A delighted and emotional Trulli undoubtedly stole the Driver of the Day' accolade by holding off Kovalainen and Kubica all the way to the chequered flag the Pole surrendering his championship lead to Massa by two points and in so doing paid fitting tribute to the late Ove Andersson, who died last week in a rallying accident at the age of 70. The Swede would unquestionably have been very proud indeed.
Behind them Webber made it six points finishes from eight races in 2008 by holding onto sixth place partly thanks to the two Renaults battling each other over the race's closing laps with Piquet not only taking the first points of his
F1 career in seventh, but beating double world champion team-mate Alonso into the bargain, a result that will no doubt do the 22-year-old's confidence the world of good.
Coulthard came home just outside the points in ninth place although barely ten seconds adrift of team-mate Webber with Hamilton a frustrated tenth. The erstwhile world championship pace-setter was left afterwards to count the true cost of his Canadian Grand Prix calamity, an error that has seen him now slip to ten points off the lead in the drivers' standings, with
Ferrari looking to have a distinct advantage and, heading to the Briton's backyard of
Silverstone in a fortnight's time, seeking to drive that point home with interest.
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