F1: French Grand Prix in six words

By Andy Darley

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Raikkonen’s mechanical woes and Trulli’s desperate defending meant that what might have been a processional race retained interest to the end. Here are our six word summaries of how all the drivers and teams performed.

Overall race report

Ferrari rampant, Toyota scores tribute podium

Drivers

1: Felipe Massa: Lucky to win… he won’t complain
2: Kimi Raikkonen: Did excellent job nursing sick car
3: Jarno Trulli: Wily veteran defended like a trooper
4: Heikki Kovalainen: Impressive – but should have had third
5: Robert Kubica: Mr Consistency slips just a little
6: Mark Webber: Pushed hard, got maximum from strategy
7: Nelson Piquet Jr: This should be a confidence boost
8: Fernando Alonso: Podium ambitions dashed, error cost seventh
9: David Coulthard: Frustrated to lose places at start
10: Lewis Hamilton: Just wasn’t his day at all
11: Timo Glock: Lost points hopes in pit stops
12: Sebastian Vettel: Very pleased to beat a BMW
13: Nick Heidfeld: Another who suffered from poor start
14: Rubens Barrichello: Did his best with difficult car
15: Kazuki Nakajima: Plodded away – not much on offer
16: Nico Rosberg: Very disillusioned at running near back
17: Sebastien Bourdais: Slipped off pace early, never recovered
18: Giancarlo Fisichella: Pleased with reliability, unhappy with pace
19: Adrian Sutil: Aggressive strategy sunk by blue flags
NC: Jenson Button: First-corner impact eventually felled him

Teams

Ferrari: Bits fall off, they still dominate
BMW Sauber: Back to reality after Canadian glory
McLaren: The score: stewards three, McLaren nil
Red Bull: Both cars compromised by poor starts
Toyota: They wanted a result – Trulli delivered
Williams: “Mediocre”, they said – difficult to disagree
Renault: A double points finish at last
Honda: All horribly reminiscent of last season
Toro Rosso: Results didn’t demonstrate their improved performance
Force India: Celebrated much-needed increase in reliability

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Author: Andy Darley. Ex-journalist, fan of David Coulthard and anyone who ever drove or tested for Minardi and didn't say rude things about the team afterwards. Owns a Triumph Spitfire and hopes that, one day, it'll be on the road again. Andy has written 608 articles for us.

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