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Ferrari Take Dominant 1-2 Victory In Turkey
By Dale Calkins
August 26 2007
Ferrari stormed to a dominant 1-2 victory at the Turkish Grand Prix today. Felipe Massa lead from pole to take his third victory of the season and Kimi Raikkonen finished a strong second to ensure the team's second 1-2 finish of the season. This race result was a strong comeback for Ferrari after disappointment at the previous Hungarian Grand Prix.

Massa Salvages
Third In
Monte Carlo

Felip Massa
Turkish Grand Prix: 1st

"This is becoming a special place for me! It is a really great win! I maintained my concentration for the whole race, trying to control the situation. Only towards the end of the second stint did I make a small mistake at Turn 7 which cost me the gap I had over Kimi, who closed right up to me. I made a very good start and the car behaved perfectly even though it has to be said it was a difficult race. Today's result is a great encouragement when looking to the final part of the season. It is fantastic to head to Monza after a weekend like this. We must continue to work in this same way and give it our best shot."

Kimi Raikkonen
Turkish Grand Prix: 2nd

"Of course I would like to have won but probably the race was decided in yesterday afternoon's qualifying session. When your main rival is your team-mate, there are less unknown factors and even less room to come up with something. However, the important thing is to have put two Ferraris in front of everyone else and, in any case, we have made up ground on the championship leader. I got a good start then I had a bit of understeer which went away after a few laps. The second set of tyres did not work as well as the first. The quick lap at the end? I was a bit bored with spending the whole race behind another car and so I tried to see how quick I could have been. In Monza I will have to try and do a good qualifying to be in the best possible situation for the race."


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