Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished third in the
French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours and took his eighth podium finish in
the eighth race of the season. After 70 laps, Lewis came home 32.1
seconds behind winner Kimi Raikkonen meaning that he maintained the
lead in the Drivers’ Championship with 64 points ahead of his first
home Grand Prix at Silverstone next weekend.
I’m pleased to have finished third today and have continued my run of
podium finishes in Formula 1,” he said. “I didn’t have the best start
and I don’t know exactly what the reason was. My car was very good in
the opening stage of the race, and I pushed hard to get past Kimi, but
unfortunately it didn’t work out. We opted for a three-stop strategy. I
am happy for my team as we are still heading both the drivers’ and
constructors’ rankings. We will now focus on the British Grand Prix
next week where I think we will be competitive again. I am confident
for a better weekend at my home Grand Prix as everybody in the team has
worked very hard for this, as we do for every race."
Meanwhile, teammate Fernando Alonso, who had started 10th on the grid
following a gearbox problem in qualifying, ended up seventh and the
Spaniard remains second in the standings with 50 points as a result.
Although he gave 110% out there today, Fernando knew it was going to be
a tough afternoon and while somewhat disappointed he knows all he can
do now is look ahead, not back…
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