Post-GP Stats Analysis: France
Michele Merlino analyses the results and stats from round 8 of the championship, and highlights the movements on the all-time record tables
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Eighth career win (29th all-time spot) and first time in the lead of the Formula One World Championship for the Brazilian driver. Felipe Massa is the 58th driver in F1 history to lead the championship and the first Brazilian since Ayrton Senna.
Massa is the fourth championship leader in the last four races after Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton and Robert Kubica. In 59 seasons, this is the first time that there is such a sequence.
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