Massa puts Ferrari on pole in Malaysia
Brazilian Felipe Massa will start from pole position in the Malaysian Grand Prix after posting the fastest time in final qualifying on Saturday. He will be joined on the front of the grid for Sunday's race by his Ferrari team-mate, defending world champion Kimi Raikkonen of Finland.
Hamilton was punished for obstructing BMW Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld, while Kovalainen was adjudged to have delayed both Heidfeld and Fernando Alonso (Renault).
Heidfeld was particularly upset. "In Q3 most of the cars were already very, very slow when I was on my flying lap, just like (they were) parked on the circuit," he said.
"The biggest fault was both of the McLarens in front of turn four, being in the middle of the racing line and I could not be on the line I wanted, especially for braking.
"I lost some time there and if you look at the times, they were very, very close. I think I lost two tenths which would be third place.It's pretty dangerous as well, other cars were moving pretty slowly but they were off line". "The McLarens were just before or in the braking zone so it was difficult to find my braking point." As things transpired, he'll now start fifth.
The incident was sparked by fluctuating strategies as teams tried to avoid being caught out by the threat of rain. McLaren F1 CEO, Martin Whitmarsh, said: "The situation arose because of the weather. Usually, all cars attempt their final qualifying laps in sequence and there's little risk of blocking. Today, the possibility of rain persuaded most, but not all, drivers to go out a little bit early, just in case.
Results from qualifying for the Malaysia Grand Prix:
1. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:35.748
2. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:36.230
3. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 1:36.711
4. Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 1:36.727
5. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 1:36.753
6. Mark Webber (Australia) Red Bull 1:37.009
7. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 1:38.450
8. Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) McLaren 1:36.613 *
9. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 1:36.709 *
10. Timo Glock (Germany) Toyota 1:39.656
11. Jenson Button (Britain) Honda 1:35.208
12. David Coulthard (Britain) Red Bull 1:35.408
13. Nelson Piquet (Brazil) Renault 1:35.562
14. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 1:35.622
15. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Toro Rosso 1:35.648
16. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams 1:35.670
17. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Force India 1:36.240
18. Kazuki Nakajima (Japan) Williams 1:36.388
19. Sebastien Bourdais (France) Toro Rosso 1:36.677
20. Takuma Sato (Japan) Super Aguri 1:37.087
21. Adrian Sutil (Germany) Force India 1:37.101
22. Anthony Davidson (Britain) Super Aguri 1:37.481
Hamilton was punished for obstructing BMW Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld, while Kovalainen was adjudged to have delayed both Heidfeld and Fernando Alonso (Renault).Heidfeld was particularly upset. "In Q3 most of the cars were already very, very slow when I was on my flying lap, just like (they were) parked on the circuit," he said.
"The biggest fault was both of the McLarens in front of turn four, being in the middle of the racing line and I could not be on the line I wanted, especially for braking.
"I lost some time there and if you look at the times, they were very, very close. I think I lost two tenths which would be third place.It's pretty dangerous as well, other cars were moving pretty slowly but they were off line". "The McLarens were just before or in the braking zone so it was difficult to find my braking point." As things transpired, he'll now start fifth.
The incident was sparked by fluctuating strategies as teams tried to avoid being caught out by the threat of rain. McLaren F1 CEO, Martin Whitmarsh, said: "The situation arose because of the weather. Usually, all cars attempt their final qualifying laps in sequence and there's little risk of blocking. Today, the possibility of rain persuaded most, but not all, drivers to go out a little bit early, just in case.
Results from qualifying for the Malaysia Grand Prix:
1. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:35.748
2. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:36.230
3. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 1:36.711
4. Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 1:36.727
5. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 1:36.753
6. Mark Webber (Australia) Red Bull 1:37.009
7. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 1:38.450
8. Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) McLaren 1:36.613 *
9. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 1:36.709 *
10. Timo Glock (Germany) Toyota 1:39.656
11. Jenson Button (Britain) Honda 1:35.208
12. David Coulthard (Britain) Red Bull 1:35.408
13. Nelson Piquet (Brazil) Renault 1:35.562
14. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 1:35.622
15. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Toro Rosso 1:35.648
16. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams 1:35.670
17. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Force India 1:36.240
18. Kazuki Nakajima (Japan) Williams 1:36.388
19. Sebastien Bourdais (France) Toro Rosso 1:36.677
20. Takuma Sato (Japan) Super Aguri 1:37.087
21. Adrian Sutil (Germany) Force India 1:37.101
22. Anthony Davidson (Britain) Super Aguri 1:37.481
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