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Post by Steve Gardner on Mar 15, 2008 11:01:56 GMT
Lewis Hamilton will start in pole position for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne and, better still from his point of view, Raikkonen starts in 16th.
Can Hamilton do it this year?
Final qualifying times for the Australian Grand Prix
1. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren-Mercedes, 1 minute, 26.714 seconds. 2. Robert Kubica, Poland, BMW-Sauber, 1:26.869. 3. Heikki Kovalainen, Finland, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:27.079. 4. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Ferrari, 1:27.178. 5. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, BMW-Sauber, 1:27. 236. 6. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Toyota, 1:28. 527. 7. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Williams, 1:28.687. 8. David Coulthard, Britain, Red Bull, 1:29.041. 9. Timo Glock, Germany, Toyota, 1:29.593. 10. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Toro Rosso, did not start.
Eliminated after second session
11. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Honda, 1:26.173. 12. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault, 1:26.188. 13. Jenson Button, Britain, Honda, 1:26.259. 14. Kazuki Nakajima, Japan, Williams, 1:26.413. 15. Mark Webber, Australia, Red Bull, did not finish. 16. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, did not start.
Eliminated after first session
17. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, Force India, 1:27.207. 18. Sebastien Bourdais, France, Toro Rosso, 1:27.446. 19. Adrian Sutil, Germany, Force India, 1;27.859. 20. Takuma Sato, Japan, Super Aguri, 1:28.208. 21. Nelson Piquet Jr., Brazil, Renault, 1:28.330. 22. Anthony Davidson, Britian, Super Aguri, 1:29.059.
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Post by Steve Gardner on Mar 16, 2008 10:05:45 GMT
Hamilton's off to a flyer after and eventful Australian Grand Prix. Source and full article: BBCLewis Hamilton steered clear of the chaos at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix to get his title campaign off to the best possible start.
The Englishman dominated from the start in his McLaren to beat Nick Heidfeld's BMW Sauber and Nico Rosberg's Williams.
World champion Kimi Raikkonen threw away a chance to challenge Hamilton with a mistake while trying to pass the second McLaren of Heikki Kovalainen.
Kovalainen would have been second but for bad luck with the safety car.
Here are the results. 1. Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren-Mercedes 58 laps one hour 34 minutes 50.616 seconds 2. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber +5.478 secs 3. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Toyota +8.163 4. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault +17.181 5. Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes +18.014 DQ Rubens Barrichello (Brz) Honda +52.453 6. Kazuki Nakajima* (Jpn) Williams-Toyota 1 lap behind 7R Sebastien Bourdais (Fra) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 55 laps completed 8R Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 53 laps
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