, ▁but ▁the ▁experience ▁Jos ▁Ver st appen ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁moves ▁stick . ▁Also ▁at ▁the ▁restart , ▁Italy ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁move ▁on ▁Australia ▁to ▁move ▁into ▁the ▁potential ▁point sc oring ▁position ▁of ▁t enth . ▁Another ▁battle ▁arose ▁on ▁the ▁nin th ▁lap , ▁and ▁ended ▁when ▁Stephen ▁Sim pson ▁( S outh ▁Africa ) ▁and ▁Bas il ▁Sh a aban ▁( L eb anon ) ▁had ▁a ▁collision , ▁which ▁forced ▁Sim pson ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁with ▁rear ▁susp ension ▁damage . ▁Sh a aban ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁the ▁race ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁more ▁la ps , ▁but ▁the ▁damage ▁had ▁taken ▁its ▁to ll , ▁slow ing ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁driver ▁before ▁he ▁eventually ▁pulled ▁out . ▁France ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁hold ▁its ▁lead ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁race , ▁keeping ▁a ▁steady ▁ 3 ▁second ▁gap ▁back ▁to ▁Portugal , ▁who ▁was ▁concentr ating ▁on ▁keeping ▁the ▁fast - mov ing ▁Brazil ▁behind . ▁When ▁the ▁allocated ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁were ▁complete , ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁ended , ▁France ▁taking ▁its ▁fifth ▁consecutive ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁( and ▁Lap ierre ' s ▁third ) ▁to ▁increase ▁its ▁points ▁gap ▁back ▁to ▁Brazil . ▁Portugal ▁and ▁Brazil ▁took ▁the ▁other ▁pod ium ▁positions , ▁while ▁Italy ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁point . ▁France ▁was ▁also ▁able ▁to ▁set ▁the ▁race ' s ▁fast est ▁lap , ▁meaning ▁a ▁possible ▁extra ▁point ▁to