Saturday, June 21, 2008

2008 French Grand Prix - Qualifying Results

 

Kimi Raikkonen snatched pole with time to spare as he didn't even finish his last hot lap so he could save  a bit of petrol.  Felipe Massa was the fastest man during both Q1 and Q2, but strategy aside, couldn't put in a flyer to take P1 and had to settle for P2.  Lewis Hamilton took P3 which will translate to P13 with his shiny new penalty.  Midfield is not going to be good for him since he has a tendency to drive into the back of other drivers (Example 1, Example2).  Somewhat of a surprise, but not a complete shocker after seeing his form in practice, Fernando Alonso pulled his car up the grid to P4.  However, the "Most Shocking" award would have to go to Jarno Trulli which somehow stopped spinning long enough to finally finish a lap and put his steed in P5.

Pos Driver Team
1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
4 Fernando Alonso Renault
5 Jarno Trulli Toyota
6 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes
7 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber
8 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault
10 Timo Glock Toyota
11 Nelsinho Piquet Renault
12 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber
13 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari
14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari
15 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota
16 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota
17 Jenson Button Honda
18 Rubens Barrichello Honda
19 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari
20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari

No comments: