Felipe Massa wins 2007 Turkish Grand Prix
{{date|August 26, 2007}}
[[Image:Felipe Massa thumbs-up.jpg|right|thumb|File photo of Felipe Massa {{Image source|[[commons:User:Rdsmith4|Dan Smith]]}}]]
[[Image:Circuit Istanbul.png|right|thumb|Istanbul Park]]
[[w:Felipe Massa|Felipe Massa]] wins the [[w:2007 Turkish Grand Prix|2007]] [[w:FIA|FIA]] [[w:Formula-1|Formula-1]] [[w:Petrol Ofisi|Petrol Ofisi]] [[w:Turkish Grand Prix|Turkish Grand Prix]] at the [[w:Istanbul Park|Istanbul Racing Circuit]], [[w:Istanbul|Istanbul]], [[w:Turkey|Turkey]].

The two red [[w:Ferrari|Ferrari]] cars of Massa and [[w:Kimi Räikkönen|Kimi Räikkönen]], starting from the clear side of the track, grabbed the lead and maintained a constant distance to each other throughout the race. 

[[w:Team McLaren|McLaren]] [[w:Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] driver [[w:Lewis Hamilton|Lewis Hamilton]], starting 2nd, lost his position to Kimi and stayed on his rear wing until his right front tyre suffered a puncture and he lost a couple of positions while heading to the pits.

This incident allowed his teammate [[w:Fernando Alonso|Fernando Alonso]] to take third place on the podium, to which Lewis was heading. Fernando himself had a very poor start, losing two positions to the [[w:BMW Sauber|BMW Sauber]]s. Still, he pushed hard on [[w:Robert Kubica|Robert Kubica]] and [[w:Nick Heidfeld|Nick Heidfeld]] and, as he mentioned himself on the post-race press conference, the race started for him after the first pit-stop, when he overtook both BMW's.

Heidfeld got 4th place. [[w:Heikki Kovalainen|Heikki Kovalainen]] came 6th for [[w:Renault F1|Renault]], finishing ahead of [[w:WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[w:Toyota F1|Toyota]] driver, [[w:Nico Rosberg|Nico Rosberg]]. Kubica closed the top eight.

Lewis Hamilton remains leader of the Drivers' Championship with 84 points, closely followed by the defending World Champion Fernando Alonso, 5 points behind. Felipe Massa and Kimi Räikkönen are 10 and 11 points behind Alonso, respectively. The Constructors' Championship is now closer, McLaren with 148 points, only 11 ahead of Ferrari.
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== Sources ==
{{Wikipedia|2007 Turkish Grand Prix}}
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* ''2007 FIA Formula One Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix, live TV broadcast, August 26, 2007 14:00 UTC''
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File photo of Felipe Massa 
Istanbul Park
Felipe Massa wins the 2007 FIA Formula-1 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Racing Circuit, Istanbul, Turkey.

The two red Ferrari cars of Massa and Kimi Räikkönen, starting from the clear side of the track, grabbed the lead and maintained a constant distance to each other throughout the race. 

McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, starting 2nd, lost his position to Kimi and stayed on his rear wing until his right front tyre suffered a puncture and he lost a couple of positions while heading to the pits.

This incident allowed his teammate Fernando Alonso to take third place on the podium, to which Lewis was heading. Fernando himself had a very poor start, losing two positions to the BMW Saubers. Still, he pushed hard on Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld and, as he mentioned himself on the post-race press conference, the race started for him after the first pit-stop, when he overtook both BMW's.

Heidfeld got 4th place. Heikki Kovalainen came 6th for Renault, finishing ahead of Williams-Toyota driver, Nico Rosberg. Kubica closed the top eight.

Lewis Hamilton remains leader of the Drivers' Championship with 84 points, closely followed by the defending World Champion Fernando Alonso, 5 points behind. Felipe Massa and Kimi Räikkönen are 10 and 11 points behind Alonso, respectively. The Constructors' Championship is now closer, McLaren with 148 points, only 11 ahead of Ferrari.
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