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Raikkonen claims first pole at Ferrari

As Felipe Massa suffered from gearbox problems it was Kimi Raikkonen who saved the day at Ferrari. The Finn scored his twelfth pole position in his first official qualifying session at his new team Ferrari.

With today's pole position Kimi Raikkonen scored the 187th pole position for the Italian team. Speaking about today's result the Finn commented: "A great qualifying, but a shame for Felipe who was not able to get the sort of result he should have done. I think our car is more competitive in race trim than over a single lap. Usually here the race can be full of incidents so it's impossible to know what could happen. If all goes the way it should, then we have a good chance, but it will be important to pick up as many points as possible."

Felipe Massa had a lot of back luck when his gearbox failed on him in the second qualifying session. "What happened in qualifying with the gearbox was a shame, given the good car we had and the strong performance yesterday and today," he said. "We have to hope that this is the first and last time it happens this season. Tomorrow, my main aim will be to bring the car to the finish, trying to move up the order as much as possible. I am still confident because I know we have a car that is very good in terms of race pace. Of course it will be difficult to finish in the top places, but I will give it my best to at least try and finish in the points, going for every opportunity that comes my way."

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