Jeroen Bleekemolen will start from pole position on the A1 GP season opener at Zandvoort.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Jeroen Bleekemolen Netherlands 1:24.213
2. Earl Bamber New Zealand 1:24.529 +0.316
3. Adam Carroll Ireland 1:24.551 +0.338
4. Fairuz Fauzy Malaysia 1:24.720 +0.507
5. Clivio Piccione Monaco 1:25.118 +0.905
6. Neel Jani Switzerland 1:25.524 +1.311
7. Adrian Zaugg South Africa 1:25.928 +1.715
8. Fabio Onidi Italy 1:25.982 +1.769
9. Charlie Kimball USA 1:26.039 +1.826
10. Daniel Morad Lebanon 1:26.061 +1.848
11. Loic Duval France 1:26.433 +2.220
12. John Martin Australia 1:26.560 +2.347
13. Filipe Albuquerque Portugal 1:31.582 +7.369
14. Satrio Hermanto Indonesia 1:31.781 +7.568
15. Jin Woo Hwang Korea 1:33.020 +8.807
16. Felipe Guimaraes Brazil no time
17. Ho-Pin Tung China no time
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Massa wants rethink of safety car rule
Felipe Massa is the latest driver to call for a change in the current safety car rules, believing Fernando Alonso’s win in Singapore was down to luck rather than judgment.
Current regulations close the pit lane to refuelling under a caution period, only reopening it when all the cars are backed up behind the safety car, and any cars that do refuel while the pits are closed receive a stop-go penalty.
“This specific race did highlight the fact that the safety car rules still need to be looked at very carefully, because the idea of Formula 1 is that the race should be won by the best driver and car combination on the day,” he told Ferrari’s website.
“I know we made mistakes, but the current system, as you can see from the final result of Sunday's race, means that the safety car can promote someone from the middle of the grid to the lead, not because of a clever strategy but simply by luck.
“I think the system needs to be changed and this problem was highlighted by the difficult nature of the Singapore track.”
Now Massa is 7 points adrift from championship leader Lewis, with 3 races to go.
“As for the championship it depends how you look at it: a seven point gap can be a lot or it can be a little,” he said.
“If you look at what happened to me in Singapore where my gap went from one point to seven so suddenly, then you have to consider it could easily go the other way as well.
“The most important element to consider is that we have a very good car.
"Without that, my chances would be much smaller.
“We have two good cars and we can try and get both of us to finish ahead of our rivals.
“It can be done and we need to think positive and we need to keep fighting to the last race."
Kimi form 'a mystery' to Ecclestone
Oct.4 (GMM) After Kimi Raikkonen admitted his 2008 title defence is now over, F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has declared extreme "disappointment" with the current form of the reigning world champion.
"With Kimi I am extremely disappointed," the 77-year-old billionaire admitted in interview with Germany's Welt am Sonntag newspaper, to be published on Sunday.
28-year-old Raikkonen, despite his sensational late dash to the drivers' crown a year ago, has struggled this season and is now a near-insurmountable 27 points behind the title lead with just three races to run.
Ecclestone said: "Kimi is such a fantastic driver. I thought he had lost his motivation, but then he signed for two more years with Ferrari. It is a mystery to me."
Last year, Bernie tipped Raikkonen's Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa to take out the crown, praising the Brazilian as "stronger, faster and better than a lot of people think".
In 2008, with the 27-year-old now a true contender, the F1 supremo adds: "I have to admit that I have supported Felipe for a long time and helped him wherever I can.
"For so long he has been underestimated. Only recently was he in a position to show his true potential. He now has Kimi firmly within his grasp," Ecclestone said.
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