Monday, August 4, 2008

MCLAREN'S Heikki Kovalainen claims first win at Hungarian Grand Prix



Starsports

MCLAREN'S Heikki Kovalainen celebrated a shock maiden win at the Hungarian Grand Prix yesterday after Ferrari's Felipe Massa suffered an engine failure while leading with three laps remaining.

Finn Kovalainen capitalised on Brazilian Massa's misfortune to finish ahead of podium debutant Toyota's Timo Glock of Germany with Massa's team-mate Kimi Raikkonen third.

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton stayed top of the championship standings despite a puncture just after the midway stage that saw him finish the race in fifth place behind Renault driver and former team-mate Fernando Alonso of Spain.

Briton Hamilton now holds a five-point lead over Finland's Raikkonen in the championship with Massa dropping into third place, a further three points back. Keep reading

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