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Bahrain 2008: Massa's challenge finally on-track.

Sunday, 6th April 2008

Brazilian answers his critics with unchallenged performance in Sakhir - but the desert sun fails to shine on erstwhile championship leader Hamilton, who endures another weekend to forget.

McLaren's sole points-scorer on a dark day for the Woking-based squad, Kovalainen, finished a lonely and distant fifth – albeit with the race's fastest lap to his name – ahead of the consistently impressive Trulli, Webber notching up a couple more points for RBR and a disappointed Rosberg taking the final marker in eighth.

Glock finally got a Formula 1 finish under his belt in ninth, ahead of Alonso – who successfully held Barrichello off to the close – Fisichella in the ever-improving Force India and Hamilton ultimately trailing home an unlucky 13th, summing up a weekend that has not only seen him forced to surrender the drivers' world championship lead to Raikkonen and second place to Heidfeld, but indeed fail to score for only the third time in his grand prix career. If he is to achieve his objective of lifting the laurels this year, he will be hoping it is also the last.

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