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GP - Race:
Mika Hakkinen wins his first race of
the season ahead of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello. Juan Pablo Montoya,
Kimi Raikkonen, and Nick Heidfeld make the top 6. Lap 60: Final lap. Lap 59: 1 lap to go and Hakkinen is still going fast! Lap 58: 2 laps to go. Hakkinen leads by 31.5 seconds! Lap 57: 3 laps to go and the order is Hakkinen (stopped twice), M Schumacher (stopped once), Barrichello (stopped once), Montoya (stopped twice), Raikkonen (stopped twice), Heidfeld (stopped twice), Frentzen (stopped twice), Villeneuve (stopped once), Irvine (stopped twice) and Verstappen (stopped twice). Retirements: Panis, Trulli, Coulthard, Burti, R Schumacher. Lap 56: Hakkinen leads by 30 seconds. Let hope that he doesn't have a car failure like in Spain in the final few laps! Lap 55: Hakkinen leads by 30 seconds. Let hope that he doesn't have a car failure like in Spain in the final few laps! Lap 54: If the positions remain as they are, Michael Schumacher will be leading Coulthard by 37 points in the championship with 6 races to go! Lap 53: The gap between Barrichello in 3rd and Montoya in 4th seems to be static at 8 seconds. Lap 52: Very few expected Hakkinen to bounce back like he has. It is good to see him competitive again. Lap 51: 16 drivers still running from 21 starters. Marques failed to qualify yesterday. Lap 50: Hakkinen has lapped Raikkonen in 5th! Only the top 4 on the same lap! Lap 49: No challenges for positions now, Hakkinen leads Michael by 26 seconds who leads Barrichello by 24 seconds. Lap 48: Montoya losing time to Barrichello, the gap is up to 8 seconds. Lap 47: Hakkinen about to lap Kimi Raikkonen in 5th! Lap 46: Hakkinen still lapping faster than Michael. Lap 45: Order: Hakkinen (stopped twice), M Schumacher (stopped once), Barrichello (stopped once), Montoya (stopped twice), Raikkonen (stopped twice), Heidfeld (stopped twice), Frentzen (stopped twice), Villeneuve (stopped once), Irvine (stopped twice) and Verstappen (stopped twice). Retirements: Panis, Trulli, Coulthard, Burti, R Schumacher Lap 44: Hakkinen leads Michael by 21 seconds. Lap 43: Alonso loses a wheel! but managed to get back to the pits and recover! Lap 42: Barrichello pits and rejoins ahead of Montoya!. Lap 42: Montoya rejoins behind Michael. Barrichello yet to stop! Lap 41: Raikkonen and Montoya make their second and final pit stop! Lap 40: Order: Hakkinen (stopped twice), Barrichello, Montoya (stopped once), M Schumacher (stopped once), Raikkonen (stopped once), Heidfeld (stopped once), Frentzen (stopped once), Verstappen (stopped once), Villeneuve (stopped once) and Irvine (stopped once). Retirements: Panis, Trulli, Coulthard, Burti, R Schumacher Lap 39: Mika Hakkinen retains the lead while Michael Schumacher rejoins behind Montoya in 4th. Lap 39: Mika Hakkinen and Michael Schumacher both pit! Lap 38: Ralf Schumacher retires. Another technical problem for Williams! Lap 38: Order: Hakkinen (stopped once), M Schumacher, Barrichello, Montoya (stopped once), Raikkonen (stopped once), R Schumacher (stopped once), Heidfeld (stopped once), Frentzen (stopped once), Verstappen (stopped once) and Villeneuve (stopped once) Retirements: Panis, Trulli, Coulthard, Burti. Lap 37: Ralf Schumacher rejoins ahead of Heidfeld. Frentzen attempts to pass Heidfeld but fails! Lap 36: Ralf Schumacher has a problem with the fuel hose. He is unlikely to pass Barrichello through the pits now! Lap 36: Ralf Schumacher pits and so does Pedro de la Rosa. Lap 35: Hakkinen sets another fastest lap with a 1:23.405! Lap 34: Hakkinen leads Michael by 12.9 seconds. Lap 33: Order: Hakkinen (stopped once), M Schumacher, Barrichello, R Schumacher, Montoya (stopped once), Raikkonen (stopped once), Heidfeld (stopped once), Frentzen (stopped once), Villeneuve (stopped once) and Pedro de la Rosa. Retirements: Panis, Trulli, Coulthard, Burti. Lap 32: Villeneuve in for his one and only scheduled stop. Lap 31: Just over half distance and Alesi makes his one and only scheduled pit stop from 10th. Lap 30: Barrichello in 3rd is 0.5 seconds ahead of Ralf in 4th who is 0.5 seconds ahead of Montoya!! Lap 29: Montoya is closing in on his team-mate Ralf who has yet to stop while Ralf is close behind Barrichello! Lap 29: It appears that out of the top 10, Michael Schumacher, Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher, Villeneuve