Harder option the way to go around Sepang

Kimi Raikkonen won the second round of the championship after using a hard-hard-medium compound Bridgestone Potenza tyre strategy in the Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang.

Raikkonen was joined on the podium by BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica, who registered his best ever Formula One finish with second place, finishing just under 20 seconds behind Raikkonen. Heikki Kovalainen finished third whilst Jarno Trulli finished in fourth, holding off a charging fifth-finishing Lewis Hamilton at the end of the race.

There were a variety of tyre strategies used in Malaysia. Every driver that finished the race made two stops for fuel and tyres, but the order they used the two compounds differed according to individual competitor performance and preference.

Hirohide Hamashima, Director of Tyre Development

23.3.2008   ▪ Formula One    ▪ Malaysia    ▪ en.f1-live.com