Ferrari's Massa wins European F1 Grand Prix
25 Aug 2008
Ferrari driver, Felipe Massa won Sunday's European Grand Prix at Valencia, Spain. The Brazilian crossed the chequered flag ahead of F1 season leader Lewis Hamilton's McLaren-Mercedes and Poland's Robert Kubica coming home in third position for BMW Sauber.
Massa's win puts the Ferrari driver in second place in the drivers championship with 64 points, Hamilton sits on top of the leader board on 70.
Ferrari also leads the 'Constructors' standings with 121 points, followed by McLaren-Mercedes with 113 points. BMW Sauber is in third position with 96 points.
Force India's Giancarlo Fisichella finished 14th while teammante Adrian Sutil crashed out in lap 42. World champion Kimi Raikkonen retired due to an engine failure in the 45th lap.
With 6 races remaining in the season, the drivers championship is hotting up as the margin between the top four drivers is narrow in terms of points.
The next race begins at Belgium on 7 September.
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