Kimi shows how it146;s done

The McLaren pair of Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton started from eighth and ninth place after receiving five grid place penalties for causing interference in qualifying, and were never a threat to the Ferraris. 8220;I was able to go much quicker in my in-lap and pass him Massa,8221; Raikkonen said. 8220;It was a pretty easy race after the first pitstop.

8220;We didn8217;t want to risk a collision with team mates, so I decided to wait for the first pitstop, and it worked out perfectly.8221;

After starting ninth, Hamilton was further compromised by a poor first pitstop. He spent much of the race stuck behind the slower Red Bull of Mark Webber, and finished fifth, closing hard behind Toyota8217;s Jarno Trulli but unable to pass the fourth-placed Italian.

BMW Sauber8217;s Nick Heidfeld was sixth and set the fastest lap.

The win lifted Raikkonen to 11 championship points, just three behind Hamilton. It also helped Ferrari recover from the disappointment of the Australian GP where the team gained just one point and both cars failed to finish.

Heidfeld was also on 11 championship points, one ahead of Kovalainen.