Looking out for Number One
Massa had to reassert himself against Ferrari team-mate Raikkonen in Malaysia – and he did just that with his pole-winning lap. By MARK HUGHES
Massa had to reassert himself against Ferrari team-mate Raikkonen in Malaysia - and he did just that with his pole-winning lap.
By MARK HUGHES
After his disastrous start in Melbourne, and the potential lost momentum in his task of getting himself out of the Ferrari number-two role, Felipe Massa needed something resounding here. And he duly produced it with a clear pole position, 0.3 seconds faster than Fernando Alonso's McLaren (albeit only 0.16sec when taking account of the Ferrari's lighter fuel load).
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