Massa wins Belgian GP, Hamilton penalised

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa has been declared the winner of Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix after McLaren’ Lewis Hamilton was handed a 25-second time penalty following the race. Hamilton drops to third place as a result, with BMW Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld moving up to second. McLaren plan to appeal the decision.

Hamilton was penalised after stewards decided he had gained an advantage by cutting the final chicane in his late-race battle with Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. Raikkonen crashed out shortly after the incident, having the led the bulk of the race up to that point.

"I have often said that the race is not over until the official results are published and that was the case today," said Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali. "As usual, Ferrari will not comment on the stewards' decision. After the race, we were called to the stewards and we explained our position.

 

25 second penalty for Lewis Hamilton

Full story: http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/9/8334.html

Race Result - Valencia GP

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired
1	2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	57	1:35:32.339
2	22	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	57	+5.6 secs
3	4	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	57	+37.3 secs
4	23	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	57	+39.7 secs
5	11	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	57	+50.6 secs
6	15	Sebastian Vettel	STR-Ferrari	57	+52.6 secs
7	12	Timo Glock	Toyota	57	+67.9 secs
8	7	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	57	+71.4 secs
9	3	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	57	+82.1 secs
10	14	Sebastien Bourdais	STR-Ferrari	57	+89.7 secs
11	6	Nelsinho Piquet	Renault	57	+92.7 secs
12	10	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	56	+1 Lap
13	16	Jenson Button	Honda	56	+1 Lap
14	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Ferrari	56	+1 Lap
15	8	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	56	+1 Lap
16	17	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	56	+1 Lap
17	9	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Renault	56	+1 Lap
Ret	1	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	45	Engine
Ret	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Ferrari	41	Accident
Ret	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	0	Accident damage

F1 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix Race Result

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired
1	23	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	70	1:37:27.067
2	12	Timo Glock	Toyota	70	+11.0 secs
3	1	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	70	+16.8 secs
4	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	70	+21.6 secs
5	22	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+23.0 secs
6	6	Nelsinho Piquet	Renault	70	+32.2 secs
7	11	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	70	+36.4 secs
8	4	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	70	+48.3 secs
9	10	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	70	+58.8 secs
10	3	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	70	+67.7 secs
11	9	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Renault	70	+70.4 secs
12	16	Jenson Button	Honda	69	+1 Lap
13	8	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	69	+1 Lap
14	7	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	69	+1 Lap
15	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Ferrari	69	+1 Lap
16	17	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	68	+2 Laps
17	2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	67	Engine
18	14	Sebastien Bourdais	STR-Ferrari	67	+3 Laps
Ret	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Ferrari	62	+8 Laps
Ret	15	Sebastian Vettel	STR-Ferrari	22	+48 Laps

German Grand Prix Race Result

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired
1	22	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	67	1:31:20.874
2	6	Nelsinho Piquet	Renault	67	+5.5 secs
3	2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	67	+9.3 secs
4	3	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	67	+9.8 secs
5	23	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	67	+12.4 secs
6	1	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	67	+14.4 secs
7	4	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	67	+22.6 secs
8	15	Sebastian Vettel	STR-Ferrari	67	+33.2 secs
9	11	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	67	+37.1 secs
10	7	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	67	+37.6 secs
11	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	67	+38.6 secs
12	14	Sebastien Bourdais	STR-Ferrari	67	+39.1 secs
13	9	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Renault	67	+54.9 secs
14	8	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	67	+60.0 secs
15	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Ferrari	67	+69.4 secs
16	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Ferrari	67	+84.0 secs
17	16	Jenson Button	Honda	66	+1 Lap
Ret	17	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	50	Accident damage
Ret	10	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	40	Oil leak
Ret	12	Timo Glock	Toyota	35	Accident

British GP Race Result

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired
1	22	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	60	1:39:09.440
2	3	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	60	+68.5 secs
3	17	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	60	+82.2 secs
4	1	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	59	+1 Lap
5	23	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	59	+1 Lap
6	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	59	+1 Lap
7	11	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	59	+1 Lap
8	8	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	59	+1 Lap
9	7	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	59	+1 Lap
10	10	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	59	+1 Lap
11	14	Sebastien Bourdais	STR-Ferrari	59	+1 Lap
12	12	Timo Glock	Toyota	59	+1 Lap
13	2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	58	+2 Laps
Ret	4	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	39	Spin
Ret	16	Jenson Button	Honda	38	Spin
Ret	6	Nelsinho Piquet	Renault	35	Spin
Ret	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Ferrari	26	Spin
Ret	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Ferrari	10	Spin
Ret	15	Sebastian Vettel	STR-Ferrari	0	Spin
Ret	9	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Renault	0	Spin

Hamilton, Heidfeld, Barrichello dominant in Silverstone

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton gave his adoring fans exactly what they came to see at a sodden Silverstone on Sunday. A brilliant British Grand Prix victory in often treacherous conditions lifted him right back into contention for the world championship, on a day when Kimi Raikkonen failed to shine and Ferrari team mate Felipe Massa and BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica were the ones who came home pointless.

The race started on a damp track, with the promise of more rain to come. Hamilton touched wheels with pole-sitting team mate Heikki Kovalainen on lap one at Copse after making a terrific start, and edged ahead of him at Becketts on the fifth lap. Thereafter it was his race to lose, and the most crucial point came when both he and Raikkonen, an apparent threat at this stage, pitted on the 21st lap. But where McLaren gave their man another set of standard wet-weather Bridgestones, Ferrari kept theirs on the same set. Hamilton rocketed away from the red car, and Raikkonen slipped steadily down the order as strong mid-race performances from Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica put BMW Sauber into the frame for podium finishes.

Heavy rain in the middle of the race created further havoc, however, as driver after driver slipped and slid off the road. This was where clever strategic thinking by Ross Brawn at Honda saw the team risk bringing in both Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button for extreme wet tyres on the 35th lap. The Brazilian made great use of them and was able to push up into second place until a late switch back to intermediates. As Heidfeld clung on to a good second place, after making the right call for fresh intermediates at his first stop, Barrichello recovered to a podium finish that was a great boost to the Japanese team.

Behind them, Raikkonen finally fought his way out of a late-race battle with Renault’s Fernando Alonso and Kovalainen to finish fourth.

 

Full report: http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8058.html

France - Magny-Cours Race Result

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired
1	2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	70	1:31:50.245
2	1	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	70	+17.9 secs
3	11	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	70	+28.2 secs
4	23	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+28.9 secs
5	4	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	70	+30.5 secs
6	10	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	70	+40.3 secs
7	6	Nelsinho Piquet	Renault	70	+41.0 secs
8	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	70	+43.3 secs
9	9	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Renault	70	+51.0 secs
10	22	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+54.5 secs
11	12	Timo Glock	Toyota	70	+57.7 secs
12	15	Sebastian Vettel	STR-Ferrari	70	+58.0 secs
13	3	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	70	+62.0 secs
14	17	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	69	+1 Lap
15	8	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	69	+1 Lap
16	7	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	69	+1 Lap
17	14	Sebastien Bourdais	STR-Ferrari	69	+1 Lap
18	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Ferrari	69	+1 Lap
19	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Ferrari	69	+1 Lap
Ret	16	Jenson Button	Honda	16	Accident damage