McLaren's Lewis Hamilton wins dramatic German GP ahead of Piquet Jr. and Massa

The Associated Press , Hockenheim, Germany | Sun, 07/20/2008 9:28 PM | Sports

McLaren Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain leads the pack at the start of the German Formula One Grand Prix in Hockenheim, Germany, Sunday. Hamilton won the race ahead of Nelson Piquet and Felipe Massa (AP/Martin Meissner)

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has won the German Grand Prix for his fourth Formula One victory of the year.

Hamilton started from pole but lost his lead because of a late pit stop before ovrtaking Felipe Massa of Ferrari and then Nelson Piquet Jr. with eight laps to go for a 5.5-second victory over the
rookie Renault driver. The win gives Hamilton the sole lead in the overall standings, four points ahead of Massa, who finished third.

Nick Heidfeld worked his way up from 12th to finish fourth ahead of McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen. (***)

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