Ferrari's Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen (r) starts the French Grand Prix on pole ahead of his Brazilian team-mate Felipe Massa Brazilian football star Ronaldo is among a number of famous faces present at the Circuit de Nevers Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is also spotted in the paddock before the race gets under way Britain's Lewis Hamilton starts from 13th on the grid and must attempt to limit the damage to his title aspirations The race starts with Raikkonen and Massa leading the way and a Ferrari victory looking likely Raikkonen still leads the race with a 1.6 second lead over Massa after the fourth lap Renault's Fernando Alonso moves into fourth and is soon competing with Jarno Trulli of Toyota for third place Hamilton starts well and after moving into ninth breaths down Nelson Piquet Jr's neck for eighth place But Hamillton incurs a penalty for cutting the Nurburgring chicane while passing Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel and finishes 10th Massa is suddenly handed the lead when Raikkonen's hopes are wrecked by a broken exhaust It gives Massa victory while Raikkonen holds on to second place and Trulli marks Toyota's best race of the season with third Massa's win is his third of the season and means he now leads the championship, two points clear of Robert Kubica
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