Post update: 12-Oct-2008
It was a fantastic finish by Fernando Alonso of Team Renault. Robert Kubica of Team BMW-Sauber survived a fierce attack by Kimi Raikkonen to win 2nd place, and left Kimi of Team Ferrari in 3rd place. Nelson Piquet Jr. of Team Renault and Jarno Trulli of Team Toyota won the 4th and 5th place respectively.
Lewis Hamilton, who suffered major setbacks during the race, finished 12th place. Early in the race, a chaotic race start sent David Coulthard out of the race in the first circuit bend. Team McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen also retired early and was unable to complete the race with Timo Glock of Team Toyota.
Felipe Massa’s aggressive driving sent Lewis Hamilton at the tail end of the race in midrace laps when his Ferrari hit Hamilton’s car forcing it to spin. This and a time penalty cost Hamilton the chance to win the race.
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Lewis Hamilton of Team McLaren-Mercedes took the pole position in the 2008 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix happening today, October 12, 2008. It is Hamilton’s sixth pole this year. The World Championship Leader who won last year’s Japan Grand Prix posted a time of 1 minute 18.404 seconds for the 4.563 kilometer Fuji Speedway circuit.
Hamilton at Fuji Speedway (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
Kimi Raikkonen of Team Ferrari came in second place. However, his teammate, and contender for the World Championship Felipe Massa who was fastest during practice on the Fuji Speedway at the foothills of Mt. Fuji finished 5th and will start in the third row of the grid. His errors in the grip at the crucial qualifying rounds delivered the costly mistake.
The second row on the grid belongs to Hamilton’s teammate Heikki Kovalainen and Renault’s Fernando Alonso who finished with the third and fourth fastest time respectively.
The Top 10 starters for the Japanese F1 Grand Prix at the Fuji Speedway are as follows:
1st: Lewis Hamilton, Team McLaren-Mercedes
2nd: Kimi Raikkonen, Team Ferrari
3rd: Heikki Kovalainen, Team McLaren-Mercedes
4th: Fernando Alonso, Team Renault
5th: Felipe Massa, Team Ferrari
6th: Robert Kubica, Team BMW-Sauber
7th: Jarno Trulli, Team Toyota
8th: Timo Glock. Team Toyota
9th: Sebastian Vettel, Team Toro
10th: Sebastien Bourdais, Team Toro
The Formula 1 2008 Japanese Grand Prix starts in about 2 hours from now. Check back for results and updates.
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Do we have a grand prix thing here too in the Philippines ?