With Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa finishing first and second in French Grand-Prix at Magny-Cours, Ferrari is now firmly back in the title hunt for the constructors championship. Sadly, I couldn’t watch the race yesterday. McLaren’s new star, Lewis Hamilton, finished third about half a minute behind the Ferraris.
The scarlet cars opted for a two stop strategy whereas the McLaren’s chose 3 stops. Initially, Massa led the race but after losing first place during his second pit stop, he wasn’t able to overtake his team mate who had been out for a little longer thanks to the heavier fuel load. Further back Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld grabbed another nine points for BMW Sauber with fourth and fifth places, the latter having some gripping duels with McLaren’s Fernando Alonso. The world champion, who started tenth after his qualifying woes, was out of luck, finishing seventh (after a long second stop) behind Giancarlo Fisichella’s hard-driven Renault, so his two points leave him now 14 adrift of Hamilton, who moved up to 64. Massa’s second place leaves him third in the world championship on 47, but Raikkonen jumps closer with 42. The final point went to Jenson Button and Honda, who turned in a solid performance that confirmed that the RA107 has improved. It was the first point of the season for both.
Silverstone marks the midpoint of the world championship, and McLaren currently have 114 points, Ferrari 89. Everything is still out there to play for and being a Tifosi, I support the Ferraris.
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McLaren!Great car!