Ferrari Bounce Back at German Grand Prix
Ferrari pulled off a much needed 1-2 before the summer break of the ongoing Formula 1 season. Red Bull’s Vettel started on pole position, and he jammed front row starter Alonso against the pit wall. Massa seized the opportunity starting from the 2nd row and took the lead. He held the lead till the 49th lap, where then it seemed that he purposely slowed down to give Alonso the lead. Obviously, even though it is illegal, this must have been a team order, since Alonso is ahead in the diver’s standings, and has a realistic chance at the world championship title. Vettel had to be satisfied with the last podium position, and both the McLarens lacked the pace to trouble the top 3 and finished 4th and 5th respectively.
Race ClassificationFernando Alonso (Ferrari) 25 pts
Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 18 pts
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 15 pts
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes) 12 pts
Jenson Button (McLaren Mercedes) 10 pts
Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 8 pts
Robert Kubica (Renault) 6 pts
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes Benz GP Ltd) 4 pts
Michael Schumacher (Mercedes Benz GP Ltd) 2 pts
Vitaly Petrov (Renault) 1 pt
Driver Standings
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 157 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 143 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 136 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 136 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 123 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes Benz GP Ltd | 94 |
| 7 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 89 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 85 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes Benz GP Ltd | 38 |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 35 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 29 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 15 |
| 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 12 |
| 14 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 7 |
| 15 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 7 |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 3 |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 2 |
Constructor Standings
| Position | Team | Points |
| 1 | McLaren-Mercedes | 300 |
| 2 | Red Bull-Renault | 272 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 208 |
| 4 | Mercedes Benz GP Ltd | 132 |
| 5 | Renault | 96 |
| 6 | Force India-Mercedes | 47 |
| 7 | Williams-Cosworth | 31 |
| 8 | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 15 |
| 9 | STR-Ferrari | 10 |
| 10 | Lotus-Cosworth | 0 |
| 11 | HRT-Cosworth | 0 |
| 12 | Virgin-Cosworth | 0 |
Ferrari will have to pull off some more of these finishes to get closer to the top of the standings. The Hungarian Grand Prix will take place this coming weekend, after which the Formula 1 season goes in for a 4 week break.
