Massa outwits Hamilton in Turkey

Three of Massa's seven career wins have now come at the Istanbul Park circuit, propelling the Brazilian to within seven points of current championship leader and Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen.

The Finn was forced to settle for third as Hamilton managed to hold off the reigning world champion over the closing laps to claim the runner-up spot in his McLaren.

After scoring his 200th point for Ferrari, Massa said: "That was just fantastic. It was a very difficult race, with Lewis pushing me hard, but I thought he was light (on fuel) at the start.

"Then, when he pitted ahead of me, my team told me straight away he was on three stops. That was a help, because he was very strong and I couldn't hold him.

Hamilton, who had embraced his pit crew at the end of the race remarked: "I'm thrilled to have come second from third.

"We knew it was going to be tough to challenge the Ferraris. We were hoping to get some points and finishing in the top five was good.

"But the balance of the car was good and I kept pushing and pushing, so I'm happy."