Fernando Alonzo loses his front wing as well and drove right past the pit road entrance,then it broke. Dumbass.

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Lap 5 of 56.

Alonzo already walking back to the paddock.

Vettel, Webber, Hamilton your Top 3.

Back to you KS...

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Vettel to the pits from second. Massa to the pits from sixth. Both changing to the dry tires early. Guess it isn't that rainy on the course.

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Lap 7 of 56.

Other guys in the back are changing to the slick tires from the rain tires.

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Webber, Hamliton, Rossburg Top 3.

Check that Webber and Hamliton go to the pits. Hamliton went to the wrong pit box.

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Lap 9.

Rossburg pits from the lead. Everybody is changing from rain to intermediate tires.

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Lap 11.

Back to Webber, Vettel, Hamliton Top 3. They are 3 and 4.5 seconds back from the lead.

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Lap 20.

Vettel pits from second. Another set of tires.

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Webber, Hamilton, Rossburg top 3.

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Lap 21.

Team Force India has a stuck nut.

Webber and Hamilton to the pits.

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Lap 24. Same as before.

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Vettel and sxith place Massa are on hard tires. Everybody else on medium tires.

Hold your breath... a lead change on the track???

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Lap 27. Webber and Vettel are coming up on..., back markers? We call them lapped cars here in "Murica.

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Lap 29.

Both of the Force India cars have been retired in the garage, bad nuts or some such.

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The track has dried and the sun is coming out.

Hamilton to the pits again.

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Webber and Rossburg to the pits.

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Lap 33.

Vettel pits. Goes in leading, comes out in 3rd.

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Button pits.

Right front tire changer didn't get the wheel tightened down. button had to stop after pulling out of his pit box and be pushed back. "Best in the World"

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Lap 39.

Vettel gets past Hamilton for second. He is five seconds back of leader and teammate Webber.

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Lap 42.

Hamilton pits for the final time from third.

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Lap. 43.

Vettel and Rossburg pit from 2nd and 3rd.

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Lap 45.

Vettel comes out of the pits right next to Webber. Actual racing for the lead???? It was crazy. We will see if Webber can hold off his teammate???? great racing!!!!!!!

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Lap 46 of 56.

Vettel and Webber go back and forth... Actual racing for the lead with Vettel getting the lead back. Team manager over the radio, "This is just silly".

What a buzzkill.

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Lap 51 of 56.

Vettel has a 3.5 second lead on Webber. Rossburg wants to pass teammate Hamilton for third. Rossburg, "I am faster than him..."

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Vettel wins! Webber 2nd. Hamliton coasts to 3rd place finish Rossburg being the good teammate stays behind him and finishes fourth. I'm going to bed. Goodnight Malaysia!!!!!!!!

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Yeoman work as usual Don.
I fell out as soon as I hit the sofa.


I did see Alonso's first lap... it clearly looked like he made the boneheaded decision not to pit on his own. For some reason I guess he thought he could nurse it around a lap with no downforce. What a dumbass.

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Grand Prix of Spain

Sunday, 5/12 7:00am CDT
US tv: NBC Sports Network



1. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:20.718

2. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:20.972

3. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) RedBull - Renault 1:21.054

4. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Lotus - Renault 1:21.177

5. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Ferrari 1:21.218

6. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:21.219

7. Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus - Renault 1:21.308

8. Mark Webber (Australia) RedBull - Renault 1:21.570

9. Sergio Perez (Mexico) McLaren 1:22.069

10. Paul Di Resta (Britain) Force India - Mercedes 1:22.233

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11. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:22.127

12. Jean-Eric Vergne (France) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:22.166

13. Adrian Sutil (Germany) Force India - Mercedes 1:22.346

14. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 1:22.355

15. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Sauber - Ferrari 1:22.389

16. Esteban Gutierrez (Mexico) Sauber - Ferrari 1:22.793

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17. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams - Renault 1:23.260

18. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Williams - Renault 1:23.318

19. Giedo van der Garde (Netherlands) Caterham - Renault 1:24.661

20. Jules Bianchi (France) Marussia - Cosworth 1:24.713

21. Max Chilton (Britain) Marussia - Cosworth 1:24.996

22. Charles Pic (France) Caterham - Renault 1:25.070

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The GF made fun of me last night when we got home after midnight. Isn't there qualifying to watch?

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I got up at 6:58, watched qualifying, blew a couple bong rips, watched qualifying, went to work.

Off now... just in time for NAPCAR.

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For those without NBCSN:

http://www.firstrow1.eu/watch/186179/4/watch-f1-grand-prix-catalunya,-spain---the-race.html

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