Kimi Raikkonen had the type of race that all F1 drivers dream of as he won the Malaysian Grand Prix in easy fashion over BMW's Robert Kubica and Heikki Kovalainen of McClaren. Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa seemed to have another brain fade moment as he spun out of a sure second place finish, cementing his probalble demise from the team after 2008.
In just one weeks time the Ferrari team went from miserable to unbeatable and Kimi showed why he has to be once again the favorite to win the championship. If Ferrari can give him a reliable car than he will consistently score high positions for the balance of the season. Lewis Hamilton of McClaren had a bit of a reversal from his fortunes the week before in Australia, with a race filled with penalties, a long first pit stop and a slower Mark Webber. But after all this fifth place points for his efforts were well deserved.
The balance of the points paying positions were not so surprising other than that the Williams of Nico Rosberg had a miserable weekend. After scoring the first podium finish in his career a week earlier, he did not qualify well and had a first lap shunt with Timo Glock's Toyota which basically ended his horrible weekend.
No real racing in this GP as all the passing was accomplished in the pits. Alonso had a bit of a tussle with Mark Webber for seventh spot at the end but settled for 8th place points in his inferior Renault. Hamilton caught Trulli at the last lap but used discretion and did not push the issue settling for fifth.
Congratulations to Kimi Raikkonen for a much deserved win and for team Ferrari for bouncing back strong in the second round of the championship. I am still looking for that first breakthrough win for BMW but it will probably be at the hands of trouble for Ferrari and McClaren in the same race. Let's keep routing for the "Dark Horses" and not just the prancing ones.
Formula 1
In just one weeks time the Ferrari team went from miserable to unbeatable and Kimi showed why he has to be once again the favorite to win the championship. If Ferrari can give him a reliable car than he will consistently score high positions for the balance of the season. Lewis Hamilton of McClaren had a bit of a reversal from his fortunes the week before in Australia, with a race filled with penalties, a long first pit stop and a slower Mark Webber. But after all this fifth place points for his efforts were well deserved.
The balance of the points paying positions were not so surprising other than that the Williams of Nico Rosberg had a miserable weekend. After scoring the first podium finish in his career a week earlier, he did not qualify well and had a first lap shunt with Timo Glock's Toyota which basically ended his horrible weekend.
No real racing in this GP as all the passing was accomplished in the pits. Alonso had a bit of a tussle with Mark Webber for seventh spot at the end but settled for 8th place points in his inferior Renault. Hamilton caught Trulli at the last lap but used discretion and did not push the issue settling for fifth.
Congratulations to Kimi Raikkonen for a much deserved win and for team Ferrari for bouncing back strong in the second round of the championship. I am still looking for that first breakthrough win for BMW but it will probably be at the hands of trouble for Ferrari and McClaren in the same race. Let's keep routing for the "Dark Horses" and not just the prancing ones.
Formula 1
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