Felipe Massa Wins 2008 French GP
Felipe Massa led teammate Kimi Raikkonen home for Ferrari’s third 1-2 finish of the year at today’s French Grand Prix. Raikkonen would almost certainly have won had it not been for a broken exhaust part flailing around behind his head for the second half of the race but it was still a good day for both Ferrari drivers.
McLaren’s weekend went from bad to worse when Lewis Hamilton–starting 13th thanks to his 10 grid-position penalty for rear-ending Raikkonen in Canada–was given a drive-through penalty for cutting the chicane while passing Sebastian Vettel on the first lap of the race. Heikki Kovalainen also received a five place penalty for impeding Mark Webber during qualifying.
Jarno Trulli held off Kovalainen to score Toyota’s first podium finish of the year.
Nelson Piquet finished in front of his vastly more experienced teammate to score his first points for Renault. This couldn’t have come soon enough as various sources had him losing his ride within a couple of races if he didn’t improve. I wonder if beating a two-time world champion will be enough of an improvement.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa (BRA) | Ferrari | 10 |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) | Ferrari | 8 |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli (ITA) | Toyota | 6 |
| 4 | Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) | McLaren | 5 |
| 5 | Robert Kubica (POL) | BMW Sauber | 4 |
| 6 | Mark Webber (AUS) | Red Bull | 3 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Renault | 2 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso (ESP) | Renault | 1 |
| Fastest Qualifier: Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) | |||
Complete GP of France results.
Posted: Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
