Starting 18th on the grid, three-time race winner Giancarlo Fisichella proved why he is considered such a high-quality driver and the Italian came up with a sublime show to finish 12th in the race, ahead of, among others, McLaren's Hamilton, Williams driver Kazuki Nakazima, Toro Rosso's Sibastien Bourdais and Red Bull's David Coulthard.
Team-mate Adrian Sutil (in the picture), however, was involved in an opening lap mess and had to pit his car early with a broken nose.
The German would still be happy with his 19th place, especially after failing to finish the races in Melbourne and Sepang.
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