Another excellent drive from pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton saw him win today’s German Grand Prix with ease. Even though he missed making a pit stop while the safety car was out, he had soon built up enough of a gap to pit and stay in the lead.
The dark clouds looked threatening but the rain stayed away and so the results were a little more predictable than in recent events. Both McLarens, Ferraris and BMWs finished in the points with a great result for Nelson Piquet in second and a single point for Toro Rosso’s Sebastian Vettel.
Round 10: July 20, 2008 – Hockenheim, Germany
| Position |
Driver |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) |
McLaren |
10 |
| 2 |
Nelson Piquet (BRA) |
Renault |
8 |
| 3 |
Felipe Massa (BRA) |
Ferrari |
6 |
| 4 |
Nick Heidfeld (GER) |
BMW Sauber |
5 |
| 5 |
Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) |
McLaren |
4 |
| 6 |
Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) |
Ferrari |
3 |
| 7 |
Robert Kubica (POL) |
BMW Sauber |
2 |
| 8 |
Sebastian Vettel (GER) |
Toro Rosso |
1 |
| Fastest Qualifier: Lewis Hamilton (GBR) |
Complete GP of Germany results.
Posted: Sunday, July 20th, 2008
A steady drive on a rainy, English Sunday afternoon gave Lewis Hamilton the win at his home Grand Prix today. Heikki Kovalainen started from the pole and led the first four laps but after that it was Hamilton’s race as he passed his teammate and headed off into the distance.
Both of the Ferraris and Fernando Alonso’s Renault started strongly but they gambled on the weather improving and didn’t change tyres during their first pit stops. Unfortunately — for them anyway — the weather worsened and they were left skating around the soaking track on their old rubber.
Nick Heidfeld had a good weekend and was, surprisingly, better than his BMW teammate in both the wet and the dry. It certainly won’t hurt his chances of keeping his seat next year if he is able to repeat this performance in future races.
Strange things happen in the rain and Rubens Barrichello, who drove a great race, avoided making the same mistakes as many of his colleagues and finished on the podium for the first time in several years.
Round 9: July 6, 2008 – Silverstone, Great Britain
| Position |
Driver |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) |
McLaren |
10 |
| 2 |
Nick Heidfeld (GER) |
BMW Sauber |
8 |
| 3 |
Rubens Barrichello (BRA) |
Honda |
6 |
| 4 |
Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) |
Ferrari |
5 |
| 5 |
Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) |
McLaren |
4 |
| 6 |
Fernando Alonso (ESP) |
Renault |
3 |
| 7 |
Jarno Trulli (ITA) |
Toyota |
2 |
| 8 |
Kazuki Nakajima (JPN) |
Williams |
1 |
| Fastest Qualifier: Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) |
Complete GP of Great Britain results.
Posted: Sunday, July 6th, 2008
The good news is that the British Grand Prix will remain on the World Championship calendar for the foreseeable future. The “other” news is that it will be moving to Donington Park in 2010.
Posted: Friday, July 4th, 2008
David Coulthard has announced that he will retire from F1 at the end of this season. He will remain involved in the sport as a consultant to Red Bull, focussing on testing and development. Coulthard stated that he will most likely race again in some other form of motorsport but he did not elaborate.
Posted: Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
