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Recouping somewhat, he hit further trouble in the eighth lap when his car went out of gear.
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"We always qualify around seventh or eighth and we finish the first lap in the first three or four positions normally and then after that the race becomes a little easier when that happens, when you are in the leading group, " Alonso explained.
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The Australian dropped to eighth after his first pit stop on lap 19, but he was back in the lead by just after half race distance.
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Franchitti's Honda-powered Lola pulled away to a 2.6-second lead at the end of the first lap and he cruised to the eighth win of his career.
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But Hamilton, who had just started his final hot lap, comfortably eclipsed that mark to take his eighth career pole.
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Four-time Champ Car title winner Bourdais was eighth quickest of the 10 drivers in action, with a best lap of one minute 20.715 seconds.
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Smith was eighth but Simon came fourth after throwing away victory with a disastrous blunder with one lap left.
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She has lovingly rested upon my lap, year after year, and still there I was, the eighth person in line at my neighborhood Best Buy.
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After coming under pressure from McLaren's Lewis Hamilton at Turn One on the opening lap, Vettel produced a sublime performance to convert his pole position, while Alonso finished seventh and Webber eighth.
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