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Massa Takes Pole In Singapore
By Dale Calkins September 28 2008
Ferrari's Felipe Massa set the fastest time during the final qualifying session, to claim pole position for Sunday's first-ever Singapore Grand Prix. Massa's title rival Lewis Hamilton came second in his McLaren, with Kimi Raikkonen third in the second Ferrari.

Massa Takes
Pole In
Singapore

3 - Kimi Raikkonen
1'45.617 - Third Session

"All things considered, this is a good result. Of course, you always hope to be in front of everyone but third place is not so bad. In Q1 and Q2, the car worked very well on the soft tyres but in Q3, on the harder ones, it was not so good anymore. Today, it was difficult to choose the best type of tyre for the decisive session because the performance difference over the first lap was not so great. I probably suffered a bit because of the time lost this morning with a technical problem which ended my free practice session ahead of time. The track is very demanding with many places where you really feel the bumps and you have to maintain concentration all the time. Tomorrow I will do my best for myself and for the team."


1 - Felipe Massa
1'44.801 - Third session

"I did a fantastic lap in a fantastic car and it was possibly my best qualifying of the season. Given my margin over the others, with hindsight it's easy to say maybe I could have run with slightly more fuel, but we firmly believe we have a very competitive strategy. At every corner, at every braking point I tried to get the most out of the car and I think I managed it. The harder tyres have seemed better since yesterday and that's why we went in that direction. The track is very difficult and requires total concentration lap after lap because there is no room for error: it's much harder here than in Monaco. I'm pleased to be the first driver to be on pole for this Grand Prix, taking place in such a special and unusual atmosphere: I hope I can do even better tomorrow."

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