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Lap 67: Felipe Massa is third, ahead of Nick Heidfeld, Heikki Kovalainen, Kimi Raikkonen and Robert Kubica. Seb Vettel takes the final points-paying position
Lap 67: The McLaren driver crosses the line to take the chequered flag ahead of Nelson Piquet Jr
Lap 67: Final lap at Hockenheim for Hamilton
Lap 66: Hamilton is driving by himself on his way to victory, five seconds ahead of Piquet Jr
Lap 65: The only other close battle is between Trulli, Rosberg, Alonso and Bourdais for ninth place
Lap 64: Heidfeld is still less than a second behind Massa but is unable to overtake
Lap 63: Trulli runs wide and Vettel takes P8 off him
Lap 62: Glock has been taken to a local hospital, however, Toyota are confident he'll be okay
Lap 61: Raikkonen overtakes Kubica for sixth place
Lap 60: Piquet Jr is urged to keep push but can't do anything to keep Hamilton at bay. Hamilton is leading the grand prix! Brilliant drive from the McLaren star!
Lap 59: Alonsp spins. He was P10 but loses a few places
Lap 58: Piquet Jr leads Hamilton by 2.1s
Lap 57: Hamilton is right on Massa's tail and looks up the inside of the Brazilian. The McLaren is much faster car and easily powers up the inside and pushes Massa out of the way. Massa fights back but is again pushed wide and loses too much ground. Hamilton's next target is Piquet Jr
Lap 56: Hamilton has already caught Massa, who is struggling for pace. Hamilton is over a second lap faster
Lap 55: Piquet Jr is leading the German GP!
Lap 54: Hamilton now has the job of chasing down Massa and Piquet Jr as Heidfeld pits from the lead
Lap 53: Heidfeld, who is leading the grand prix, does a new fastest lap time - a 1:15.987
Lap 53: Kovalainen is told to move aside for Hamilton and let his team-mate through, which he does
Lap 52: Nick Heidfeld, Piquet Jr and Felipe Massa are now the top three drivers in the race!!!
Lap 51: Hamilton pits for 6.6s and puts on the softer option tyres. He comes out in fifth place behind Kovalainen
Lap 50: Barrichello and Coulthard collide. Barrichello loses his front wing and will need to pit for repairs. Coulthard was put into a spin and also needs to pit for repairs
Lap 49: Alonso has closed in on Rosberg while Raikkonen has caught Kubica
Lap 48: Massa, though, isn't even close to Piquet. He's 1.2s behind the Renault driver and unless he finds some pace he will give Hamilton enough time to make a stop and still take the lead
Lap 47: Massa needs to get by Piquet as the Brazilian is holding him up. He is 1.5s a lap slower than Hamilton. Raikkonen overtakes Trulli with ease
Lap 46: Raikkonen uses his straight line speed to overhaul Vettel for eighth place
Lap 45: Alonso is trying to come back at Rosberg but the German has the advantage. Raikkonen is now attacking Vettel
Lap 44: Raikkonen takes 9th place off Alonso. Rosberg is the next to overtake Alonso. Great fight
Lap 43: Kovalainen is trying to pass Kubica for fifth place. Heikki manages to squeeze through
Lap 42: Restart and Hamilton easily takes it. Heidfeld behind him, followed by Piquet Jr and Massa. Alonso and Vettel are figthing for eighth place
Lap 41: Safety Car is in end of this lap. Webber retires. Parking his stricken Red Bull on the side of the track
Lap 41: Very strange move from McLaren as when the race restarts Massa will be a few cars behind Hamilton but Hamilton will need to stop
Lap 40: Toyota doctor is on his way to see Glock who is in the medical centre
Lap 39: Alonso complains to Renault that Vettel pushed him
Lap 38: Hamilton doesn't pit! Massa, Kovalainen, Raikkonen and basicly all the top runners pit. Battle in the pits as a Toyota is bumped by a Renault. The Renault is then pushed wide. And Webber's is smoking badly. It looks like his engine is about to go
Lap 38: Pit lane is open and all the teams are ready to pit
Lap 37: Glock is helped out of his car. The Toyota driver looks both stunned, winded and maybe hurt his lower back. Concern from the Toyota garage
Lap 36: Safety Car is out for a huge crash for Timo Glock. The German's rear suspension failed, sending him hurtling across the track and backwards into the wall along the pit straight. Huge damage to the car, which also sustained left side impact, and the Toyota will probably be feeling the effects of the crash
Lap 35: Hamilton comes up to lap a backmarker. It's Barrichello and the Honda driver easily moves asided to let him through
Lap 35: Nakajima is having a scruffy afternoon and is off the track again. Second incident of the day for the Japanese driver
Lap 34: Vettel is told by his team that Trulli will pit three laps earlier than him which means he could leapfrog the Toyota driver in the second stops
Lap 33: Alonso is urged to get ahead of Glock and into the final points-paying position
Lap 32: Barrichello and Button are fighting over 16th place - great battle beteween the two Honda drivers
Lap 31: Barrichello pits which means everyone barring Piquet Jr has pitted this afternoon
Lap 30: Nakajima pits for Williams. Not a great afternoon for the Grove team as Nakajima is P18 and Rosberg isn't much better in 16th place
