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- 14:27 F5KShanghai Hello and welcome to Shanghai for the sixth round of the 2019-20 Formula 5000 Series
- 14:27 *** Normal32 is now known as T8FTW
- 14:28 F5KShanghai The first trip for the series outside Australian shores brought in local names such as Charles Leong, Xi Xiuping and Yi Yifei
- 14:28 F5KShanghai But it was series regulars Richie Stanaway, Scott McLaughlin and Dave Simpson leading the way in qualifying
- 14:28 F5KShanghai The first of three 22 lap heats is nearly upon us, and the weather has taken a turn for the worse since qualifying
- 14:29 F5KShanghai The teams have had plenty of experience with the Giti wets this year, so we wait to see who will win out this battle
- 14:29 F5KShanghai The lights come on
- 14:30 F5KShanghai And we're go go go!
- 14:30 F5KShanghai Stanaway keeps the lead into turn 1
- 14:30 F5KShanghai As Simpson goes backwards from 3rd down to sixth!
- 14:31 F5KShanghai Seamus Belcher has had a blinder of a start, going from 8th all the way up to 4th
- 14:31 F5KShanghai But now he has Mitch Evans all over him as we go onto the mile-long back straight for the first time
- 14:32 F5KShanghai Evans forces his way past at the hairpin
- 14:32 F5KShanghai And Simpson takes advantage on exit
- 14:32 F5KShanghai Xi Xiuping and Kayra Clifton both run out of road heading into the hairpin
- 14:32 F5KShanghai Premat!
- 14:33 F5KShanghai He punts Yifei off the road at the final corner
- 14:33 T8FTW goddammet!
- 14:34 F5KShanghai The order halfway round lap two is Stanaway, McLaughlin, Robertson, Evans, Simpson, Belcher, Pye, Lloyd, Heimgartner and Leong
- 14:34 F5KShanghai Pye makes up a position on Belcher
- 14:34 F5KShanghai As we cut to the two Peak cars of Fiore and Yifei battling for 21st and 22nd
- 14:35 T8FTW lmao
- 14:35 F5KShanghai Tan has a high-speed spin through the fast turn 5
- 14:35 F5KShanghai And rejoins in 22nd place
- 14:36 F5KShanghai The TV director really loves cutting to the locals
- 14:36 F5KShanghai As we now have Charles Leong on screen
- 14:36 F5KShanghai The Kelly Racing Supersub was a surprise callup, but he currently finds himself in 10th
- 14:36 F5KShanghai Mitch Evans meanwhile is on a charge
- 14:36 F5KShanghai Nabbing position 3 from Robertson
- 14:36 F5KShanghai He now has the gunsights on Scotty Mac for 2nd
- 14:37 F5KShanghai And there goes Evans on the back straight on lap 4 of 22
- 14:38 F5KShanghai And there's more madness at the hairpin
- 14:38 F5KShanghai Lee Rogers locks the front brakes and slides into Leong
- 14:39 F5KShanghai Who in turn forces the sister BRM car of Jordan Lloyd in a spin
- 14:39 F5KShanghai O'Lauchlan ducks down the inside of Rogers, as Holdsworth runs out of road avoiding the mess up ahead
- 14:40 F5KShanghai Holdsworth!
- 14:40 F5KShanghai He is buried deep in the turn 1 gravel trap!
- 14:40 F5KShanghai The replays show he fired off all on his own
- 14:40 F5KShanghai And he gets out of the car in disgust
- 14:41 F5KShanghai EVANS!
- 14:41 F5KShanghai He wastes no time getting the lead from Stanaway!
- 14:41 F5KShanghai He has got this car tuned perfectly to the conditions
- 14:42 T8FTW
- 14:42 F5KShanghai Stanaway!
- 14:42 F5KShanghai HE GOES SIDE BY SIDE THROUGH TURN 1!
- 14:42 F5KShanghai But he has to relinquish the spot
- 14:43 F5KShanghai The pit window is now open
- 14:43 F5KShanghai Robertson, Pye and Premat are the first to take advantage of it
- 14:44 F5KShanghai Dean O'Lauchlan is another driver charging towards the front
- 14:44 F5KShanghai He's now in 6th place ahead of Belcher
- 14:45 F5KShanghai A wheel makes a run for the border of Yi Yifei's car
- 14:45 F5KShanghai Bringing the local hero's run to an early end
- 14:46 F5KShanghai O'Lauchlan attempts a move on Heimgarter for 5th
- 14:46 F5KShanghai But can't pull the car up at the hairpin and sails on wide
- 14:47 F5KShanghai The Prodrive and Leketus crews are getting ready for pitstops
- 14:48 F5KShanghai And as expected, Stanaway and McLaughlin bring their cars in
- 14:48 F5KShanghai O'Lauchlan makes the move on Heimgartner stick second time around
- 14:49 F5KShanghai We now cut to Sandy Stuvik in the Toyota Team Thailand car
- 14:49 F5KShanghai He's sixth on the road at the moment, having recently cleared Leong's Nissan
- 14:50 F5KShanghai Robertson has put in some stellar laps since his stop
- 14:51 F5KShanghai And has leapfrogged McLaughlin as a result
- 14:51 F5KShanghai As Stanaway frightens Lloyd off the road as he aims to close the gap to the leaders
- 14:51 F5KShanghai Simpson meanwhile brings the second Prodrive car in from 2nd
- 14:51 F5KShanghai This rejoin is going to be close
- 14:52 F5KShanghai He rejoins in 8th, a fair way behind the Stanaway/McLaughlin/Robertson battle
- 14:53 F5KShanghai Evans is in from the lead
- 14:54 F5KShanghai And he rejoins in second, just ahead of Heimgartner who is yet to stop
- 14:54 F5KShanghai Belcher continues to run defense in the sole STKR car
- 14:54 F5KShanghai Finding himself battling heavily with Stanaway, McLaughlin and Robertson, all on much fresher tyres
- 14:55 F5KShanghai Resistance is futile however, as he gets rounded up by all three
- 14:56 F5KShanghai O'Lauchlan pits from the lead, handing the point back to Mitch Evans
- 14:56 F5KShanghai Who is now partway on lap 13 of 22
- 14:56 F5KShanghai Stanaway!
