Post by Jack on Jul 20, 2008 13:47:03 GMT
Did anyone watch the race? I did, Mclaren definatly made a big mess up and thankfully for them Hamilton got it back for them. Great race, very close and pretty thrilling.
Source: BBC
Lewis Hamilton moved into a four-point championship lead after a brilliant victory in the German Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver led from the start but a comfortable win was put in doubt by his team's decision not to pit him during a safety car period.
Hamilton dropped to fourth when he did finally stop under racing conditions.
But team-mate Heikki Kovalainen let the Englishman by, and Hamilton was able to catch and pass Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Renault's Nelson Piquet.
Hamilton passed Massa on lap 57 when the Brazilian made it too easy for the McLaren driver.
Massa appeared to have the inside line into the hairpin covered, but he then went back to the outside, giving Hamilton the chance to take the place.
Hamilton then quickly closed the two-second gap to Piquet and passed him in the same place, and in similar fashion on lap 60.
Piquet found himself in the lead because he was on a one-stop strategy, and he had just made his pit stop when the safety car was deployed.
He took the lead when first Hamilton and then BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld stopped.
But the novice was in no position to hold off the charging Hamilton in a much faster car.
He was, however, more than capable of holding off Massa, who was unable to catch the Renault before the end of the race.
It was Renault's first podium finish since the Japanese Grand Prix last year, and it was ironic that it should come from a man who has been overshadowed by team-mate Fernando Alonso this year.
By contrast, Alonso had a race to forget - he was stuck behind slower cars for the entire afternoon, but none of his overtaking attempts came off, and several of them ended with him being outfoxed by rivals and losing a place to the car behind him.
He also spun late in the race, losing a position he had just taken from Nico Rosberg's Williams, and finished in 11th place.
Massa's performance was also unimpressive, it was better than team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, who was uncompetitive all weekend.
After qualifying sixth, the Finn never looked like being a factor in the race, and he finished in the same place.
He is now seven points behind Hamilton as the world championship battle continues to see-saw from race to race.
BMW benefited from their decision not to pit Heidfeld under the safety as the German took fourth place ahead of Kovalainen.
Heidfeld had been out of the top 10 for much of the first part of the race.
Kubica was running fourth in the first part of the race, having passed Alonso and Raikkonen on the first lap, but he lost out to the Finn once racing resumed after the safety car.
Source: BBC
Lewis Hamilton moved into a four-point championship lead after a brilliant victory in the German Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver led from the start but a comfortable win was put in doubt by his team's decision not to pit him during a safety car period.
Hamilton dropped to fourth when he did finally stop under racing conditions.
But team-mate Heikki Kovalainen let the Englishman by, and Hamilton was able to catch and pass Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Renault's Nelson Piquet.
Hamilton passed Massa on lap 57 when the Brazilian made it too easy for the McLaren driver.
Massa appeared to have the inside line into the hairpin covered, but he then went back to the outside, giving Hamilton the chance to take the place.
Hamilton then quickly closed the two-second gap to Piquet and passed him in the same place, and in similar fashion on lap 60.
Piquet found himself in the lead because he was on a one-stop strategy, and he had just made his pit stop when the safety car was deployed.
He took the lead when first Hamilton and then BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld stopped.
But the novice was in no position to hold off the charging Hamilton in a much faster car.
He was, however, more than capable of holding off Massa, who was unable to catch the Renault before the end of the race.
It was Renault's first podium finish since the Japanese Grand Prix last year, and it was ironic that it should come from a man who has been overshadowed by team-mate Fernando Alonso this year.
By contrast, Alonso had a race to forget - he was stuck behind slower cars for the entire afternoon, but none of his overtaking attempts came off, and several of them ended with him being outfoxed by rivals and losing a place to the car behind him.
He also spun late in the race, losing a position he had just taken from Nico Rosberg's Williams, and finished in 11th place.
Massa's performance was also unimpressive, it was better than team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, who was uncompetitive all weekend.
After qualifying sixth, the Finn never looked like being a factor in the race, and he finished in the same place.
He is now seven points behind Hamilton as the world championship battle continues to see-saw from race to race.
BMW benefited from their decision not to pit Heidfeld under the safety as the German took fourth place ahead of Kovalainen.
Heidfeld had been out of the top 10 for much of the first part of the race.
Kubica was running fourth in the first part of the race, having passed Alonso and Raikkonen on the first lap, but he lost out to the Finn once racing resumed after the safety car.
