Saturday, March 22, 2008

An all-Ferrari Front Row

Felipe Massa took the pole ahead of teammate Kimi Raikkonen. Massa's lap was almost half a second faster than Kimi's, indicating a lighter fuel load and highlighting the fact that Kimi struggled a bit on his final run.

Heikki Kovaleinen will start in third place, ahead of Lewis Hamilton. My suspicion that McLaren were not quite there in terms of pace this weekend was somewhat confirmed by today's result. Kovaleinen himself said that third place was the best that they could have hoped for.

Kimi Raikkonen will be very relieved that he's not starting in 15th place again. Let's hope that Kimi can get his tyres up to temperature quickly and take Massa on the first lap or after the first stop.

It will be interesting to see Hamilton behind his teammate... for the very first time. Will he clear his teammate quickly? Will "team orders" play a part this early in the season? Will Hamilton get frustrated and make mistakes? It is a long, hot race tomorrow and anything is possible.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your Saturday! Let's support Kimi as he takes the fight to Massa tomorrow!

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