Raikkonen Wins British GP For Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen won the British Grand Prix in convincing style over the McClaren duo of Alonso and Hamilton for his third victory of the year. It was evident from the first stint that Raikkonen's Ferrari was faster than the McClaren of pole sitter Hamilton. With a heavier fuel load Raikkonen was able to keep pace with the rookie sensation and was noticeably quicker prior to the first pit stop. Alonso used a short fuel fill on his first stop to leapfrog into the lead, but Kimi had a longer and quicker second stint that put him back in the lead after the second stop and he coasted to the victory. Philippe Massa had the misfortune of stalling his engine on the starting grid and started the race from the pit lane. It was fun to watch him carve his way trough the field as he was much faster than all but the first four finishers.

The BMW's of Kubica and Heidfeld were again strong runners and it will be nice to see them step up to the next level and start pushing for pole position and eventually a race win. The competition this year seems to be a bit more spread out, mainly because of the retirement of Michael Schumacher and the use of a single tire source in Bridgestone. Formula 1 can be very fickle as just two races ago everyone wanted to write of Kimi Raikkonen as a bust for Ferrari but now he is the driver winning races as all thought he would be. Just goes to show you everybody loves a winner, and right now Kimi is a winner.