From F1-Live.com Kimi Raikkonen led away from pole position this afternoon in the 70-lap French Grand Prix and controlled the race from Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa for the first half of the race. However, a right hand side exhaust failure saw Raikkonen suddenly lose a second and a half a lap and Massa was able to cruise ahead and would go onto take a relatively easy third victory of the season.Massa’s eighth career win moves him to the top of the championship standings with 48 points while Raikkonen was able to finish the race in second position - such was the advantage the Italian team enjoyed this weekend in France. Raikkonen looked fully in control of the race, but second position and the eight points moves him third in the championship standings just five points behind Massa.
While the battle for the race win was not much of a contest, third position remained very much in doubt right until the chequered flag fell. Jarno Trulli took the position in his Toyota, ten seconds behind Raikkonen and fended off an aggressive challenge from Heikki Kovalainen over the closing stages of the race.
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FINAL RESULTS:
1) Felipe Massa - Ferrari
2) Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari
3) Jarno Trulli - Toyota
4) Heikki Kovalainen - McLaren - Mercedes
5) Robert Kubica - BMW
6) Mark Webber - Red Bull - Renault
7) Nelson Piquet Jr. - Renault
8) Fernando Alonso - Renault
CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS LEADERS:
1) Felipe Massa - 48
2) Robert Kubica - 46
3) Kimi Raikkonen - 43
4) Lewis Hamilton - 38
5) Nick Heidfeld - 28
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