gets past Rosberg after Rosberg comes out of the pits. Now Webber is on the back of Hamilton. Doubt Webber will cause Hamilton trouble for just now.
Will Kubica get a gap big enough to stay ahead of Hamilton? Kubica stayed out, I assume for an extra lap.

Vettel had a front brake failure. That said over the radio.

[roost89]

Hamilton runs wide at turn 13. Webber gets past into turn 14, runs on to the wet side of the track and Hamilton eases past.
Rosberg is catching Webber and Hamilton.
Rosberg is no longer a threat. Hamilton and Webber are 1.5-2s faster than the rest of the field. Hamilton setting fastest laps and Webber 1-2 tenths behind. However they're 16s behind Alonso (in 4th).

Lewis can't still be on inters, can he His red light is still flashing.

[zgred]

[mx_tifoso]

Zgred, are you Italy?


Vettel said the disc exploted.

The Ferrari's up to 3rd and 4th! Although still have to pit again.

[CMSMJ1]

Button on slicks is hilarious

Still funny?

Doing a great job =D>

[Richard]

How odd that Button hasn't changed to his second set of slicks. All he needs to do is shadow Webber and Hamilton, maintaining track position. Could be a nervous finish for him.

[roost89]

Massa(3rd) is now trying to pass Kubica(2nd). More luck required than skill. Robert is a hard man to pass. Rob -0.5s- Mas -0.5s- Alo.
Alonso could pass him at any time. Scrap that, Alonso has a slide and loses time. The tyres are too old now, surely. Going to be easy for Hamilton and Webber to pass the two Ferrari's.

Button is staying out to the end of the race on the same tyres. Stayed out too long and will now get passed easily by Lewis and Mark (5th and 6th).