- 14:57 F5KShanghai In the scramble to pass Heimgartner, he loses a spot to McLaughlin
- 14:57 F5KShanghai And another of the local heroes' days is done
- 14:57 F5KShanghai Charles Leong scrambles out of his car as the engine expires
- 14:57 RealRacingRoots rip
- 14:58 F5KShanghai It also should be noted that thanks to his early stop and clean laps, Alex Premat now finds himself up to eighth
- 14:59 F5KShanghai But is about to lose a spot to O'Lauchlan on fresh rubber
- 15:00 F5KShanghai The midfield pack of destiny is in a scramble at the moment
- 15:00 F5KShanghai Stuvik takes advantage to steal another spot from Premat
- 15:00 F5KShanghai Who now has Lee Rogers to deal with
- 15:01 F5KShanghai Dave Simpson takes advantage of lapped traffic to nab 4th from Robertson
- 15:02 F5KShanghai The order on lap 16 of 22 is Evans, McLaughlin, Stanaway, Simpson, Robertson, Pye, O'Lauchlan, Stuvik, Rogers and Premat
- 15:02 F5KShanghai The main battle to watch at the moment is for 2nd, 3rd and 4th
- 15:02 F5KShanghai As Simpson has two laps fresher tyres than the pair ahead
- 15:04 F5KShanghai Aaron Watson and Kayra Clifton come together at the back of the field
- 15:04 F5KShanghai Watson finds himself buried in a gravel trap for his troubles
- 15:05 F5KShanghai The deep traps here make recovery difficult
- 15:05 F5KShanghai O'Lauchlan is all over Pye for 6th
- 15:05 F5KShanghai As they go side by side down the back straight, the Horan driver takes the spot
- 15:06 F5KShanghai But Heimgartner does a bump n run!
- 15:06 F5KShanghai O'Lauchlan takes the spot back at the final corner
- 15:06 F5KShanghai And Stuvik shows great situational awareness to steal 7th from Pye!
- 15:07 F5KShanghai Simpson's lining up his teammate for a move
- 15:07 F5KShanghai But can't get it done into the hairpin
- 15:08 F5KShanghai Jordan Lloyd's had a terrible afternoon
- 15:08 F5KShanghai He's currently 15th, a lap down, and has just recovered from yet another off-track excursion
- 15:08 F5KShanghai Teammate Rogers is currently running in 9th
- 15:08 F5KShanghai And is all over Pye for 8th spot
- 15:09 F5KShanghai With three laps to go, Evans has built a mammoth 25 second lead up front
- 15:09 F5KShanghai Rogers and Pye come together at the hairpin
- 15:09 F5KShanghai But continue on unharmed
- 15:11 F5KShanghai Simpson meanwhile is still stranded behind Stanaway
- 15:11 F5KShanghai And still can't find a way past
- 15:12 F5KShanghai PYE!
- 15:12 F5KShanghai He flies off the road at turn 1 while defending from Rogers
- 15:12 F5KShanghai He drops all the way to 12th
- 15:12 *** T8FTW quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
- 15:13 F5KShanghai McLaughliN!
- 15:14 F5KShanghai He runs out of road at turns 3 and 4, and falls from 2nd to 4th
- 15:14 F5KShanghai Mitch Evans has no such issues up ahead
- 15:14 F5KShanghai As he crosses the line to win race one in Shanghai!
- 15:15 F5KShanghai Richie Stanaway comes home in second ahead of teammate Dave Simpson
- 15:15 F5KShanghai Scott McLaughlan salvages 4th from Michael Robertson, Dean O'Lauchlan, Sandy Stuvik, Lee Rogers and Andre Heimgartner
- 15:16 F5KShanghai As 10th and 11th go side-by-side down the front straight
- 15:16 F5KShanghai And Seamus Belcher gets the position right at the death!
- 15:16 F5KShanghai Mitch Evans also walks away with the point for fastest lap
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