There was some speculation as to whether the Ferraris were running a lighter fuel load as was the case in Malaysia and thus would pit before the BMWs. However, it was the BMW of Kubica that came into the pits first. Kimi came in next and Massa and Heidfeld followed in the next 2 laps. Massa retained his first place after his pitstop while Kimi dropped down to 3rd place behind Webber who still had to stop. Hamilton went past Takuma Sato on the start finish straight and Sato immediately let Hamilton know that he wasn’t letting him through without a battle.
Button’s clash with Coulthard saw him have to retire from the race. Massa’s 2nd pitstop saw him come back out in 3rd behind the two BMW Saubers which were yet to pit. Kubica after leading the race for 2 laps came in for his pitstop which saw him behind the battling Super Aguris and as predicted Takuma Sato was anything but easy to pass. Nelson Piquet Jr. eventually had to reply after his earlier clash and transmission problems. Meanwhile, Hiedfeld was the race leader for a few laps before his 2nd pitstop. Hamilton’s race seemed to have gone all wrong as with 14 laps remaining he was still battling in 14th position. Championship points seemed a distant dream for Hamilton at that point of time in the race. Fisichella was driving a strong race for Force India F1 showing what Dr. Vijay Mallya meant when he said he wants the former Spyker backmarker team to graduate into a midfield team. Alonso was constantly harried by Rubens Barrichello down in 10th and 11th places for the better part of the race.
Button’s clash with Coulthard saw him have to retire from the race. Massa’s 2nd pitstop saw him come back out in 3rd behind the two BMW Saubers which were yet to pit. Kubica after leading the race for 2 laps came in for his pitstop which saw him behind the battling Super Aguris and as predicted Takuma Sato was anything but easy to pass. Nelson Piquet Jr. eventually had to reply after his earlier clash and transmission problems. Meanwhile, Hiedfeld was the race leader for a few laps before his 2nd pitstop. Hamilton’s race seemed to have gone all wrong as with 14 laps remaining he was still battling in 14th position. Championship points seemed a distant dream for Hamilton at that point of time in the race. Fisichella was driving a strong race for Force India F1 showing what Dr. Vijay Mallya meant when he said he wants the former Spyker backmarker team to graduate into a midfield team. Alonso was constantly harried by Rubens Barrichello down in 10th and 11th places for the better part of the race.
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