2008 Malaysian Grand Prix

Compared to Australia, the Malaysian Grand Prix was a successful for the Ferrari team. Even though both their cars didn't take the checker flag they still claimed top spot on the podium. Kimi Raikkonen Looked like the champion he was last year. After taking the lead from his teammate after his first pit stop, he turned cruise control on and glided to the checker. It could have been a dream finish for Ferrari if Felipe Massa didn't spin out on lap 30 while chasing Kimi. The true winners of the Malaysian Grand Prix have to be the BMW Sauber team. They confirmed to the racing world that they have what it takes to compete with Ferrari and Mclaren with back to back second place finishes. Lewis Hamilton was playing catch up from the start of the race due to the fact he was penalized 5 grid positions for impeding a driver during qualifying. For Sebastien Bourdais his race ended almost as soon as it started when he spun out on the first lap and had to retire. His teammate, Sebastian Vettel, brought him company after his hydraulics failed on lap 39. This was the second straight race that both STR cars retired from the race, not a great way to start the season off. The surprise of the weekend had to be Jarno Trulli. He qualified in 5th position and started third due to the penalties handed to the Mclaren cars. He finished in 4th position which seemed to be a mirage, due to the fact that Toyota has been less than stellar in the recent years. Next stop...Bahrain
Results:
1. Kimi Raikkonen
2. Robert Kubica
3. Heikki Kovalainen
4. Jarno Trulli
5. Lewis Hamilton
6. Nick Heidfield
7. Mark Webber
8. Fernando Alonso
9. David Coulthard
10. Jenson Button
11. Nelsinho Piquet
12. Giancarlo Fisichella
13. Rubens Barrichello
14. Nico Rosberg
15. Anthony Davidson
16. Takuma Sato
17. Kazuki Nakajima
RET. Sebastian Vettel
RET. Felipe Massa
RET. Adrian Sutil
RET. Timo Glock
RET. Sebastien Bourdais