Points system in F1...

You might be wondering how a McLaren 2-3 and a Ferrari 1-5 finish prevented Ferrari from closing the gap to the former. Here's how.

Winner - 10 points

Runner-up - 8 points

Third - 6 points

Fourth - 5 points

Fifth - 4 points

Sixth - 3 points

Seventh - 2 points

Eighth - 1 point


So while Kimi won the race and Massa finished 5th, Ferrari got 14 points while the McLaren 2-3 of Alonso and Hamilton also got them 14 points. That's why the difference remains the same. This is also why Lewis Hamilton is leading the World Championship. He has won just two races but has finished on the podium in every single race held so far. He is now chasing Michael Schumacher's record of 17 consecutive podiums. Michael Schumacher, by the way, was on the podium all 17 times in 2002, winning 11 races.

Here are the standings after the British Grand Prix. It shows how much more work Ferrari need to do to overhaul McLaren with only 8 races to go...

Driver Standings

1. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 70 (points)
2. Fernando Alonso (McLaren-Mercedes) 58
3. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) 52
4. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 51
5. Nick Heidfeld (BMW) 33
6. Robert Kubica (BMW) 22
7. Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault) 17
8. Heikki Kovalainen (Renault) 14
9. Alexander Wurz (Williams-Toyota) 08
10. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 07
11. Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) 05
12. David Coulthard (Red Bull-Renault) 04
12(=). Takuma Sato (Super Aguri) 04
14. Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 02
14(=). Ralf Schumacher (Toyota) 02
16. Jenson Button (Honda) 01
16(=). Sebastian Vettel (BMW) 01

Constructor Standings
1. McLaren Mercedes 128 (points)
2. Ferrari 103
3. BMW 056
4. Renault 031
5. Williams-Toyota 013
6. Toyota 009
7. Red Bull-Renault 006
8. Super Aguri-Honda 004
9. Honda 001

More later...