and Alesi are on a single stop. Lap 28: Order: Hakkinen (stopped once), M Schumacher, Barrichello, R Schumacher, Montoya (stopped once), Villeneuve, Raikkonen (stopped once), Heidfeld (stopped once), Frentzen (stopped once) and Alesi. Retirements: Panis, Trulli, Coulthard, Burti. Lap 27: Mika sets the fastest lap so far with a 1:23.728 Lap 26: Montoya rejoins in 5th. Mika leads Michael by 7.7 seconds. Lap 26: Frentzen and Montoya pit! Hakkinen retakes the lead. Lap 25: Order: Montoya, Hakkinen (stopped once), M Schumacher, Barrichello, R Schumacher, Frentzen, Villeneuve, Raikkonen (stopped once), Heidfeld (stopped once) and Alesi. Retirements: Panis, Trulli, Coulthard, Burti. Lap 24: Hakkinen is now just 06 seconds behind Montoya! Lap 23: Nick Heidfeld pits for his first stop. Hakkinen is catching Montoya! Lap 22: Raikkonen pits as well. He is also on a 2 stopper. Lap 21: Hakkinen pits. He is on a 2 stopper. Montoya takes the lead but Hakkinen rejoins ahead of Michael. Lap 20: Hakkinen is now going through the backmarkers. He has passed Fisichella and Alonso. Lap 20: Hakkinen leads Montoya by 25 seconds! Lap 19: Montoya is now pulling away from Michael. Lucky for Michael, Coulthard is out! Lap 18: Order: Hakkinen, Montoya, M Schumacher, Barrichello, R Schumacher, Raikkonen, Heidfeld, Frentzen, Verstappen and Villeneuve. Retirements: Panis, Trulli, Coulthard, Burti. Lap 18: Montoya passes Michael for 2nd! Lap 17: Montoya ready to challenge Michael again this season! Lap 16: Hakkinen fastest lap again, a 1:23.964 Lap 16: Hakkinen leads by 20 seconds. Even if he is on a 2 stopper and Michael on one, McLaren appear to be very strong today! Lap 15: Montoya closes the gap to Michael to under a second! Lap 14: Order: Hakkinen, M Schumacher, Montoya, Barrichello, R Schumacher, Raikkonen, Heidfeld, Frentzen, Verstappen and Villeneuve. Retirements: Panis, Trulli, Coulthard, Burti. Lap 13: Hakkinen extends his lead to 16 seconds!. Montoya closes in on Michael Lap 12: Fastest race lap so far by Hakkinen, a 1:24.072! Lap 11: Jacques Villeneuve passes Jean Alesi for 10th! Lap 11: Most of the cars are lapping in the 1:26's while Hakkinen is lapping in the 1:24's. He now leads Michael by 11 seconds! Lap 10: Order: Hakkinen, M Schumacher, Montoya, Barrichello, R Schumacher and Raikkonen. Retirements: Panis, Trulli, Coulthard, Burti. Lap 9: Montoya is now under 2 seconds behind Michael. Lap 8: Mika Hakkinen is lapping 2 seconds faster than Michael per lap! Lap 7: Luciano Burti retires. Montoya in 3rd catching Michael! Lap 6: Mika Hakkinen builds a gap of 2 seconds to Michael. Either Michael has a problem or just too heavy? Lap 5: Order: Hakkinen, M Schumacher, Montoya, Barrichello, R Schumacher and Raikkonen. Retirements: Panis, Trulli, Coulthard. Lap 5: Mika Hakkinen takes the lead as he passes Michael. Ferrari could be on a 1 stopper. Lap 4: Mika Hakkinen is trying to pass Michael Lap 3: Coulthard retires!, he is in the gravel, his titles hopes are now over (almost) Lap 2: Coulthard has gone up into 17th place ahead of Fisichella and Alonso! Lap 1: Excellent start from Montoya from 8th to 3rd. Hakkinen pushing Michael Lap 1: Order: M Schumacher, Hakkinen, Montoya, Barrichello, R Schumacher and Raikkonen. Coulthard is at the back! Lap 1: Trulli touched Coulthard causing Coulthard to spin and Trulli to retire. Panis also in the gravel! Race Start: Michael Schumacher leads while David Coulthard spins! Formation lap: Everyone gets going cleanly with no cars stalling! Ferrari are said to be using their qualifying engines for the race giving them an extra 20 hp. Formation lap underway! The Michelin runners have not done too well here mainly due to the cold temperatures although Williams have also said that their car is not suited to the Silverstone track. Montoya is starting from 8th while Ralf starts from 10th - his worst qualifying position this season! Formation lap in 2 minutes. The McLarens and Jordans were fast in the warm-up session while the Ferraris were not. This could indicate a different pit stop strategy for the teams. Formation lap in 5 minutes. The pit lane has closed and all the cars have lined up on their grid positions. There is a 40% chance of rain during the race. Formation lap in 10 minutes. Formation lap starting at 1:00 PM local time under cloudy weather conditions. The temperature is 17 degrees |