Another achievement for RDD young drivers!!! Lucas Di Grassi wins Macao GP!!

Di Grassi wins the Macau GP

By Jonathan Noble November 20th 2005, 08:38 GMT


Brazilian Lucas di Grassi won a thrilling Macau Grand Prix on Sunday - snatching the lead from rival Robert Kubica with just two laps to go to take the chequered flag 0.6 seconds ahead of his nearest challenger.

The battle for victory was blown wide open at the start when pole position man Loic Duval, who had dominated the qualifying race on Saturday, was adjudged to have jumped the start when his car moved forwards with the lights still red.

Duval managed to keep the lead at the start and stretched out an impressive 2.2 seconds lead over the first lap. After opening up his advantage by a further one second a lap, the Race Stewards decided to hand him a drive-through penalty. He pitted on lap six and dropped well down the order.

Duval's penalty meant that the fight for the lead was left between di Grassi and Kubica, who were locked in a thrilling battle for the entire race. Di Grassi had moved to the head of their battle on lap two, with a brave move around the outside at Lisboa, but lost what was then the lead on lap 10 when Kubica dived down the inside at the same corner after getting a good slipstream.

Kubica seemed set for victory but the Safety Car was called out at the end of that lap after Danny Watts, Charlie Kimball and Dan Clarke were involved in a collision at Faraway that left cars in a dangerous position.

The Safety Car pulled in at the start of lap 14 and di Grassi seized the opportunity to slice past Kubica on the run into Mandarin. He then stayed ahead, despite intense pressure from Kubica, to take the victory.

German Sebastian Vettel took third place, ahead of TOM'S duo Joao Paolo de Oliveira and Kazuki Nakajima. Duval recovered to finish sixth.


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One more candidate for GP2? ))

hmmmm........he's cute, no doubt about that

Winning Macao GP is always very nice - just like Monaco GP, only in junior series ))
Do you happen to know what his plans are for next year? )) GP2, maybe? ))

OH LUCAS DI GRASSSIIIII!!!!!!!!! *hearts*

he's a definite candidate to GP2, he participated in testing and we'll see him next season!...

@Yolz Renault Driver Development. Go watch their videos on renault website

Vera - it's a girls' thing

who, Lucas?
oohh you meant videos...I agree with you!
But it's just an educational visit for Yolz, to KNOW whom we are talking about)

))) that's funny ))) I've just read that Lucas wants to take over Heikki's job as Renault F1 test driver in 2006 ))))) may I ask once again - WHERE IS HEIKKI GOING???? )))))) I thought he is going to be their test driver, and, well, it's ok if he won't get a BMW drive )) I can also understand that Lucas wants to be Renault test driver, and they had two test drivers before. But "take over"?

I think he meant "official" test driver, or being test driver in case Heikki goes to BMW... ))

yeah, I believe that "taking over" can only happen if Heikki leaves Renault. And we don't know this for sure yet. *hoping* maybe Lucas knows more than there is in media?

oh...I don't remember where I put his address ..we could ask Lucas himself, he should definitely know more

shame on you, you should treat those precious pieces of paper with their addresses very carefully!!! I can't believe you've lost it

All you Lucas fans should read his weblog at

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It's so funny

Quote:

I was missing Brazil very much during last Paul Ricard test so I tried to taste a little bit of home by eating the Brazilian flag on my helmet. I advice NOT to do this: I ended up with some teeth pain and an awful taste in my mouth!