Masa wins in Istanbul

Masa was able to shrug of the challenge of Lewis Hamilton in today's Formula 1 Grand Prix. Hamilton opted for a bold 3-stop strategy opposed to the 2-stops used by the Ferrari's. Hamilton came within 5 seconds of Masa, but ultimately ended the race having to fight to stay ahead of Raikkonen.

The first corner of the race saw Giancarlo Fisichella collide with Kazuki Nakajima (see picture) after leaving braking too late. This is the third year in a row that he has retired from the Turkey Grand Prix after a first lap accident!

This race has seen the title race heat up even more with the standings now such that Massa and Hamilton trail Raikkonen by 7 points (35 to 28 a piece). However, it does seem that McLaren are beginning to close the gap between them and Ferrari pace-wise; particularly so with the hard tyres. A bit more work on getting the soft tyres to work with the car in a more synergistic manner and we could be in for an entertaining championship race.