Massa wins as Hamilton stumbles
06.04.2008 17:32 English news
Sakhir, 4-6 April 2008
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Felipe Massa became the third winner in as many Grands Prix this season with a dominant drive for Ferrari in Bahrain. The Brazilian took the lead at the start from pole-man Robert Kubica's Hamilton needed to pit for repairs to his McLaren after an early collision with former team-mate Fernando Alonso. The Englishman, who had dropped down to 10th from third on the grid after a bad start, ran into the back of the Spaniard's Renault while trying to pass it on lap two. The incident knocked off Hamilton's front wing, and he needed to pit for a new nose cone at the end of the lap. He battled hard to make up lost ground, but ran out of time to get into the points. The 23-year-old had led the championship since winning the first race of the season in Australia last month, but is now five points behind Raikkonen. The collision between Hamilton and Alonso is unlikely to improve relations between the two men, who had a stormy season as McLaren team-mates last season. Alonso's car was also damaged in the incident - Hamilton's McLaren knocked pieces out of the Renault's rear wing as it reared up the back of the car. And after running ninth fending off Timo Glock's Toyota until his first pit stop, the double world champion slipped back to finish 10th, fending off a challenge from Rubens Barrichello's "It's not the first time and won't be the last. I had two bad days in the first two races, but I know that we are quick. "The race was difficult because I didn't want to make mistakes. I was just controlling the pace and wanted to bring the car home. What was in my mind was the last race. "I love this circuit. It is my second victory in a row. Always I have gone very strong here." Raikkonen said: "All weekend has been really difficult. It has been just one of those things and I couldn't get the car where we wanted. "It was a bad weekend, but I still finished second and I am leading the championship." Kubica was not able to challenge the Ferraris, and when he stopped on lap 17 it became clear that his impressive pole position was at least partly down to running with less fuel than the Ferraris in qualifying. But the Pole's third place, allied to a comfortable fourth for team-mate Nick Heidfeld, underlined the impression that BMWs, and more concerned about the Toyota of Jarno Trulli behind him. It was another impressive showing from Trulli, whose Toyota team appear to be emerging from years of squandering their huge resources. The Italian had himself to fend off pressure from Mark Webber's Red Bull, which took seventh place for the second race in a row. The final point in eighth place was taken by Nico Rosberg's Williams. Jenson Button had been optimistic of points after qualifying an encouraging ninth for He rejoined behind Scot David Coulthard, whose Red Bull had suffered the same problem at the same time. Button was clearly the quicker, but the two tangled when Button went for the inside at Turn Four but Coulthard closed the door, and the Results of Bahrain Grand Prix after 57 laps of Sakhir circuit on 6 April, 2008: 1 Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari one hour 31 minutes 6.970 seconds
2 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari +3.339 secs
3 Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber +8.409
5 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes +26.789
6 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota +41.314
7 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault +45.473
8 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Toyota +55.889
9 Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota +1:09.500
10 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault +1:17.181
11 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Honda one lap
17 Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri-Honda 19 laps
R Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 0 laps Fastest lap: Kovalainen, 1:33.193, lap 49. Key: R = retired
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| By Andrew Benson |
Felipe Massa became the third winner in as many Grands Prix this season with a dominant drive for Ferrari in Bahrain. The Brazilian took the lead at the start from pole-man Robert Kubica's Hamilton needed to pit for repairs to his McLaren after an early collision with former team-mate Fernando Alonso. The Englishman, who had dropped down to 10th from third on the grid after a bad start, ran into the back of the Spaniard's Renault while trying to pass it on lap two. The incident knocked off Hamilton's front wing, and he needed to pit for a new nose cone at the end of the lap. He battled hard to make up lost ground, but ran out of time to get into the points. The 23-year-old had led the championship since winning the first race of the season in Australia last month, but is now five points behind Raikkonen. The collision between Hamilton and Alonso is unlikely to improve relations between the two men, who had a stormy season as McLaren team-mates last season. Alonso's car was also damaged in the incident - Hamilton's McLaren knocked pieces out of the Renault's rear wing as it reared up the back of the car. And after running ninth fending off Timo Glock's Toyota until his first pit stop, the double world champion slipped back to finish 10th, fending off a challenge from Rubens Barrichello's "It's not the first time and won't be the last. I had two bad days in the first two races, but I know that we are quick. "The race was difficult because I didn't want to make mistakes. I was just controlling the pace and wanted to bring the car home. What was in my mind was the last race. "I love this circuit. It is my second victory in a row. Always I have gone very strong here." Raikkonen said: "All weekend has been really difficult. It has been just one of those things and I couldn't get the car where we wanted. "It was a bad weekend, but I still finished second and I am leading the championship." Kubica was not able to challenge the Ferraris, and when he stopped on lap 17 it became clear that his impressive pole position was at least partly down to running with less fuel than the Ferraris in qualifying. But the Pole's third place, allied to a comfortable fourth for team-mate Nick Heidfeld, underlined the impression that BMWs, and more concerned about the Toyota of Jarno Trulli behind him. It was another impressive showing from Trulli, whose Toyota team appear to be emerging from years of squandering their huge resources. The Italian had himself to fend off pressure from Mark Webber's Red Bull, which took seventh place for the second race in a row. The final point in eighth place was taken by Nico Rosberg's Williams. Jenson Button had been optimistic of points after qualifying an encouraging ninth for He rejoined behind Scot David Coulthard, whose Red Bull had suffered the same problem at the same time. Button was clearly the quicker, but the two tangled when Button went for the inside at Turn Four but Coulthard closed the door, and the Results of Bahrain Grand Prix after 57 laps of Sakhir circuit on 6 April, 2008: 1 Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari one hour 31 minutes 6.970 seconds
2 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari +3.339 secs
3 Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber +8.409
5 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes +26.789
6 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota +41.314
7 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault +45.473
8 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Toyota +55.889
9 Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota +1:09.500
10 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault +1:17.181
11 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Honda one lap
17 Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri-Honda 19 laps
R Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 0 laps Fastest lap: Kovalainen, 1:33.193, lap 49. Key: R = retired
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