Australian GP : Kimi on Pole

The Tifosi rejoice, for it is Kimi on pole for the Australian GP. But it is not all rosy, Massa, who many predicted would outperform Kimi Raikkonen, suffered from mechanical problems and was unable to post a time in Q2 relegating him to 16th on the grid.

The World Champion Fernando Alonso will line up alongside Kimi on the front row and it would be interesting to see who leads into the first corner. Lewis Hamilton's fairy tale continues- it looked for a while that he might actually beat Alonso. His is the most spectacular F1 debut since Jacques Villeneuve burst into the scene 1996. These are still early days, but Hamilton does look like a potential race winner and a worthy team-mate for the world champion.It would be a feast to watch the battle of the team-mates develop over the season.

BMW must be pleased with their form in qualifying, with Nick Hienfeld splitting the two McLarens for third spot on the grid and the young Pole Robert Kubica finishing fifth. What BMW has achieved in the course of a season is phenomenal. They are well and truly the third fastest team on the grid right now.

Sir Frank Williams surely and quite understandably must be livid watching the Super Aguri of Takuma Sato finish tenth while neither of his drivers made it into the final qualifying. Oddly both the Super Aguris outqualified their parent Honda team. Honda bosses surely won't be ammused. Don't expect the customer car row to die down soon.

All in all the Australian GP promises to be a cracker of a season opener with the best two drivers lined up on the front row. But unfortunately, despite all the pre season hype-it looks as though 2007 again will be a two horse race.

PS : Spyker F1 has lodged an official protest against Super Aguri