Great Britain 2007
THE FAIRY STORY DIDN'T HAPPEN - LEWIS HAMILTON DID NOT WIN HIS FIRST HOME GRAND PRIX! MIND YOU, IT LOOKED AS IF HE MIGHT WHEN HE TOOK POLE POSITION ON SATURDAY WITH THE FINAL HOT LAP IN QUALIFYING (THE FIRST BRITON ON POLE HERE SINCE DAMON HILL IN HIS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING YEAR - 1996). BUT HOVERING BESIDE HIM ON THE FRONT ROW WAS KIMI RAIKKONEN, WINNER LAST WEEK. LEWIS LED FOR THE FIRST STINT BUT COULD NEVER PULL AHEAD ENOUGH AND, INITIALLY, KIMI STAYED OUT A LITTLE LONGER AND GAINED ENOUGH ON A LIGHT FUEL LOAD TO GET OUT AHEAD OF HAMILTON. BUT THEN FERNANDO ALONSO PITTED AND CAME OUT AHEAD OF BOTH OF THEM! HOWEVER, AT THE SECOND ROUND OF STOPS, IT WAS FERNANDO'S TURN TO FAIL TO GET FAR ENOUGH AHEAD OF RAIKKONEN WHO CAME OUT INTO THE LEAD AND THAT'S HOW IT STAYED. TYRE STRATEGY PLAYED A PART HERE - FERRARI CHOSING A DIFFERENT STRATEGY THAN MCLAREN. THE GAP BETWEEN THE TWO CONSTRUCTORS STAYED AS IT WAS BEFORE THE RACE - FELIPE MASSA STALLED ON THE GRID AND HAD TO START FROM THE PIT LANE BUT CLAWED HIS WAY UP THE FIELD TO FINISH 5TH BEHIND ROBERT KUBICA.
STARTING GRID
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| 1.
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Lewis Hamilton
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| 2.
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Kimi Raikkonen
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| 3.
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Fernando Alonso
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| 4.
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Felipe Massa
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| 5.
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Robert Kubica
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| 6.
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Ralph Schumacher
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| 7.
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Heikki Kovalainen
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| 8.
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Giancarlo Fisichella
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| 9.
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Nick Heidfeld
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| 10.
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Jarno Trulli
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| 11.
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Mark Webber
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| 12.
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David Coulthard
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| 13.
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Alexander Wurz
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| 14.
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Rubens Barrichello
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| 15.
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Scott Speed
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| 16.
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Vitantonio Liuzzi
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| 17.
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Nico Rosberg
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| 18.
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Jenson Button
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| 19.
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Anthony Davidson
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| 20.
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Aidrian Sutil
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| 21.
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Christijan Albers
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| 22.
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Takuma Sato
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RESULT
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| 1.
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Kimi Raikkonen
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| 2.
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Fernando Alonso
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| 3.
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Lewis Hamilton
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| 4.
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Robert Kubica
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| 5.
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Felipe Massa
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| 6.
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Nick Heidfeld
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| 7.
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Heikki Kovalainen
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| 8.
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Giancarlo Fisichella
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Drivers :
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| Lewis Hamilton
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70
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| Fernando Alonso
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58
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| Kimi Raikkonen
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52
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| Felipe Massa
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51
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| Nick Heidfeld
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33
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| Robert Kubica
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22
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| Giancarlo Fisichella
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17
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| Heikki Kovalainen
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14
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Constructors :
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| McLaren
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128
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| Ferrari
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103
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| BMW
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56
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| Renault
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31
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| Williams
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13
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| Toyota
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9
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| Red Bull Racing
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6
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| Super Aguri
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4
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| Honda
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1
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| Scuderia Toro Rosso
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0
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| Spyker
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0
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Race Results posted by
David Little
9th July 2007
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