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Felipe Massa put in a brilliant lap to take pole position answering his critics in his own way. The brave Heikki Kovalainen thankfully returns after his big accident to out qualify his teammate for the second time this year taking second spot away from Lewis Hamilton who ended up in third. Kimi Raikkonen made a small mistake in turn one which cost him some top speed and several tenths on his lap only able to place him in fourth while Robert Kubica put in another great qualifying run to make it into fifth spot. The surprise of the day however was Mark Webber wrangling his Red Bull chassis into sixth position ahead of the rest of the field possibly on a very light fuel load.
With the top seven qualifying within less than a second, tomorrow's race is looking to be a great one!
| Top Times | ||
| Felipe Massa | 1:27.617 | Ferrari |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1:27.808 | McLaren Mercedes |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1:27.923 | McLaren Mercedes |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 1:27.936 | Ferrari |
| Robert Kubica | 1:28.390 | BMW Sauber |
| Mark Webber | 1:28.417 | Red Bull |
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Felipe Massa finally sees the end of a grand prix in 2008, taking victory at Sakhir ahead of teammate Kimi Raikkonen, for a Ferrari 1-2.
With Lewis Hamilton finishing a dismal 13th after losing his front wing in a first lap coming together with Fernando Alonso, Kimi takes over the lead in the driver's championship.
Heikki Kovalainen salvages some McLaren pride by snatching fast lap late in the race, but his 5th place finish puts a point on a horrendous day for Ron Dennis' boys, as they drop to 3rd in the Constructor's Championship. BMW have vaulted to the top of the WCC charts with their 3-4 finish, clinging to a one point lead over Ferrari, with McLaren another point back. It's early days, but BMW look to have achieved their aim to make it a three-way battle. I can't wait for the rest of the season!
| Top Finishers | |
| Felipe Massa | 1:31:06.970 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | +3.339 |
| Robert Kubica | +4.998 |
| Nick Heidfeld | +8.409 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | +26.789 |
| Jarno Trulli | +41.314 |
| Mark Webber | +45.473 |
| Nico Rosberg | +55.889 |
This is the sort of shakeup the F1 braintrust was hoping for with the ever-shifting qualy format and rules. Robert Kubica snatches his first pole (no puns please) in the closing moments, relegating Felipe Massa to second spot. The next slots also bounce teammates around so the first lap should be interesting tomorrow.
| Top Times | |
| Robert Kubica | 1:33.096 |
| Felipe Massa | 1:33.123 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1:33.292 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 1:33.418 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1:33.488 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 1:33.737 |
Friday Practice 2
Although it's always dangerous to read too much into Friday practice, since one never knows exactly what programs the teams are running and how they're attacking the race weekend, Ferrari seem to have a lead on the rest of the field, as they did two weeks ago in Malaysia.
Felipe Massa set a blistering time on a low fuel run, with teammate Kimi Raikkonen nearly a second behind. McLaren came next, with Lewis Hamilton coming in 4th behind Heikki Kovalainen after he crashed heavily about 10 minutes before the session ended. Lewis was thankfully unhurt, though the mechanics will have some work to do.
There's still plenty of reason to tune in for qualy and the race itself, though, since the Sakhir track can change dramatically as rubber is laid down, or dust blows back across it...not to mention the million things that can go right or wrong for any driver at any time. Just ask Felipe Massa about the Malaysian race and how quickly things can turn. Or ask MotoGP 250cc rider Mika Kallio how quickly he went from 3rd to a race win in Spain...on the last lap.
Enjoy.
Ferrari dominated the Malaysian Grand Prix with Kimi Raikkonen cruising to a comfortable victory after Felipe Massa lost the car in a bizarre snap over steer.
| DRIVER | ENTRANT | TIME | |
| 1. | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1h31m18.555 |
| 2. | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 19.570 |
| 3. | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 38.450 |
| 4. | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 45.832 |
| 5. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 46.548 |
| 6. | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 49.833 |
| 7. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m08.130 |
| 8. | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1m10.041 |
| 9. | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1m16.220 |
| 10. | Jenson Button | Honda | 1m26.214 |
| 11. | Nelson Piquet | Renault | 1m32.202 |
| 12. | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1 Lap |
| 13. | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1 Lap |
| 14. | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1 Lap |
| 15. | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri-Honda | 1 Lap |
| 16. | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri-Honda | 2 Laps |
| 17. | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 2 Laps |
| R | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | Hydraulics |
| R | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Spin |
| R | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | Hydraulics |
| R | Timo Glock | Toyota | Damage |
| R | Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | Spin |
