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<blockquote data-quote="Salty25" data-source="post: 514969" data-attributes="member: 185281">Despite looking assured of a one-two after yesterday's practice sessions, Ferrari didn't get it all their way today in qualifying, but the prancing horses will still be confident that pole-sitter Felipe Massa can convert 1st on the grid to 1st in the race once again.&nbsp;Going into the final seconds of Q3, Felipe Massa was already top of the list and Lewis Hamilton could only come 2nd with his final attempt (despite recording the fastest final sector time), so when Massa improved on his time it was a sure thing that the Brazilian was pole.&nbsp;The shock came when Heikki Kovalainen took 2nd from Hamilton, which sets up a rather interesting possible tussle between the pair on Sunday. Kimi Raikkonen faulted on his last flying lap, but still finds himself in 4th, just pipping Robert Kubica to the 2nd row - the Pole is now alongside Mark Webber.&nbsp;Webber's 6th place lap seems to support the view that Red Bulls might be on to a good race this weekend, and with David Coulthard qualifying in 10th, a good points haul is on.&nbsp;7th and 8th on the grid are Fernando Alonso and Jarno Trulli. The experienced duo significantly outperformed their teammates - Timo Glock was 15th out of 15 in Q2, whilst Nelson Piquet couldn't even get his Renault out of Q1. Piquet Junior will sit 16th on the grid tomorrow, 1 place behind another underperforming youngster in Williams' Kazuki Nakajima.&nbsp;9th is Nick Heidfeld, and compatriot Nico Rosberg is 11th after only just missing out on Q3.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Salty25, post: 514969, member: 185281"] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Despite looking assured of a one-two after yesterday's practice sessions, Ferrari didn't get it all their way today in qualifying, but the prancing horses will still be confident that pole-sitter Felipe Massa can convert 1st on the grid to 1st in the race once again.[/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Going into the final seconds of Q3, Felipe Massa was already top of the list and Lewis Hamilton could only come 2nd with his final attempt (despite recording the fastest final sector time), so when Massa improved on his time it was a sure thing that the Brazilian was pole.[/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]The shock came when Heikki Kovalainen took 2nd from Hamilton, which sets up a rather interesting possible tussle between the pair on Sunday. Kimi Raikkonen faulted on his last flying lap, but still finds himself in 4th, just pipping Robert Kubica to the 2nd row - the Pole is now alongside Mark Webber.[/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Webber's 6th place lap seems to support the view that Red Bulls might be on to a good race this weekend, and with David Coulthard qualifying in 10th, a good points haul is on.[/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]7th and 8th on the grid are Fernando Alonso and Jarno Trulli. The experienced duo significantly outperformed their teammates - Timo Glock was 15th out of 15 in Q2, whilst Nelson Piquet couldn't even get his Renault out of Q1. Piquet Junior will sit 16th on the grid tomorrow, 1 place behind another underperforming youngster in Williams' Kazuki Nakajima.[/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][/FONT] [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]9th is Nick Heidfeld, and compatriot Nico Rosberg is 11th after only just missing out on Q3.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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