European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse June stars and stripes Page 35 Hamilton earns second straight Al Victory by Mike Harris the associated press Indianapolis nobody is Likely to Call Lewis Hamiltons first formula one Victory a Fluke any the sensational 22yearold Rookie from England not Only backed it up with his second straight he did it by fighting off two separate challenges from Mercedes Mclaren teammate and two time world Champion Fernando in Hamilton was aided by five full course caution one of which caught his teammate on pit Road and took him out of Conten relegating the spaniard to a seventh place in the grand prix at the historic Indianapolis motor the safety car stayed behind the pit Wall and Hamilton out dulled Alonso to gain his seventh consecutive to three finish a first in Al for a Rookie and extend his Points Lead Over his teammate to 10 Points heading to the French grand prix in two this is All very Heady stuff for the who is the first Black Driver in Al coming into the being i never expected any thing like but i hoped to do Hamilton i hoped maybe id get a podium at some this is just the Mclaren Drivers finished 12 for the third time this but this time the order was versed from Malaysia in april and last months race at Hamilton started from the pole service credit Union with you whether you Are heading Home or to a new service credit Union moves with get online banking and Bill Access us or through a network of shared once a you will never need to close your account Stop by a local Branch and ask about our new military relocation visit us online or Call us military relocation loan apr it 34 Izo cow Lover win o for the second straight race and Alonso tried hard to pass his less experienced teammate at the he darted to the outside and pulled nearly alongside Hamilton for a then backed off and dived to the inside As the leaders squirted through the first two narrow a Sharp right hander and then a i think the Start was the key Point of the race because after you were second and we finish second in the Alonso Hamilton managed to stay in front and continue to fend off pressure from the hard charging Alonso to the end of the 73lap event on indy Road Alonso almost wrested the Lead from Hamilton As they began Lap he had been dogging the Back of his teammates Silver and red Mclaren for several laps and pulled alongside on the main Straightaway but was unable to Complete the pass As they drove into the first the outcome of the race remained in question until Alonso locked up his brakes on Lap 47 and drove through the Al lowing Hamilton to pull out to a Hamilton drove on to the win without further Chal finishing seconds nearly half the main straight ahead of to follow that close is not Alonso i did have my Chance at the end of Lap but it was not i could close to him but not he made no reports earlier in the week that Alonso thought his new teammate was being Given preference by the British based Mclaren team were allayed by the warm hug they gave each other when they reached the Victory the two then turned to the cheering crowd with arms Over each others smiling were very close on the track and i think we Are getting closer and closer off Hamilton and our respect for each other i think is growing and its were really Happy for the once just proud and honoured to be sit Ting next to him As Ive always looked up to him for the last few the ferraris of 2006 indy run Nerup Felipe Massa and Raikkonen battled each other most of the Day before finishing third and with Renault Rookie Heikki Kovalainen followed by Toyota Jarno Trulli and red bulls Mark Bow saubers Sebastian vet a 19yearold Rookie filling in for Robert Kubica and making his first Al finished earning the final Kubica missed the race after sustaining a concussion and a sprained ankle in a spectacular crash in
