McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen takes full advantage of his pole position and leads the field during the opening to the race Mark Webber pays for a poor start in the Williams and slips to third behind Championship leader Fernando Alonso Raikkonen extends his lead as the race unfolds - the 22nd lap sees the Finn holding a 20-second lead over Alonso Michael Schumacher sets the pace midway through the race - moving up to third following Giancarlo Fisichella's pit stop Schumacher retires following a puncture, allowing the Toyota of Italy's Jarno Trulli to move into third spot Ralf Schumacher presses Trulli for a spot on the podium but fails to pass and finishes 0.7 seconds behind his team-mate Raikkonen controls the race from start to finish and claims his first win of the season by 27.6 seconds from Alonso The Finn celebrates on the podium after sealing the win that denied championship leader Alonso a fourth straight victory
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