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Progress by Inches

Felipe Massa continued his dominance of Istanbul Park, while what seemed to be an inspired risk by McLaren later proved to be borne from necessity. Richard Barnes looks back at the Turkish Grand Prix

Sometimes, giving out too much factual information can be a bad thing. A prime example was Lewis Hamilton's performance in Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix. As the race unfolded and strategies became clear, it seemed that Hamilton had resorted to a three-stop strategy in order to shake up the championship-leading Ferraris.

When Hamilton blazed past race leader and overwhelming favourite Felipe Massa under braking for turn 12, and then proceeded to pull out an advantage of around one second per lap, it was immediately reminiscent of some of Michael Schumacher's most thrilling victories.

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