 He held a ten-point lead over his main rival Michael Schumacher, despite retiring from the preceding race in Hungary.Ferrari teammates, Schumacher and Felipe Massa lay second and third in the standings on 90 and 52 points respectively, ahead of the second Renault of Giancarlo Fisichella and the McLaren of Kimi Räikkönen, both on 49 points.Renault led the Constructors' Championship with 149 points, seven clear of Ferrari, while McLaren were in third position with 89 points.