Every race has its highlights. Some drivers shine while others confound us with what they try to achieve. Here are some of the winners and losers of the 2007 Belgian GP
Driver of the day
Kimi Raikkonen won his 4th race of the season from pole in an emphatic 1 –2 display by Ferrari. However with Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton finishing in 3rd and 4th place he moves slightly closer to his rivals but still stays 3rd in the championship.
Team of the day
Ferrari scored another 1-2 win and claim the constructors championship for 2007. McLaren had all their points stripped from them and was banned from scoring any more points in the constructors championship for being in breach of Article 151c of the International Sporting Code through their possession of confidential technical data.
Racer of the day
Robert Kubica started from his worst grid position ever down in 14th place but raced his way up to 9th and only 1 spot out of a points scoring position, even after a bad start. After his first pit stop though he was unfortunate to get stuck behind the one-stoppers and could not claim that final points paying position.
Charger of the day
Anthony Davidson started from the back of the grid in his Super Aguri, but still managed to move up to 16th at the end of the race. Of course if it was not for quite a few non-finishers he might have been further back as the checkered flag fell.
Honorable mention
Adrian Sutil had a great afternoon at the Belgian GP. Sutil had a good start to end the first lap in 15th position. He then passed Vitantonio Liuzzi, Jenson Button and Jarno Trulli to move into 12th, and had a great battle with David Coulthard. He even set the 15th fastest time of the day in his Spyker-Ferrari, and finished in 14th, 5 places ahead of where he began.
Disappointment of the day
Honda looked as if they might get a decent mid field result for a change after having quite a difficult weekend. Jenson Button did qualify in 12th on the grid but had to retire with hydraulic failure on lap 37. Rubens Barrichello could only manage to finish in 13th spot and well out of the points paying positions.
Doofus of the day
Lewis Hamilton complained that Fernando Alonso’s move at the first corner was not fair. For a driver that has slashed across the front of other cars on numerous occasions this year, ala Michael Schumacher, and almost pushed Massa off the track at Monza, it seems a little too much like a little boy sulking. Even his team boss Ron Dennis disagreed with him saying, “They weren't too aggressive, and they're racing drivers, that's what they do.” Tit for tat my boy.
