| Formula 1: Ferrari 1st and 2nd at Magny-Cours |
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| Written by Zico Kelly | |||||||
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Monday, 02 July 2007
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 Ferrari kick started their season on Sunday as Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa finished first and second in the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours.The win for the Italian team ends Lewis Hamilton's run of victories but still remains the hot favourite at 1 to 3 odds with Bodog.com to claim the Drivers Championship this season. But amazingly, this was Hamilton's worst result since he was third on his debut in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The British 22 year old took third place to extend his lead to 14 points at the top of the drivers' standings with his eighth consecutive podium finish. The Ferrari boys had too much pace for everyone in Paris, with Raikkonen taking the lead from his team-mate on lap 47. Perennial British flop Jenson Button came eighth to claim his first point of the season. Defending champ Fernando Alonso, who started from 10th place after mechanical problems in qualifying finished in and lost ground on his McLaren team-mate Hamilton in the title race. Hamilton began in second on the grid but Finn Raikkonen got off to a flying start to overtake the Briton at the first bend. The Finn managed to get beyond Massa after his second stop on lap 46. Bodog.com has posted Formula One betting odds to win the Formula 1 Drivers Championship 2007: Kimi Raikkonen: 13/1 Fernando Alonso: 12/5 Felipe Massa: 6/1 Lewis Hamilton: 1/3 The Field (Any Other Driver): 60/1                        |
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