Both Ferrari pilots delighted with front-rowerrari debutant Felipe Massa claims he could have snared Pole Position from team-mate Michael Schumacher in Bahrain.
The young Brazilian pointed the finger at Renault`s Giancarlo Fisichella, who allegedly held him up on a flyer.
“I think he took pole away from me,” Massa said, “because I was improving my lap time at that moment. But this is still a great start.”
Seven time world champion Schumacher`s top spot matched the all-time pole record of 65, belonging to the late and great Ayrton Senna.
“This is confirmation of all the hard work we have done to come back,” the German beamed.
However, it must be remembered that the final top-ten shootout for pole was conducted with race-levels of fuel, meaning that the red cars could be light.
Perhaps the second-to-last segment of 15-minutes, with all cars running light, was more indicative of the true state of play in Bahrain.
At the end of session two, Renault`s Fernando Alonso set the quickest time.
“The Renault F1 (Team`s) cards are still held very close to their chest,” read a team qualifying document.
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