Looking into the distance
Lewis Hamilton overcame illness and neck spasms to extend his championship lead with second place at Valencia. Adam Cooper was surprised to see him happy to settle for second, but he has a bigger picture in mind
Felipe Massa and Ferrari might have won the European GP, but there were still smiles in the McLaren camp afterwards. Second place and eight points for Lewis Hamilton was a useful reward at the end of a weekend that many had regarded in advance as something of a lottery. And despite being beaten by the Brazilian, Hamilton actually extended his lead in the championship.
The only thing is that his closest pursuer is now Massa and not Kimi Raikkonen, a graphic illustration of the complex juggling act that the Scuderia faces as they try to balance the interests of two drivers in the coming weeks.
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