Massa Hangs On in Turkey

Felipe Massa survived a strong challenge from McLaren's Lewis Hamilton to win in Turkey. Hamilton's three-stop strategy nearly worked, and he executed a beautiful pass on Massa for the lead before his third stop. Hamilton drove a very good race, and nearly won, but Massa held on and executed his strategy perfectly to keep the McLaren at bay.

Ferrari looked good all weekend, but Mclaren had great pace in the race. Kovalainen could have contended for the win, as he was on a two-stop strategy, but it was not to be. He finished a lap down, but look for him to be very strong at Monaco.

Kimi Raikkonen drove a steady race to third, but frankly was never a serious contender at a track he seems to dislike. The BMW's of Kubica and Heidfeld were 4th and 5th, followed by a resurgent Fernando Alonso for Renault in 6th.

Mark Webber continued his great season with 7th for Red Bull, followed by Nico Rosberg's Williams in the final points-paying position.

The highlight of the race was Fisichella bounding over Nakajima's Williams at the first corner. Fisi went in far too fast and simply plowed into the back of Kazuki's car, vaulting over the Williams driver. I'm sure Nakajima needed a new driving suit after the race.

Next up is Monaco, traditionally a strong McLaren track, and where Hamilton will be looking to avenge his forced 2nd place last year.