French Grand Prix

Ferrari's Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen (r) starts the French Grand Prix on pole ahead of his Brazilian team-mate Felipe Massa

Brazilian football star Ronaldo is among a number of famous faces present at the Circuit de Nevers

Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is also spotted in the paddock before the race gets under way

Britain's Lewis Hamilton starts from 13th on the grid and must attempt to limit the damage to his title aspirations

The race starts with Raikkonen and Massa leading the way and a Ferrari victory looking likely

Raikkonen still leads the race with a 1.6 second lead over Massa after the fourth lap

Renault's Fernando Alonso moves into fourth and is soon competing with Jarno Trulli of Toyota for third place

Hamilton starts well and after moving into ninth breaths down Nelson Piquet Jr's neck for eighth place

But Hamillton incurs a penalty for cutting the Nurburgring chicane while passing Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel and finishes 10th

Massa is suddenly handed the lead when Raikkonen's hopes are wrecked by a broken exhaust

It gives Massa victory while Raikkonen holds on to second place and Trulli marks Toyota's best race of the season with third

Massa's win is his third of the season and means he now leads the championship, two points clear of Robert Kubica

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