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Sunday, July 01, 2007

TAG Heuer ambassador Lewis Hamilton extends lead in F1 championship

    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…

Both Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are TAG Heuer ambassadors and Hamilton can currently be seen wearing the latest F1 Chronograph in orange.

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posted on Sunday, July 01, 2007 10:37:21 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)    Comments [0]
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