Sunday’s Grand Prix in Hungary certainly wasn’t short of surprising events. The race started out uneventful. Massa was leading the field, followed by Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen in third.
Disaster struck for Massa though when he suddenly lost a seemingly clear home run due to engine failure only three laps from the closing line. Hamilton also had to bite his tongue when he had a front left care tyre damage which dropped him from second to 10th.
As they say, one man’s misfortune is another man’s luck. The lucky receiver of 1st place in Hungary was McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen who clearly drove a fantastic race in a strong car.
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
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A sodden English Grand Prix saw plenty of drivers skid off the track this weekend. While Brit Lewis Hamilton delighted his British fans in true fashion and a roaring win, the Ferrari team had to go home empty handed.
Starting out on a damp track, the race Hamilton soon took the lead in round five when he sneaked past Heikki Kovalainen after touching wheels with him at the start.
The crucial point in the race came when the Ferrari team failed to swap to wet weather tires in lap 21. Their failure to do this might just have cost them the race. Lucky for Hamilton, this was enough to rock away from the red team and claim the podium. McLaren’s decisions to stick with the wet weather Bridgestones proved worthwhile after all
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