Back To Back Win At Hockenheim for Lewis

July 21st, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

Lewis Hamilton has taken the outright lead in the World Championship after taking victory in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim.

However, the McLaren Mercedes driver was made to work for his victory after his team made an apparent error in its race strategy following an accident suffered by Toyota’s Timo Glock mid-way through the race.

Hamilton’s dominant lead over Ferrari’s Felipe Massa was whittled away after the safety car was deployed but, with his rivals taking advantage of a free pit stop, his race was then almost ruined by McLaren’s decision to keep him out.

In contrast, and after starting 17th on the grid, the safety car proved a boon to Renault and Nelson Piquet, the rookie making his only stop of the race just prior to Glock’s accident and able to grab the lead late on.

McLaren gambled that Hamilton’s pace would be sufficient for him to build a gap that would enable him to maintain his lead after he made his second stop. However, that proved not to be the case and the Englishman fell to fifth.

But Hamilton responded by clawing his way back, passing both Massa and Piquet in smart fashion to take his second successive chequered flag following his British Grand Prix success a fortnight ago.


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