A fantastic qualifying result for the Scuderia and Toyota. And I think this is precisely why making a switch to a single tyre supplier makes sense. It could just as well have been the other way round with the Michelin runners locking out the front 2 rows, now wouldn't that be a BITCH?!
I think this is a one-off for Toyota, Ralf and Jarno should just calm down and make hay while the sun shines and not boast and attract too much attention. They should remind themselves that of 2 Jap automakers competing here they are the ones without a victory!!
Anyway, I am happy about the qualifying results today. Ferrari front row and A1 Team India sticks it Pakistan again.... Suck it Pakistan! It was nice going for Germany and New Zealand, they had an awesome fight for the pole position in the Qualifiers for the Czech Republic A1GP. But one should note that the engg team for both NZL and GER is the same as the one that helped France to the championship crown last time around. It is no wonder that a rookie like Hulkenberg is managing so well. He just has a fantastically easy car to drive. I should congratulate and point out A1 Team Malaysia's efforts in the Qualifying session. I think Alex Yoong's F1 experience is really helping the team out there. Hopefully I can catch the Sprint and Main event tomorrow.
Good driving by Nico Rosberg of the WilliamsF1 Team. I am telling you given some competitive equipment this guys could really do wonders for a team.
There was an incident during the F1 Qualifying session at Suzuka. It seems that during the beginning of the last Qualifying session (Q3) Alonso was attempting to overtake Massa but couldn't. This happened during the 1st lap, i.e. everyone had just exited the pit lane and they were just beginning their Out Lap (it's the lap which they must do before a timed hot lap). At this point Alonso was attempting to overtake Massa but couldn't. I did not actually see the incident but it was reported as such in the live timing and commentary provided at www.formula1.com. What I don't understand is how in god's name our dear beloved Signor Briatore is finding this similar to the Monza incident where Alonso was found impeding Massa's timed hot lap. I think Briatore is acting more like a kid than Massa is. Briatore has gone as far to state that inspite of lodging a complaint the FIA will not do anything against Ferrari. 1st of all, there has to be something to punish, how the hell does one impede someone on their out lap??