F1 update: Massa qualifies #6 at Monza
There was much drama in the three qualifying sessions at Monza which was dominated almost completely by rain.
The Ferraris were having a tough time and so was the McLaren of Championship leader Lewis Hamilton while Heikki Kovalainen seemed to be in a zone of his own.
Q2 started rather sedately, but before long, both the Ferraris, the BMW of Robert Kubica and the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton were in the relegation zone. Kubica made it to P10 only to see Felipe nuzzle in under his timing. Hamilton spun in his attempt to get out of relegation, and the writing was on the wall. Would it be Kimi or Felipe who would go through? Kimi was more than a second off the pace of Felipe, meaning Felipe was the only Ferrari in Q3! No Hamilton, no Kubica, no Raikkonnen. Some Q3 this was going to be!
Q3 started but the conditions were as unpredictable as ever. Massa suffered a lockup on his way to his eventual P6 while Sebastien Vettel took a surprise pole position, much to his and the entire Scuderia Torro Rosso's unbridled joy.
FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2008
Pos No Driver Team Q1Q2Q3 Laps 1 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:35.4641:35.8371:37.555 2 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.2141:35.8431:37.631 3 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:36.0011:36.3061:38.117 4 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:35.5431:36.1751:38.445 5 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:35.4851:35.8981:38.767 6 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:35.5361:36.6761:38.894 7 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:35.9061:36.0081:39.152 8 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:36.2971:36.5181:39.751 9 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:35.7371:36.5251:39.787 10 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:35.7091:36.6261:39.906 11 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:35.5531:36.697 12 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:36.2801:36.698 13 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:36.4851:37.284 14 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:35.9651:37.522 15 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.3941:39.265 16 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:36.510 17 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:36.630 18 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:36.653 19 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:37.006 20 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:37.417
Table courtesy: www.formula1.com
The Ferraris were having a tough time and so was the McLaren of Championship leader Lewis Hamilton while Heikki Kovalainen seemed to be in a zone of his own.
Q2 started rather sedately, but before long, both the Ferraris, the BMW of Robert Kubica and the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton were in the relegation zone. Kubica made it to P10 only to see Felipe nuzzle in under his timing. Hamilton spun in his attempt to get out of relegation, and the writing was on the wall. Would it be Kimi or Felipe who would go through? Kimi was more than a second off the pace of Felipe, meaning Felipe was the only Ferrari in Q3! No Hamilton, no Kubica, no Raikkonnen. Some Q3 this was going to be!
Q3 started but the conditions were as unpredictable as ever. Massa suffered a lockup on his way to his eventual P6 while Sebastien Vettel took a surprise pole position, much to his and the entire Scuderia Torro Rosso's unbridled joy.
FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2008
Pos No Driver Team Q1Q2Q3 Laps 1 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:35.4641:35.8371:37.555 2 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.2141:35.8431:37.631 3 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:36.0011:36.3061:38.117 4 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:35.5431:36.1751:38.445 5 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:35.4851:35.8981:38.767 6 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:35.5361:36.6761:38.894 7 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:35.9061:36.0081:39.152 8 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:36.2971:36.5181:39.751 9 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:35.7371:36.5251:39.787 10 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:35.7091:36.6261:39.906 11 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:35.5531:36.697 12 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:36.2801:36.698 13 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:36.4851:37.284 14 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:35.9651:37.522 15 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.3941:39.265 16 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:36.510 17 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:36.630 18 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:36.653 19 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:37.006 20 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:37.417
Table courtesy: www.formula1.com