Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain-It all started in qualifying when Maldonado unexpectedly bested the big teams and took his Williams up to the second spot in the grid. However in a bizarre mistake made by the McLaren team, pols sitter Lewis Hamilton ran out of petrol on the way back to the pits after his flying lap.
Race stewards docked Hamilton with a penalty which sent him to the back of the grid giving Maldonado a surprise promotion to pole. Now on second, Alonso took advantage of the start and got ahead but was outsmarted by the Williams team during the pit stops.
With Maldonado in the lead, he made Alonso eat his dust the rest of the way in front of a very partisan Spanish crowd. Meanwhile, Flying Finn Kimi Raikkonen fought hard to make it back to the podium for the second race in a row, not bad for a returning driver. By the last lap he was right on the tail of Fernando Alonso. The Lotus team clearly made a good investment right there.
To the delight of the Williams team, their championship hopes have been revived after a dismal string of seasons. with different drivers and teams winning each race so far this season, this is proving to be one of the most competitive seasons in decades!
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With Maldonado in the lead, he made Alonso eat his dust the rest of the way in front of a very partisan Spanish crowd. Meanwhile, Flying Finn Kimi Raikkonen fought hard to make it back to the podium for the second race in a row, not bad for a returning driver. By the last lap he was right on the tail of Fernando Alonso. The Lotus team clearly made a good investment right there.
To the delight of the Williams team, their championship hopes have been revived after a dismal string of seasons. with different drivers and teams winning each race so far this season, this is proving to be one of the most competitive seasons in decades!
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