Lap 29: Glock, the best-placed German driver at present, pits from third place - the last of the top ten to pit. He puts on softs and comes out behind Vettel
Lap 28: Heidfeld pits from fifth place and comes out ahead of Barrichello. Fisichella also pits
Lap 27: Hamilton is once again leading the grand prix and has a 10s lead over Massa
Lap 26: Sutil pits from 18th place
Lap 25: Alonso is fighting with Vettel for position. He had been ahead of the STR driver prior to the first pit stops
Lap 24: Webber pits as does Bourdais
Lap 23: Raikkonen pits for 8.0s. He puts on the softer tyres and comes out ahead of a BMW
Lap 22: Kovalainen pits from the lead. He comes out between Glock and Heidfeld. Vettel pits as well
Lap 21: Massa leads but now pits. He's in for 7.9s and puts on the softer option tyres. He comes out ahead of a Red Bull
Lap 20: Toyota mechanics are out for Trulli. He pits. Alonso also pits
Lap 19: Kubica pits
Lap 19: Hamilton pits from the lead. The McLaren driver puts on the hard tyres, is in for 9.0s and gets back out in front of Jarno Trulli. Trulli, though, gets ahead of the Mclaren man
Lap 18: Nakajima in 18th place spins his Williams around. However, he gets it facing forward and continues in the race although he loses a place to Piquet and Hamilton
Lap 17: Another new fastest lap for Hamilton, a 1:16.039
Lap 16: Alonso is right behind Raikkonen on the track with less than a second between the two World Champions
Lap 15: Kubica is closing in on Kovalainen for third place, slowly eating into the gap while Trulli is looking comfortable in fourth with Raikkonen unable to close the gap
Lap 14: Hamilton continues to storm away at the front. His lead is now up to 9.5s
Lap 13: Coulthard has overtaken Button for 13th place. He is already putting space between himself and the Honda
Lap 12: Toyota asked Trulli to put his foot down as they need a bigger gap to Vettel in P8 before their first pit stops
Lap 11: Unless Ferrari are heavily fueled the team is in trouble. Massa is falling off from Hamilton with every lap while Raikkonen is unable to pass Trulli and is in fact slower than the Toyota driver
Lap 10: Hamilton does a new fastest lap, a 1:16.078
Lap 9: Barrichello is also coming under pressure with Nakajima and Piquet Jr right behind him
Lap 8: Coulthard again closes up on Button, looking for a way through. Great battle between F1's Brits while the other Brit, Hamilton, leads
Lap 7: Coulthard tries to pass Button but instead loses momentum and comes under pressure from Rosberg. DC and Jense almost connected as the Red Bull driver tired to slide up the inside
Lap 6: The two Force Indias are the last drivers in the pack down in 19th and 20th places with Fisichella having overtaken Sutil
Lap 5: A train of four cars are lined up behind Trulli including Raikkonen, Alonso, Vettel and Mark Webber
Lap 4: Hamilton is flying. He already has a 3.7s lead over Massa with Kovalainen a further 2.7s adrift
Lap 3: Alonso tries to overtake Trulli and almost connects with the Toyota driver. The ensuing braking allows for Raikkonen to get through and he's up to fifth
Lap 2: Coulthard manages to get by Rosberg while Barrichello overtakes Nakajima
Lap 1: Bad start from Coulthard, who driopped from 10th to 15th while Kubica and Bourdais both had great starts
Lap 1: Hamilton easily takes the lead and chops across Massa to keep the Brazilian at bay. Kovalainen is all over the back of Massa and is determined to get by. Massa, though, has the pace to hold him at bay. Kubica is fourth with Trulli, Alonso and Raikkonen behind him. Vettel completes the top eight
START: And it's go at Hockenheim
13h03: The drivers line up on th grid ready for the start
13h02: Jarno Trulli and Robert Kubica are the only drivers in the top ten starting on the softer option tyres. Both Ferraris are on the harder tyres
13H00: The formation lap is underway, all 20 drivers get off the grid without problems
12h58: Air temp is 22'C, track is 31'C
12h55: The grid is being cleared of all non-essential personnel
12h50: Five Germans are lining up on today's grid: Seb Vettel in 9th place, Timo Glock is 11th, Nick Heidfeld 12th, Nico Rosberg 13th and Adrian Sutil is 19th
12h45: Former F1 Champs Michael Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen are both present here this weekend. While Schumi is once again on the Ferrari pit wall, Hakkinen is seen chatting to McLaren co-owner Mansour Ojjeh
12h40: The two McLarens are starting on the harder option tyres
12h35: Although the sun is out at the moment, rain is expected later today. But it remains to be seen whether it will come during the grand prix. Some teams are reportedly expecting a wet finish to the race
12h30: Pit lane is now open for the drivers to make their way to the grid. It will remain open for 15 minutes
12h25: His team-mate Heikki Kovalainen is third after a small mistake in qualifying cost him the chance of challenging for pole
12h15: Lewis Hamilton is starting the grand prix from pole position having pipped Felipe Massa to the line by 0.193s
12h05: Today's race takes place over 67 laps, totaling 306.458kms
12h00: Welcome to coverage of the 2008 German GP, which this year takes place at the Hockenheim circuit
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