Monday 24 March 2008

Formula One gets off to a heated start

The second of race of the new Formula One season took place in Malaysia yesterday and it already looks set to be another exciting and predictable season ahead.

The race in Melbourne, Austalia last week was a week to forget for Ferrari, getting off to their worst start to a season since 1992 and only gaining a point because so many other drivers had retired.

This week it was McLaren's turn to have a bad week, Heikki Kovaleinen and Lewis Hamilton only managing third and fifth respectively, while Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen took first place.

Nick Heidfeld and Fernando Alonso were not happy during Saturday's qualifying as McLaren's cut them up on crucial laps. The McLaren's were duly punished and moved back on the grid.

Felipe Massa had a miserable race too, spinning off in the other Ferrari. A moment which Seyth Miersma says paved the way for BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica to take second place.

After both the expected leading teams, McLaren-Mercedes and Ferrari, have already had good and bad days, the constructors table is taking on a familiar look, with BMW Sauber getting in on the act as well.

Meanwhile, Hamilton, Raikonnen, Nick Heidfeld and Kovaleinen lead the drivers table.

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