Kimi Raikkonen wins the Malaysian Grand Prix

Part of the crowd at watching the Malaysian Grand Prix
Ferrari Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland
won the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang Formula
One circuit yesterday..(23/03/08/ S.S.KANESAN/The Star)

Ferrari Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland
speed his way to win the Malaysian Grand Prix at the
Sepang Formula One circuit yesterday..

Ferrari Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland
with the winning tropy while second place BMW Sauber
Formula One driver Robert Kubica of Poland looks on after
the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang Formula One
circuit yesterday. Raikkonen won the race, Kubiaca
finished second and Kovalainen was third.
(23/03/08/ S.S.KANESAN/The Star)

Ferrari Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of
Finland raises his fists after winning the Malaysian
Grand Prix at the Sepang Formula One circuit
(23/03/08/ S.S.KANESAN/TheStar)

Star report

REIGNING world champion Kimi Raikkonen could not have chosen a better venue to spark a fight-back for Ferrari in the F1 World Championships.

It was at the Sepang F1 Circuit in 2003 where Raikkonen bagged his first Grand Prix victory and the Finn repeated the feat by winning the 10th edition of the Petronas Malaysian F1 Grand Prix in commanding fashion yesterday.

While Raikkonen romped to a trouble-free victory, winning the 56-lap race by nearly 20 seconds, his McLaren rival, Lewis Hamilton, endured a torrid afternoon.

Hamilton, winner of the season-opening Australian GP last week, finished in fifth place after a pit-stop mistake by his crew delayed him by nearly 20 seconds.

Polish driver Robert Kubica gave BMW Sauber their first ever podium finish in Sepang in second place behind Raikkonen. He finished the race in 1'31:38.155 and it was his career best performance in F1 thus far.

Heikki Kovalainen restored some pride for the battered McLaren when he fought his way to third place in 1'31:57.005 after starting from eighth on the grid.

But the day certainly belonged to his more illustrious Finnish compatriot, who was in a class of his own.

Raikkonen took the lead after the first pit stop from Brazilian team-mate Felipe Massa, who later spun off on the 30th lap.

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Malaysia F1 Grand Prix Pratice Session-Day 2

Ferrari Formula One drivers Felipe Massa of Brazil,
left, and Kimi Raikkonen of Finland, waves to the
media after the qualifying session for the Malaysian
Grand Prix at the Sepang Formula One circuit yesterday.

Brazilian Formula One driver Felipe Massa
speed to his Ferrari during the qualifying
session of the Malaysian Formula One Grand
Prix at the Sepang International Racing Circuit
in Sepang yesterday.. Brazilian Felipe Massa will
start from pole position in the Malaysian Grand
Prix after posting the fastest time in final qualifying .

Posing for a photograph for remembrance

Local F1 promoters with F1 fans at Sepang F1 Circuit.

The British couple with British and Honda flag to support
the Honda F1 driver Jenson Button at the Sepang Circuit.

Crowd watching the second day of the
Malaysian Grand Prix at sepang f1 Circuit.

Formula 1: Massa in pole position

Star reports

AFTER a woeful performance in Melbourne last week, Ferrari showed their true potential when both cars made the front row of the Petronas F1 Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang F1 Circuit yesterday.

Brazilian Felipe Massa took pole ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, the 10th in his F1 career and also the second consecutive year he will start from front row at Sepang. Read more

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Malaysia F1 Grand Prix Pratice Session

one of the female photographer which she
follow all the grand prix in the world.

Some of the elderly fans with the flag at sepang f1 circuit.

Ferrari F1 team driver Kimi Reikonen of
Finland powers his car during the second timed

practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix
at the Sepang Formula One circuit yesterday

F1McLaren Mercedes Formula One driver
Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain in action during
the second timed practice session for the
Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang Formula One
circuit yesterday.

Malaysian F1 Grand Prix results

Friday’s free practice times

First session: 1. Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari 1:35.392, 2. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:36.459, 3. Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren 1:36.556, 4. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams 1:36.578, 5. Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) McLaren 1:36.626,

6. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 1:37.022, 7. Nelson Piquet Jr (Bra) Renault 1:37.034, 8. Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 1:37.218, 9. Jenson Button (Gbr) Honda 1:37.282, 10. Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 1:37.540, 11. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 1:37.649;

12. Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn) Williams 1:37.649, 13. Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Honda 1:37.776, 14. Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota 1:37.782, 15. Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Toro Rosso 1:38.219, 16. David Coulthard (Gbr) Red Bull 1:38.232, 17. Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull 1:38.707, 18. Sebastian Bourdais (Fra) Toro Rosso 1:38.798, 19. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Force India 1:39.046, 20. Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri 1:40.178, 21. Anthony Davidson (Gbr) Super Aguri 1:40.351, 22. Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India 1:41.269.

Second session: 1. Hamilton 1:35.055, 2. Massa 1:35.206, 3. Raikkonen 1:35.428, 4. Button 1:36.037, 5. Vettel 1:36.474,

6. Trulli 1:36.493, 7. Kovalainen 1:36.512, 8. Kubica 1:36.671, 9. Fisichella 1:36.756, 10. Nakajima 1:36.838, 11. Barrichello 1:36.879, 12. Rosberg 1:36.908, 13. Heidfeld 1:37.106, 14. Alonso 1:37.328, 15. Piquet Jr 1:37.331, 16. Webber 1:37.346, 17. Glock 1:37.512, 18. Sutil 1:37.614, 19. Sato 1:39.021, 20. Davidson 1:39.361.

Not classified: Bourdais and Coulthard.

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Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix results

58 LAPS (307.574KM): 1. Lewis Hamilton (Bri) McLaren-Mercedes 1' 34: 50.616, 2. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 5.478 (behind), 3. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-BMW 8.163, 4. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 17.181, 5. Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes 18.014, 6. Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn) Williams-BMW one lap behind, 7. Sebastien Bourdais (Fra) Toro Rosso 3 laps, 8. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 5 laps.

Retirements: Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 47 laps completed, Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota 43 laps, Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri 32 laps, Nelson Piquet Jr (Bra) Renault 30 laps, Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari 29 laps, David Coulthard (Bri) Red Bull 25 laps, Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 19 laps, Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India 8 laps, Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Toro Rosso) 0 lap, Jenson Button (Bri) Honda 0 lap, Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull 0 lap, Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Force India 0 lap, Anthony Davidson (Bri) Super Aguri 0 lap.

Fastest lap: Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.418 (lap 43)

Note: Rubens Barrichello (Bra)/Honda) excluded for not stopping at red lights in leaving pits.

Drivers standings: 1. Hamilton 10 pts, 2. Heidfeld 8, 3. Rosberg 6, 4. Alonso 5, 5. Kovalainen 4, 6. Nakajima 3, 7. Bourdais 2, 8. Raikkonen 1.

Constructors standings: 1. McLaren 14 pts, 2. Williams 9, 3. BMW Sauber 8, 4. Renault 5, 5. Toro Rossi 2, 6. Ferrari 1.