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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Salty25" data-source="post: 530798" data-attributes="member: 185281"><a href="http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2008/795/6532/" target="_blank">Official Race Classification</a> | <a href="http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8058.html" target="_blank">Full Story</a>The British weather gave us a blockbuster of a race this Sunday, with homeboy Lewis Hamilton taking a commanding win to put himself straight back into the title fight.With standing water already on the track, conditions were going to be unpredictable before the rain fell later, and 4th on the grid Hamilton took advantage from the off. LH had an amazing start, shooting past Webber and nearly overtaking Heikki Kovalainen into the first corner.It wasn’t long before Hamilton passed Kovalainen, and for some laps he was able to build a lead. However, a greater challenge was to come from Kimi Raikkonen when the Finn was released from 3rd and behind Kovalainen when the McLaren driver went off-track.Raikkonen was now closing down on Hamilton, and the pair entered a period in which the fastest lap time was broken over and over again. With Raikkonen now in Hamilton’s mirrors, the pair pitted at the same time. Hamilton returned out in front of Kimi, but while Lewis changed tyres, Kimi stayed with his.This difference in tyre strategy would go on to not only give Lewis victory, but the win of his career so far. When the rain came down, LH’s fresh tyres were able to grip on when Kimi’s failed him. Hamilton raced away into the distance, while Kimi fell away.Hamilton went on to lap faster than just about everyone on-track, with only Rubens Barrichello matching his times in the rain – Barrichello was the only driver sporting extreme wet tyres, but Hamilton was still using intermediates. Hamilton finished the race over a minute ahead of 2nd placed Nick Heidfeld, lapping everyone but Heidfeld.Shortly after the fateful pit stop, Kimi was considerably slower than others in the wet conditions, and was drawn into combat with Kovailanen. Going into Luffield, Kova lined himself to pass Kimi, and… but no! Heidfeld sneaked up behind both of them, and passed around the inside in a spectacular move. Heidfeld finished 2nd.In the end, Raikkonen didn’t even get on to the podium. When the rain fell, Honda’s top man Ross Brawn played the best hand of the race – pitting Barrichello and Button and putting on extreme wets. Rubens rocketed past everyone he came across and for a time he even looked like he could catch up with Lewis! But it was not to be, as the Brazilian needed to refuel because, as it transpired, there was a refuelling problem during the original pit visit for the tyres.Despite this, Barrichello’s luck was not cruel and he finished 3rd and on the podium. Kimi was 4th.Kova completed the race in 5th, passing Fernando Alonso in the concluding laps. Also making a last points grab was Jarno Trulli, stealing 7th from Kazuki Nakajima.And that didn’t even begin to describe half of what happened! Spins, spins and more spins!!! Half of them by Felipe Massa, the lowest placed finisher in 13th <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" data-shortname=":)" /><a href="http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/" target="_blank">Drivers’ Championship</a> | <a href="http://www.formula1.com/results/team/" target="_blank">Constructors’ Championship</a>Going into the 2nd half of the season, there’s a 3-way tie at the top – Hamilton, Massa and Raikkonen all head the standings with 78pts. Robert Kubica is still there with them, however, only 2pts behind. Ferrari continue to lead BMW in the team competition.<a href="http://www.purefantasyf1.net/MyPFF1sat.asp?MYD=41&LA=En" target="_blank">SupaLiga 2008</a><img src="http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/120/f1slgbshorttablems3.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />(Full table available in attachment)With half of the races completed, the champions F1 Aberdeen are in 1st as they have been since Spain, but their once comfortable lead has been cut to 9pt by Auto-Dynamo. Norm will have to pick up again in Germany in a fortnight’s time, because otherwise I might just (finally) take top spot <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />. 3rd, 4th and 5th are as they were.Leading the way this race was kreacher, scoring 102pts today but still in 6th. 1 place below him is Linhas, whose BMW team restarted their climb up the rankings after a rest in France. Advancing most this race were Honda-Williams, up 3 to now be just under the aforementioned Linhas.Norm in the Pure FF1 Cup > Scoring 55pts, the Supa team will have to raise their game if they are to qualify for the play-offs. 4 races remain to get there. Good luck Norm!NEXT RACE > GERMAN GP @ HOCKENHEIM > JULY 20</blockquote>

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