Zoom A poor race from the championship leaders

The first half of the season ended in dramatic style at Silverstone, as the rain played a significant effect on the outcome of the race.

The British Grand Prix was won with panache by Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren-Mercedes, but for Ferrari it was not the best of days, with Kimi Raikkonen salvaging fourth place and Felipe Massa down in 13th spot, both men suffering lack of grip in the slippery conditions.

The turning point in the race was the decision not to change tyres at the first pit stop. Raikkonen was particularly penalised by this, having followed Hamilton into the pit lane, but thereafter being unable to post competitive lap times up to the point when he made his second and final stop nine laps later, fitting a set of new tyres.

Proving how close this season's racing has been the Drivers' Championship now sees a three way tie at the top of the table between the two Ferrari men and Lewis Hamilton. The Scuderia continues to top the Constructors' table, fourteen points ahead of BMW.

Kimi Raikkonen
"I am disappointed, but I am equally aware that things could have been much worse. We had the possibility to win the race but we made a mistake at the first pit stop, keeping the same set of tyres, because we expected the track conditions to improve. It was a joint decision: we are a team and we win or lose together. Things are not going too well for me at the moment, given all that happened in the last few races, but I am leading the championship, even if it is on equal terms with Felipe and Lewis. We know we have a great potential, but we have to put everything in place to get the most out of it."

Felipe Massa
"This Silverstone weekend is one to be wiped out. On Friday I had an accident, yesterday there was the problem in qualifying and today a series of mistakes at all levels. We have to look ahead, because there is still a very long way to go in the championship and once again, we've seen that it only takes one result to turn the situation around. After nine races I am in the lead in the classification and I have every chance to fight for the title all the way to the end. Today, I could hardly keep the car in a straight line and it was always very difficult to drive. Only after the last pit stop did things improve a bit, but by then I was a long way back. We have to do a good job in the forthcoming Hockenheim test to be as well prepared as possible for the German Grand Prix that takes place on the same track."