F1: Australian Grand Prix - Fastest Laps (Race)

[Rory Phoulorie]

Ferrari - in the form of Kimi Raikkonen at least - were more than a second quicker than their rivals in the fastest lap charts for the Australian GP.


Raikkonen delivered a devastating demonstration of superiority in Melbourne on Sunday, leading from start to finish and lapping far, far quicker than Fernando Alonso's best effort.


The Finn's fastest lap time of 1:25.235 was more than a second superior to the Spaniard's 1:26.314. Lewis Hamilton's best time, also set on lap twenty, was only fractionally adrift of his team-mate's, suggesting that both drivers wrung the maximum possible pace from the MP4-22.


The BMW of Robert Kubica was fourth-fastest, approximately three-tenths of a second slower than the McLarens, while Nico Rosberg gave rise to hopes of a Williams renaissance by recording the fifth-quickest time.


Other notable times were those of Felipe Massa, whose best was almost two seconds behind his team-mate, and Heikki Kovalainen, whose struggles were encapsulated by his inability to lap within seven-tenths of Giancarlo Fisichella. The Italian himself was only seventh-fastest, behind Nick Heidfeld, in the lacklustre Renault.


The less said about Jenson Button the better.


Fastest lap times
1 Kimi R�ikk�nen Ferrari 41 1:25.235
2 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 20 1:26.314
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 20 1:26.351
4 Robert Kubica BMW 19 1:26.642
5 Nico Rosberg Williams 40 1:26.721
6 Nick Heidfeld BMW 37 1:26.722
7 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 18 1:26.892
8 Felipe Massa Ferrari 28 1:27.044
9 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 21 1:27.501
10 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 44 1:27.592
11 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 44 1:27.706
12 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 42 1:27.796
13 Jarno Trulli Toyota 45 1:28.034
14 Rubens Barrichello Honda 17 1:28.098
15 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 44 1:28.282
16 Alexander Wurz Williams 24 1:28.303
17 Jenson Button Honda 42 1:28.387
18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 20 1:28.487
19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 41 1:28.489
20 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 40 1:28.687
21 Scott Speed STR-Ferrari 22 1:28.953
22 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 1:30.899

http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_1999587,00.html

[Rory Phoulorie]

If BMW can sort our their reliability concerns and exploit the full power of their engine, Ferrari better watch out for the soon to be headline "Pole on Pole".

[3stagevtec]

[Plex]

That would be something..