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Formula 1 - Istanbul (Turkey)

Seizoen: 2007 - Aflevering: 12 / 166 - Eerst uitgezonden: 26 augustus 2007 - Episode ID: 397808

III Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix Date: 26 August 2007 Location: Istanbul Racing Circuit, Istanbul, Turkey Course: Permanent racing facility 5.34 km (3.32 mi) Distance:58 laps, 309.72 km (192.56 mi) Race Felipe Massa's Ferrari led from pole from team-mate Kimi Räikkönen who had jumped McLaren's Lewis Hamilton off the grid to take second place. Reigning World Champion Fernando Alonso's start from fourth was even worse than team-mate Hamilton's as he fell behind both BMW Saubers of Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld into sixth. However, BMW's early stopping strategy led to Alonso taking both places back after the first round of pit-stops. At the first round of stops it seemed that Räikkönen could pass Massa if he stopped later, as he did at the French Grand Prix. However, Massa stopped after Räikkönen to retain the lead. Hamilton stopped later than both Ferraris and caught several seconds up to them, but could not pass Räikkönen for second, as he gradually fell away. Meanwhile, Kubica's strategy had not only dropped him behind Heidfeld and Alonso, but Renault's Heikki Kovalainen too. Massa stopped later than Räikkönen again at the second pit stop, and therefore retained the lead as Ferrari called the race between team-mates off at this point. Hamilton may have emerged ahead of Räikkönen , but a puncture in his front tyre dropped him to fifth behind Heidfeld and Alonso. Damage to his front wing led to Kovalainen catching him, but the Finn was unable to pass Hamilton. Kubica lost a place to Nico Rosberg through strategy finishing eighth. Massa eventually won his second consecutive Turkish Grand Prix, and his fifth Grand Prix win overall, all of which came from pole position. He had secured his eighth pole in qualifying. Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing was the only retirement, with a hydraulic failure. Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Vitantonio Liuzzi ended a run of 9 consecutive retirements stretching back to the Bahrain Grand Prix in April. Notes * Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen, 1:27.295 (Lap 57, 220.136 km/h) * Lap Leaders: Felipe Massa 55 (1-19, 22-42, 44-58), Lewis Hamilton 1 (20), Heikki Kovalainen 1 (21), Fernando Alonso 1 (43). * Although Adrian Sutil retired, he still completed enough laps to be a classified finisher. Therefore this race recorded the highest number of classified finishers-21-in a championship race, a record held since the 2005 Italian Grand Prix, where 20 cars finished.