Was Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya quite as
close as the result seemed to suggest, with Kimi Raikkonen finishing 3.2s
ahead of his team-mate Felipe Massa, who in turn led Lewis Hamilton home by
0.9s as the Englishman beat Robert Kubica to the line by 1.5s? Not according
to Raikkonen.
Kimi Raikkonen banished the memory of last Sunday’s disastrous start to the
season by claiming a comfortable victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Despite a great start to the Formula One season, in which Lewis Hamilton
scored an easy victory in the Australian Grand Prix and team-mate Heikki
Kovalainen was an unlucky fifth as Ferrari crumbled, McLaren are not
expecting an easy ride in what is clearly set to be another tough season.
Lewis Hamilton powered his bid for the 2008 Formula One world championship to
the perfect start with victory in a frenetic Australian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton got his bid for the Formula One world championship off to the
perfect start after taking pole position for tomorrow’s Australian Grand
Prix.