The final result of the Monaco GP was not the one expected by the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro at the end of the saturday’s qualifying session.
The two red pilots were ready to lead the group in the starting grid of the race, but while Felipe Massa confirmed his good condition during the whole weekend, the world champion Kimi Raikkonen made a mistake after another.
The finnish pilot was overcame by Lewis Hamilton at the start of the race, and had later more problems than Massa in the central part of the competition, characterized by alternating rain and by many accidents, finishing 9th, that means without points, because of an unbelievable mistake that lead him to hit the car of Sutil, youngster who was in that moment dreaming of an unexpected 4th place.
At the same time, Massa kept on fighting against Hamilton, who won this historical GP for his first time, and Kubica, who finished second, confirming the great beginning of the season for the BMW team.
The inexperienced driver’s mistakes made by Raikkonen led the english pilot to the first place in the Drivers’ Championship, with Kimi as second and Felipe third; Massa was the one who partly saved the day for Ferrari, gaining six points that let the team to keep 16 points over McLaren-Mercedes in the Constructors’ Championship, waiting for Montreàl GP in June.

5 responses so far ↓
1 omaraco87 // Aug 18, 2008 at 9:24 pm
So bad for him, the team has to check the car.
Hamilton did a great job out there, and so does Masa, they are really good at racing.
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2 ferrarif50wallpaper // Sep 9, 2008 at 11:31 pm
A sad race for the boys in red but I am sure they will pull it back. Ferrari f50 wallpaper
3 Thrifty // Oct 10, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Sad times here and in Japan, come boys fight back.
4 Find Cars Online // Oct 23, 2008 at 9:58 am
So we are coming up on the last race, boys in red are sure to impress this time round.
5 RIcambi America // Oct 31, 2008 at 4:16 am
2 days to Brazil… and with a little luck, the WDC stay in Maranello for another year!
-Daniel
Ricambi America, the Ferrari Parts Specialists
http://www.ricambiamerica.com
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