Raikkonen profits from Schumacher slip

Kimi Raikkonen hared off into the lead as championship pacesetter Michael Schumacher suffered an immediate setback at the start of the European Grand Prix in Germany today.

Raikkonen, who scorched to his maiden pole yesterday, hung on to his hard-won advantage at the Nurburgring as Schumacher lost out to his brother, Ralf, in the race to the first corner.