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18 Apr, 25 tweets, 17 min read
Race Day!!! And we have rain!!! #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
The changeable conditions could be good for the Scuds if we get the strategy calls right. And at least now we have drivers who have shown that they can keep the car on the track when it rains. #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Formation Lap. #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Ooops!!! What was I saying about Lec keeping it on the track? #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lights Out!!! #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Safety Car!! But what a start from Ver. Ham absolutely monstered at the start!! Good start from Sai as well though he had problems staying on the track as well!! #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lap 6. Lec up to P3 from P4, and Sai up to P8 from P11. Not bad. But can they stay there or improve at the restart? #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lap 7. And we're racing!!! #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lpa 10. Ver leads Ham by 5s. Lec is another 5s down the road but dropping Per who is 10s behind. Sai is P7 and struggling to stay on track. #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lap 16. Lec is losing more than 1s a lap to the leaders. Now nearly 11s behind Ham. Sai still P7 but doing a fair bit of off-roading. #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lap 32. Ham in the wall gifting Lec P2. The Bot and Rus out. Sainz P5. #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lap 33. Red flag. That'll be another standing start, I think. Don't want to jinx it but P2 for Lec would be a dream! #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Race to restart in about 7 minutes. #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Given all that has happened, it is amazing that we're still just halfway through the race!!! #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Not a standing start. Still, Lec has to survive Nor and Per who are on the faster tyre! #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
We're racing. Lec loses a place to Nor at the restart. P3. Sainz keeps P5. #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lap 39. Per takes a trip into the graveling, promoting Sai to P4 behind Lec. Now they need to get after Nor, who's having issues. A double podium is possible. #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lap 44. Ham is now 3s behind Sai. It would take a miracle to keep the Merc behind. #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lap 45. Lec needs to clear Nor. He's within DRS. #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lap 51. Ham is past Sai and hustling Lec. #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lap 57. Ham is past Lec. He should get Nor too. Lec has dropped to nearly 3s behind Nor and a podium place. #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Lap 61. 3 to go. Ham is P2. Lec is 1.8s behind Nor. Can he challenge for a podium? #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Ver wins. Ham. Nor. Lec. Sai. Ric. Str. Gas. Rai. Oco. #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
We'd have taken P4 and P5 for the Scuds at the start of the race but now it feels a bit of a let down after ending up behind a McLemon. #ImolaGP #ForzaFerrari #F1
Ham is probably the luckiest driver in F1. That's the second race his bacon has been saved by quirks in the rules.

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