Alonso Wins European GP
Posted 23rd July, 2007 in Miscellaneous | Leave a comment
McLaren’s Fernando Alonso has won an incident-packed European Grand Prix to cut championship-leading team mate Lewis Hamilton’s lead to just two points. “I like the rain, there’s no doubt. Always when it rains I’m quite happy and have some fun,” said Alonso after the Nurburgring race.
While Spain’s double world champion celebrated his third victory of the season, Lewis Hamilton’s run of nine podiums in a row came to an abrupt end. Hamilton, started 10th and made a blistering start to fourth place before skidding off at the first corner on the third lap. Fortunately, he kept his engine running and was lifted back onto the track by crane in time for the re-start a lap down on the leaders.
“It’s a new experience for me, not having to find my way to the podium. I came here completely sick, had one of the biggest crashes I ever had, then got a puncture, went into the gravel, it started to rain - it was really a great weekend in terms of learning,” said the philosophical Briton.
Hamilton currently leads with 70 points, with Alonso closing the gap with 68.
[Source: Formula 1]
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