Michael Schumacher won today’s French Grand Prix from the pole and, in so doing, became the first driver ever to win the same event eight times.
Renault and Michelin had been hoping to make some history of their own on the 100th anniversary of the first Grand Prix which was coincidentaly won by a Renault using Michelin tyres but it was not to be. Felipe Massa–starting alongside Schumacher on the front row for the second time–did a great job of driving just slowly enough to keep Fernando Alonso’s Renault behind him while his team leader tried to build up a lead. Unfortunately for him, when Alonso did finally get by him during refueling stops he wasn’t close enough to put up a fight for second place.
With seven races left the fight for both championships could be very close if Schumacher and Ferrari keep taking a few points from Alonso and Renault in each of the remaining events.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Ferrari | 10 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso (ESP) | Renault | 8 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa (BRA) | Ferrari | 6 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher (GER) | Toyota | 5 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) | McLaren Mercedes | 4 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) | Renault | 3 |
| 7 | Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) | McLaren Mercedes | 2 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld (GER) | BMW | 1 |
| Fastest Qualifier: Michael Schumacher (GER) | |||