As for other drivers, Button and Piquet shared a good scrap at the slower corners. Button gave Piquet enough room at Turn 12, only to be pushed right up against the pitlane entry near Turn 13.
Heikki’s charge up the grid found him behind the Toyota of Timo Glock at one point. Again, we saw Glock battle it out with Heikki in the braking zones, making it hard for the Finn to pass. The impressive defensive display by Glock was reminiscent of his GP2 battle with Lewis on this very same track in 2006. In that race, Lewis had spun his car early on and had to try to make his way back up the field. Lewis passed nearly everybody in that race to finish 2nd, but it was Glock who put up the best fight against Lewis.
In the end, the difference in Lewis’ strategy, Kimi’s damage limitation drive, Heikki’s charge from the back and Massa’s third consecutive win at this track made the 2008 Turkish GP one of the most exciting races this season!
Full Result
Pos Driver Team Laps Gap
1 Massa Ferrari 58 1h 26:49.451
2 Hamilton McLaren 58 + 0:03.779
3 Raikkonen Ferrari 58 + 0:04.271
4 Kubica BMW 58 + 0:21.945
5 Heidfeld BMW 58 + 0:38.741
6 Alonso Renault 58 + 0:53.724
7 Webber Red Bull 58 + 1:04.229
8 Rosberg WilliamsF1 58 + 1:11.406
9 Coulthard Red Bull 58 + 1:15.270
10 Trulli Toyota 58 + 1:16.344
11 Button Honda 57 + 1 Lap
12 Kovalainen McLaren 57 + 1 Lap
13 Glock Toyota 57 + 1 Lap
14 Barrichello Honda 57 + 1 Lap
15 Piquet Renault 57 + 1 Lap
16 Sutil Force India 57 + 1 Lap
17 Vettel Toro Rosso 57 + 1 Lap
18 Bourdais Toro Rosso 24 Retired
19 Nakajima WilliamsF1 1 Accident Damage
20 Fisichella Force India 0 Accident
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