Two - time world champion Fernando Alonso starts the German Grand Prix at night . Spaniard recovers after being overtaken by Ferrari driver at the start of race . Felipe Massa led until 49th lap , after being told by team he was the slower driver . After the race , he refused to criticize his team about the incident but looked visibly disappointed and would not elaborate on how he felt about the events -- while Ferrari denied that rules had been broken . Ferrari fined $ 100,000 for the incident and will yet receive further punishment .
Two - time world champion Fernando Alonso starts the German Grand Prix at night . Spaniard recovers after being overtaken by Ferrari driver at the start of race . Felipe Massa led until 49th lap , after being told by team he was the slower driver . Ferrari fined $ 100,000 for the incident and will yet receive further punishment .