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It was a disappointing afternoon for the ING Renault F1 Team as Fernando Alonso retired on the opening lap of the European Grand Prix in Valencia, while teammate Nelson Piquet finished in 11th.
Jenson Button was the first of the Honda drivers home in today's inaugural European Grand Prix at Valencia. After starting the race in 16th place, he drove a determined race on a one-stop strategy to finish in 13th position. Rubens Barrichello, on the same strategy, came home in 16th place.
Felipe Massa escaped from investigation in the European Grand Prix with just a stern reprimand from stewards looking into his release from his second pit stop when the Ferrari came out side by side in the pit lane with Adrian Sutil's Force India.
Felipe Massa closes on Lewis Hamilton with win in Valencia
Red Bull Racing was describing its European Grand Prix as a disaster after Mark Webber ended twelfth and David Coulthard ended up seventeenth.
European GP: Result
Felipe Massa was delighted to set the record straight with victory and fight back from his Hungarian Grand Prix disappointment with a win at Valencia. However, with his win at risk from a stewards' investigation, for an unsafe release in the pit lane, Massa was under no illusion that the car he almost hit - Adrian Sutil's Force India - should have backed off.
Lewis Hamilton was unable to match Felipe Massa's raw pace in today's European Grand Prix and had to settle for second place, which still enabled him to extend his championship lead by one point.
Massa takes Valencia win... or does he?
Ferrari's Felipe Massa beats Lewis Hamilton's McLaren to win the European Grand Prix and move into second place in the championship.
Ferrari is hopeful of avoiding any penalty that could cost Felipe Massa his victory in the European Grand Prix, after the Brazilian was being investigated for an unsafe release from his second pit stop.
Felipe Massa drove a dominant race to win the European Grand Prix at Valencia ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Robert Kubica. However the cloud of a possible penalty for a pit lane incident hangs over the Ferrari driver, and keeping his victory.
