Massa over Hamilton and Raikkonen in Turkey

  by Mark J. Cipolloni
Ferrari's Felipe Massa won his third consecutive Turkish Grand Prix from pole in Istanbul Sunday.  Lewis Hamilton, who tried a three-stop strategy passed Massa for the lead before half-distance, but he couldn't pull out enough of an advantage to beat the Brazilian after his additional stop, so had to settle for second place. Quotes | Press Conference

Turkish GP: Sunday Press Conference

  Formula 1
1. Felipe MASSA (Ferrari), 1h26m49.451s
2. Lewis HAMILTON (McLaren Mercedes), 1h26m53.230s
3. Kimi RAIKKONEN (Ferrari), 1h26m53.722s

Turkish GP: Sunday Quotes

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Felipe Massa (1st): "It's fantastic to have got the hat trick here in Istanbul: it might really almost be worth asking for a Turkish passport! It was a very tough race but the team work magnificently, giving me a great car. When Hamilton came underneath me at an incredible pace, I preferred not to take too many risks: the pit wall informed me that he was clearly running a lighter fuel load even if we were not certain he was on a three stop strategy. When that became clear, we were calmer, knowing we had everything in place to go for the win.

Massa wins third straight pole for Turkish GP

  by Mark J. Cipolloni
Ferrari's Felipe Massa put his Ferrari on pole for the Grand Prix of Turkey for the third straight year.  His run late in the session knocked McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen off the pole.  Kovalainen, once again outpaced his much heralded teammate Lewis Hamilton, who will start 3rd another 1/10th of a second back.  Massa's teammate Kimi Raikkonen will start fourth.
Saturday Quotes | Press Conference

Turkish GP: Saturday Quotes

  Formula 1
Felipe Massa (1st, 1:27.617): "I am very happy to have taken a third consecutive pole at this circuit: it is really motivating and it would be fantastic to do the same again tomorrow in the race. Driving this track is nice and fun, with Turn 8 being exceptional, although there are others that are also very tough. Today, the car was great and I got the most out of it. Tomorrow I will have to watch out for all those who are around me on the grid. It will be important to work out the best way to manage the tires in the light of how the track will evolve and how the temperature changes. In Q2, I had a bit of traffic, but in Q3 I was able to do two completely trouble free laps."

Turkish GP: Saturday Press Conference

  Formula 1
DRIVERS:
1. Felipe MASSA (Ferrari), 1m27.617s
2. Heikki KOVALAINEN (McLaren Mercedes), 1m27.808s
3. Lewis HAMILTON (McLaren Mercedes), 1m27.923s

Team-by-team summary: Friday, Turkey

  Formula 1
FERRARI
Felipe Massa topped the morning session despite a flurry of spins, while Kimi Raikkonen was stranded in the pits with a gearbox problem.  Raikkonen then headed the afternoon time sheet, but his fastest lap was a couple of tenths shy of Massa's morning best, and only fractionally faster than Lewis Hamilton's McLaren.  "I struggled a bit to find the right settings," the championship leader said.

Turkish GP: Friday Quotes

  Formula 1
Kimi Raikkonen (1st, 1:27.543): "Not the best of Fridays. This morning, I only managed one timed lap before a gearbox problem meant I could not go out for the rest of the session. In the afternoon, I struggled a bit to find the right settings on the car. One of the main problems today was getting the tires up to the correct temperature, but I think that tomorrow, partly as the grip level on the track improves and partly as we work to improve the set-up, it will be a different situation."

Turkish GP: Thursday Press Conference

  Formula 1
Drivers participating in today's F1 press conference from Istanbul, Turkey ahead of this weekend's grand prix were Jenson Button (Honda), Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren Mercedes), Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), Kazuki Nakajima (Williams).  What follows is a full transcript of what they had to say.

Spanish GP: Raikkonen leads Ferrari 1-2 romp

  by Mark J. Cipolloni
Polesitter Kimi Raikkonen drove his Ferrari to a convincing win in today's Spanish Grand Prix, leading from the start. His Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa was 2nd, 3.2 seconds behind the Finn.  Massa held off third place McLaren ace Lewis Hamilton by 0.9 seconds.  Robert Kubica was 4th in his BMW.Press Conference | Post-Race Quotes

Spanish GP: Sunday post-race quotes

  Formula 1
Kimi Raikkonen (1st): "It would be hard to do better than this! Yesterday pole, today the win, rounded off with a second place for Felipe. We are leading both championships which I'm happy about. The whole weekend went well and we managed to get the result we came here for. It was not an easy win, but what matters is the ten points, not the lead you have when you cross the line. I did not get a perfect start, but it was enough to keep the lead and then we tried to control the situation.

Spanish GP: Sunday Press Conference

  Formula 1
1. Kimi RAIKKONEN (Ferrari), 1h38m19.051s
2. Felipe MASSA (Ferrari), 1h38m22.279s
3. Lewis HAMILTON (McLaren Mercedes), 1h38m23.238s