french grand prix french grand prix formally grand prix france formula motor race held july france eighth race formula season lap race won ferrari team starting position started race pole position finished second ferrari car controlled race overtook second round pit stops lead report background following formula teams headed day test teams participated exception opted test circuit ferrari fastest days toyota fastest days final day testing ferrari time nearest challenger ferrari fastest day drivers confident heading french round season track ferrari launched criminal investigation employee lawyer ruled sabotage claims said dirty tricks campaign controversy rear end grid asked look new updates indianapolis team receiving current parts saturday managing director said rules protest tell protest complain protest crash early saturday cleared continue experiencing pains friday practice practice ferrari dominated practice sessions friday fastest practice session fastest second practice session seven tenths team mate leader sixth lost nearly hour session car trouble split hamilton managed recover morning trouble post fourth fastest time second practice session friday afternoon leading fastest seconds ahead major surprises came posted quickest time posting fifth quickest time session involved bizarre incident exited garage smashed knocking wing accident finished second practice session eighth final practice session saturday morning hamilton managed beat ferrari englishman ahead second placed seconds hamilton completed eighth having missed nearly session faulty brake sparked return form fourth fifth ahead rivals sixth fifteenth respectively qualifying knocked phase qualifying williams matter qualified docked places overtaking yellow flags grand prix hoping wet race qualifying end grid fourth hamilton splitting fourth rounded failed complete single timed lap second qualifying gearbox problem started sixteenth knocked button upgraded button saying car certainly better race indianapolis positions don reflect hamilton fastest team mate fifth rounded topping parts qualifying hamilton dropped second final taking pole position ahead englishman stated post qualifying press conference looks like ferrari fighting hamilton believing pole possible mistake turn qualified lost time corner called fault unable complete single lap session gearbox problem classified tenth stated prefer wet race fourth despite qualifying fifth believed potential team mate sixth seventh rounded slight gearbox problem final qualifying believed cost tenths coming final corners race people killed helicopter crash circuit saturday night operative pilot new_zealand national employee niece injured popular member adrian opted start got best possible start retained lead passed hamilton turn field hit came track smashed said wait hope definite improvement car pays adelaide rammed continued field apologised race declared racing accident promoted eighth quickly losing ground hamilton passed seventh quickly closed stayed pitted lap attempted past lap ran wide giving position german hamilton pitted lap pitting lap lap decreased lead seconds seconds passed middle section race second round stops pitted laps laps extra gave lead second stop second pitted second time lap pitted laps later got unusual accident car left pit lane fuel rig attached detached pit crews eventually drove track retired won race team mate hamilton marked ferrari season stated race win lost traffic team mate stated car finn win race lonely fourth button rounding points despite button points said getting excited despite finishing seventh confident title chances saying hoped points important end season classification qualifying notes set time gearbox problem set time gearbox problem given drive penalty passing button yellow flags united states grand prix retired race serve penalty penalty changed place grid penalty event race championship standings race note positions included sets standings
2007 French Grand Prix