Felipe Massa wins 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix
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[[Image:Felipe_Massa_thumbs-up.jpg|thumb|right|File photo of Felipe Massa (2005) {{Image source|[[Commons:User:Rdsmith4|Dan Smith]]}}]]
[[Image:Circuit_Bahrain.png|thumb|right|Bahrain International Circuit]]
[[Image:Robert_Kubica_2007_Britain_2.jpg|thumb|left|Robert Kubica driving for BMW Sauber (2007){{Image source|[http://www.flickr.com/people/10275618@N05 Colin Eric]}}]]

[[w:Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] driver [[:w:Felipe Massa|Felipe Massa]] won the [[w:Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] [[w:Formula One|Formula One]] [[w:2008 Bahrain Grand Prix|2008]] [[w:Gulf Air|Gulf Air]] [[w:Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain Grand Prix]] at [[w:Bahrain International Circuit|Bahrain International Circuit]], [[w:Sakhir|Sakhir]], [[Bahrain]]. Massa was also [[Felipe Massa wins 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix|the previous year winner]]. His Ferrari teammate, driver [[w:Kimi Räikkönen|Kimi Räikkönen]], ran second after a good start from fourth place on the grid.

[[w:Team McLaren|McLaren]] [[w:Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] driver [[:w:Lewis Hamilton|Lewis Hamilton]] failed his start. During the race Hamilton unsuccessfully attacked his former teammate [[:w:Fernando Alonso|Fernando Alonso]] (now again a [[:w:Renault F1|Renault]] driver), resulting in him losing his front wing, and dropping to last place. He eventually finished a lowly 13th place.

[[Poland|Pole]] [[:w:Robert Kubica|Robert Kubica]] became the highlight of the weekend by winning the [[:w:Pole position|pole]], but was slow off the start and finished third on the podium. [[:w:Nick Heidfeld|Nick Heidfeld]], his [[:w:BMW Sauber|BMW Sauber]] teammate finished fourth. The results puts BMW as the new leader of the Constructors' championship, one point ahead of Scuderia Ferrari.

[[w:Heikki Kovalainen|Heikki Kovalainen]] came fifth and became the only McLaren driver to finish in the points. [[w:Jarno Trulli|Jarno Trulli]] ([[:w:Toyota F1|Toyota]]) and [[:w:Mark Webber|Mark Webber]] ([[:w:Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-Renault) ran 6 and 7 places respectively with [[:w:Nico Rosberg|Nico Rosberg]] (Williams-Toyota) closing out the top eight with 1 point.

[[:w:Timo Glock|Timo Glock]] (Toyota) was engaged in a hard battle with [[:w:Fernando Alonso|Fernando Alonso]] (Renault) and came 9th ahead of the Spanish 2005 F1 Champion.

== Results ==
<b>Results of Bahrain Grand Prix after 57 laps of Sakhir circuit on 6 April, 2008:</b> </br>

1 Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari one hour 31 minutes 6.970 seconds </br>
2 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari +3.339 secs </br>
3 Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber +4.998 </br>
4 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber +8.409 </br>
5 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes +26.789 </br>
6 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota +41.314 </br>
7 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault +45.473 </br>
8 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Toyota +55.889 </br>
9 Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota +1:09.500 </br>
10 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault +1:17.181 </br>
11 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Honda +1:17.862 </br>
12 Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Force India-Ferrari one lap behind </br>
13 Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren-Mercedes one lap </br> 
14 Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn) Williams-Toyota one lap </br>
15 Sebastien Bourdais (Fra) Toro Rosso-Ferrari one lap </br>
16 Anthony Davidson (GB) Super Aguri-Honda one lap </br>
17 Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri-Honda one lap </br>
18 David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull-Renault one lap </br>
19 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India-Ferrari two laps </br>
R Nelson Piquet Jr (Brz) Renault 40 laps completed </br>
R Jenson Button (GB) Honda 19 laps </br>
R Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 0 laps </br>
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Fastest lap: Kovalainen, 1:33.193, lap 49. </br>
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Key: R = retired  </br>

== Other FIA news ==
In related news, [[:w:Max Mosley|Max Mosley]] has requested an Extraordinary General Assembly of the FIA Senate, in relation to the ''[[:w:News of the World|News of the World]]'' story regarding supposed "Nazi orgy" allegations.

Also, last week [[:w:Jean-Marie Balestre|Jean-Marie Balestre]], the previous FIA president, passed away at the age of 86.

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== Sources ==
{{Wikipedia|2008 Bahrain Grand Prix}}
*{{source|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/4/7607.html
|title=Massa heads Ferrari one-two to revive title hopes
|author=
|pub=Formula One
|date=April 6, 2008}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7333277.stm
|title=Bahrain Grand Prix
|author=Andrew Benson
|pub=BBC Sport
|date=April 6, 2008}}
*{{source|url=http://fia.com/mediacentre/Press_Releases/The_FIA/2008/April/030408-01.html
|title=Extraordinary General Assembly
|author=
|pub=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
|date=April 3, 2008}}

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File photo of Felipe Massa (2005) 
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Robert Kubica driving for BMW Sauber (2007)

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won the FIA Formula One 2008 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain. Massa was also the previous year winner. His Ferrari teammate, driver Kimi Räikkönen, ran second after a good start from fourth place on the grid.

McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton failed his start. During the race Hamilton unsuccessfully attacked his former teammate Fernando Alonso (now again a Renault driver), resulting in him losing his front wing, and dropping to last place. He eventually finished a lowly 13th place.

Pole Robert Kubica became the highlight of the weekend by winning the pole, but was slow off the start and finished third on the podium. Nick Heidfeld, his BMW Sauber teammate finished fourth. The results puts BMW as the new leader of the Constructors' championship, one point ahead of Scuderia Ferrari.

Heikki Kovalainen came fifth and became the only McLaren driver to finish in the points. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) and Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) ran 6 and 7 places respectively with Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) closing out the top eight with 1 point.

Timo Glock (Toyota) was engaged in a hard battle with Fernando Alonso (Renault) and came 9th ahead of the Spanish 2005 F1 Champion.

1 Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari one hour 31 minutes 6.970 seconds 
2 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari +3.339 secs 
3 Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber +4.998 
4 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber +8.409 
5 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes +26.789 
6 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota +41.314 
7 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault +45.473 
8 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Toyota +55.889 
9 Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota +1:09.500 
10 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault +1:17.181 
11 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Honda +1:17.862 
12 Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Force India-Ferrari one lap behind 
13 Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren-Mercedes one lap  
14 Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn) Williams-Toyota one lap 
15 Sebastien Bourdais (Fra) Toro Rosso-Ferrari one lap 
16 Anthony Davidson (GB) Super Aguri-Honda one lap 
17 Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri-Honda one lap 
18 David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull-Renault one lap 
19 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India-Ferrari two laps 
R Nelson Piquet Jr (Brz) Renault 40 laps completed 
R Jenson Button (GB) Honda 19 laps 
R Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 0 laps 

Fastest lap: Kovalainen, 1:33.193, lap 49. 

Key: R = retired  

Also, last week Jean-Marie Balestre, the previous FIA president, passed away at the age of 86.


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