Fastest lap times: Same old story for Kimi

Sunday 7th September 2008

Kimi Raikkonen must be wondering if the fastest lap is some sort of bad omen for him.

The Finn set the fastest lap at the Belgian Grand Prix, but he once again failed to convert his quick lap time into victory after crashing out in the final stages of the race.

The World Champion has recorded the fastest lap time in eight races this season, but on only one occasion - more than four months ago in Spain - did he go on to win the race.

Raikkonen was the only driver to dip under the 1:48sec mark at Spa-Francorchamps. His fastest time of 1:47.930 was 0.205 faster than that of race winner Lewis Hamilton.

Felipe Massa and Heikki Kovalainen were separated by just a thousand of a second in third and fourth place respectively. Robert Kubica completed the top with a time of 1:48.965.

Sebastien Bourdais, who held his own for majority of race and settled for two points after a frantic finale, proved that his performance was no fluke, setting the sixth fastest lap time of 1:49.002. Fernando Alonso, who finished in fourth place, was only ninth fastest on the day.

Times:
01 K. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:47.930
02 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:48.135
03 F. Massa Ferrari 1:48.222
04 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:48.223
05 R. Kubica BMW 1:48.965
06 S. Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:49.002
07 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:49.067
08 S. Vettel Toro Rosso 1:49.086
09 F. Alonso Renault 1:49.238
10 M. Webber Red Bull 1:49.515
11 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:50.177
12 T. Glock Toyota 1:50.255
13 A. Sutil Force India 1:50.487
14 J. Trulli Toyota 1:50.543
15 N. Rosberg Williams 1:50.656
16 J. Button Honda 1:50.671
17 K. Nakajima Williams 1:50.970
18 N. Piquet Jr Renault 1:51.118
19 G. Fisichella Force India 1:51.701
20 R. Barrichello Honda 1:52.072

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