French Grand Prix: Magny-cours

A sea of blue brought Renault's Fernando Alonso to the lead from the start to the finish of the French Grand Prix and leads the Drivers' Championships by 24 points.

Alonso's only competition came from Raikkonen who came in second for McLaren after climbing from 13th position, following a ten position penalty.

Schumacher got P3 for Ferrari after Motoya was forced to retire, and Button and Trulli came in P4 & P5 respectively.

Williams and Jordan didn't rate a mention, with the race at Magny-cours being fraught with mechanical problems for the 2 teams.

After a number of problematic races, the only consolation for Aussie Ken-doll, Mark Webber, came from finally finishing a race this season before his younger teammate Nick Heidfeld. Webber was apparently, troubled for the duration of the race, by 'excessive cockpit heat' .