Thursday, April 17, 2008

Raikkonen and Massa are the favourites.



The Star Sports reported that former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher tips Ferrari drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa as favourites to win next week's Spanish Grand Prix.

The former Ferrari driver said on his homepage after the end of test drives in Barcelona yesterday evening the Italian team had a slight advantage going into the race on April 27.

Three teams - Ferrari, McLaren-Mercedes and BMW-Sauber - would be fighting for the championship, which “is good for the sport,” he said.

Schumacher, 39, a seven-time world champion, has been acting as adviser for Ferrari since retiring at the end of the 2006 season.

Yesterday, he took part in test drives in Ferrari's F2008 car at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona.

The Spanish Grand Prix will be the fourth of the season. Raikkonen leads the drivers' championship on 19 points, ahead of Nick Heidfeld (BMW) on 16 and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes) on 14.

BMW (30) lead the constructors' championship, ahead of Ferrari (29) and McLaren Mercedes (28).


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