British GP - Better than expected
Silverstone 21st June 2009
Felipe Massa put in a fantastic drive at Silverstone to finish the British Grand Prix in fourth place, quite an achievement from eleventh on the starting grid. His Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro team-mate, Kimi Raikkonen, picked up the final point for eighth place, having started ninth. Possibly because of the slightly warmer conditions today, the F60 performed better than yesterday and better than expected. On the podium, it was the Red Bull Renaults that dominated the event, securing a one-two courtesy of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. On the last step of the rostrum was Rubens Barrichello for Brawn McLaren.
It was a chilly 16 degrees as 19 cars lined up on the grid, with Sutil starting from the pit lane, having to race with a spare chassis after his qualifying crash. As the lights went out, the top three were in grid order, while Trulli dropped four places, Alonso was also slow away and Kimi had a minor moment, going off the track.
On the second lap, Felipe was passed by Button for eighth place. At the front, Vettel pulled out a lead over Barrichello at the rate of about a second a lap in the early stages, with Webber not really challenging the Brawn. Behind them on lap 10, the order was Nakajima in fourth, then Kimi, Rosberg, Trulli, Button, Felipe in ninth place, with Glock completing the top ten. The best battle at this point was for 12th place as Heidfeld, with a damaged front wing on the BMW fought off Alonso in the Renault.
The first man to refuel was Nakajima in the Williams on lap 15, followed one lap later by Kimi. On lap 18, Rosberg, Trulli and Button all pitted, with the Italian Toyota driver coming out just ahead of Kimi, which slowed the Ferrari man. When Barrichello came in, it promoted to Webber to second, 19.4 behind his team-mate. The key moment for the leading trio came on lap 20, when Webber refuelled and managed to come out just ahead of Barrichello. When Vettel pitted on lap 21, this temporarily promoted Felipe to the lead. The Brazilian was the last of the lead group to refuel, which proved to be a good strategic call, as he rejoined in a promising sixth place. Showing what an unusual championship this is proving to be, most of the excitement came from two world champions, Alonso and Hamilton scrapping in the minor positions.
By lap 30, Felipe had moved up to fifth behind Rosberg, with Kimi seventh ahead of Button. On lap 34, Bourdais’ Toro Rosso hit the back of Kovalainen’s McLaren and both men would eventually retire a few laps later. Eight laps later, while the two Red Bulls were unchallenged in front, a three way battle developed for third place between Barrichello, Rosberg and Felipe, the three men separated by under two seconds. Kimi was the first to make his second refuelling stop on lap 42, fitting the harder Bridgestone tyres. Three laps later, it was Felipe’s turn to come in for the harder tyres for his final stint to the flag and Massa now gained a place, moving up to fourth ahead of Rosberg.
On lap 49, championship leader Button came in and unlike most of his rivals, he was now on the softer tyres and began lapping quicker than everyone, closing rapidly on Rosberg, but he never managed to get past the Williams.
So after 60 laps, Vettel took his second win of the year, ahead of team-mate Webber and Barrichello in third. Felipe finished fourth, 3.8 seconds behind his fellow countryman. Fifth was Rosberg, followed by Button and Trulli, with Kimi picking up the final point for eighth place. The result means that while still fourth in the Constructors’ championship, Ferrari has closed the gap to Toyota to 8.5 points, Felipe has moved up from eighth to sixth in the Drivers’ while Kimi stays tenth.
Felipe Massa put in a fantastic drive at Silverstone to finish the British Grand Prix in fourth place, quite an achievement from eleventh on the starting grid. His Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro team-mate, Kimi Raikkonen, picked up the final point for eighth place, having started ninth. Possibly because of the slightly warmer conditions today, the F60 performed better than yesterday and better than expected. On the podium, it was the Red Bull Renaults that dominated the event, securing a one-two courtesy of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. On the last step of the rostrum was Rubens Barrichello for Brawn McLaren.
It was a chilly 16 degrees as 19 cars lined up on the grid, with Sutil starting from the pit lane, having to race with a spare chassis after his qualifying crash. As the lights went out, the top three were in grid order, while Trulli dropped four places, Alonso was also slow away and Kimi had a minor moment, going off the track.
On the second lap, Felipe was passed by Button for eighth place. At the front, Vettel pulled out a lead over Barrichello at the rate of about a second a lap in the early stages, with Webber not really challenging the Brawn. Behind them on lap 10, the order was Nakajima in fourth, then Kimi, Rosberg, Trulli, Button, Felipe in ninth place, with Glock completing the top ten. The best battle at this point was for 12th place as Heidfeld, with a damaged front wing on the BMW fought off Alonso in the Renault.
The first man to refuel was Nakajima in the Williams on lap 15, followed one lap later by Kimi. On lap 18, Rosberg, Trulli and Button all pitted, with the Italian Toyota driver coming out just ahead of Kimi, which slowed the Ferrari man. When Barrichello came in, it promoted to Webber to second, 19.4 behind his team-mate. The key moment for the leading trio came on lap 20, when Webber refuelled and managed to come out just ahead of Barrichello. When Vettel pitted on lap 21, this temporarily promoted Felipe to the lead. The Brazilian was the last of the lead group to refuel, which proved to be a good strategic call, as he rejoined in a promising sixth place. Showing what an unusual championship this is proving to be, most of the excitement came from two world champions, Alonso and Hamilton scrapping in the minor positions.
By lap 30, Felipe had moved up to fifth behind Rosberg, with Kimi seventh ahead of Button. On lap 34, Bourdais’ Toro Rosso hit the back of Kovalainen’s McLaren and both men would eventually retire a few laps later. Eight laps later, while the two Red Bulls were unchallenged in front, a three way battle developed for third place between Barrichello, Rosberg and Felipe, the three men separated by under two seconds. Kimi was the first to make his second refuelling stop on lap 42, fitting the harder Bridgestone tyres. Three laps later, it was Felipe’s turn to come in for the harder tyres for his final stint to the flag and Massa now gained a place, moving up to fourth ahead of Rosberg.
On lap 49, championship leader Button came in and unlike most of his rivals, he was now on the softer tyres and began lapping quicker than everyone, closing rapidly on Rosberg, but he never managed to get past the Williams.
So after 60 laps, Vettel took his second win of the year, ahead of team-mate Webber and Barrichello in third. Felipe finished fourth, 3.8 seconds behind his fellow countryman. Fifth was Rosberg, followed by Button and Trulli, with Kimi picking up the final point for eighth place. The result means that while still fourth in the Constructors’ championship, Ferrari has closed the gap to Toyota to 8.5 points, Felipe has moved up from eighth to sixth in the Drivers’ while Kimi stays tenth.
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