Massa Takes Pole In Singapore
By Dale Calkins
September 28 2008
Ferrari's Felipe Massa set the fastest time during the final qualifying session, to claim pole position for Sunday's first-ever Singapore Grand Prix. Massa's title rival Lewis Hamilton came second in his McLaren, with Kimi Raikkonen third in the second Ferrari.
September 28 2008
Ferrari's Felipe Massa set the fastest time during the final qualifying session, to claim pole position for Sunday's first-ever Singapore Grand Prix. Massa's title rival Lewis Hamilton came second in his McLaren, with Kimi Raikkonen third in the second Ferrari.
Massa Takes |
3 - Kimi Raikkonen
"All things considered, this is a good result. Of course, you always
hope to be in front of everyone but third place is not so bad. In Q1
and Q2, the car worked very well on the soft tyres but in Q3, on the
harder ones, it was not so good anymore. Today, it was difficult to
choose the best type of tyre for the decisive session because the
performance difference over the first lap was not so great. I probably
suffered a bit because of the time lost this morning with a technical
problem which ended my free practice session ahead of time. The track
is very demanding with many places where you really feel the bumps and
you have to maintain concentration all the time. Tomorrow I will do my
best for myself and for the team."
"I did a fantastic lap in a fantastic car and it was possibly my best
qualifying of the season. Given my margin over the others, with
hindsight it's easy to say maybe I could have run with slightly more
fuel, but we firmly believe we have a very competitive strategy. At
every corner, at every braking point I tried to get the most out of the
car and I think I managed it. The harder tyres have seemed better since
yesterday and that's why we went in that direction. The track is very
difficult and requires total concentration lap after lap because there
is no room for error: it's much harder here than in Monaco. I'm pleased
to be the first driver to be on pole for this Grand Prix, taking place
in such a special and unusual atmosphere: I hope I can do even better
tomorrow."
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