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Brilliant Hamilton wins in Germany

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Lewis Hamilton overtook Felipe Massa and Nelson Piquet in the closing stages to win a thrilling German Grand Prix at Hockenheim.

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The British McLaren driver won his second successive race to take sole possession of the lead in the drivers’ championship, four points ahead of Massa.

Piquet, operating a one-stop strategy, claimed his first podium finish in Formula One in second, with Ferrari‘s Massa third and Kimi Raikkonen fifth.

Despite setting a blistering pace throughout, Hamilton nearly lost the race thanks to a tactical blunder by his team.

A big crash involving Timo Glock brought the safety car out but Hamilton, who was leading, opted not to take a pit stop and as a consequence came out in third after he pitted later in the race.

However, Hamilton used his superior pace to overtake first Massa then Piquet, both at the same hairpin, to secure a magnificent victory.

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Written by Israel Saria

I have been involved with sports in Tanzania as a Volleyball Coach for many years—and was a Tanzania Amateur Volleyball Association (TAVA) leader. I studied sports management at Leipzig University in Germany and understand the science behind sports. That led me to work as a football pundit, with the BBC ( Swahili service) in London. That experience and exposure took me to covering the 2010, World Cup in South Africa. This provided me with a great insight into international level football commentary and the opportunity to carry out extensive research into the game including its players, the stadiums, the rules and tactics.I have also been grateful to meet a wide range of people connected to football in the UK, Tanzania, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, France, Kenya etc, and visited almost all of the key football stadiums across United Kingdom, and Europe.

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