Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix of 2008 and solidified his lead in the Formula One standings with two dramatic passes that made up for a strategic blunder by his McLaren team.

Hamilton overtook Ferrari's Felipe Massa and then runner-up Nelson Piquet Jr. of Renault at the same hairpin after a crash involving Timo Glock had brought out a safety car that nearly cost the McLaren driver his fourth victory of the season.

Most teams chose to pit when the safety car was out, but McLaren left its standout driver out — only to see him fall to fifth place when he pitted with 17 laps to race.

But Hamilton, who at that time lead Massa by four points in the standings, worked his way through the field before nudging past the Ferrari driver from the inside at Turn 6 and holding off Massa's outside challenge soon after.

Piquet Jr., who started from 17th and earned his first career podium, couldn't hold off Hamilton when the 23-year-old Briton closed in at the same corner a few laps later.

Hamilton at this had won eight victories in 27 races.

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