Raikkonen continues on a roll and gets the pole
In a qualifying session marked by the accident suffered by the championship leader Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen has made the pole ahead of McLaren's Fernando Alonso and the second Ferrari of Felipe Massa.
Hamilton had qualified for the final part of qualifying, but with five minutes remaining, the McLaren driver went off the road and struck violently against the protections, which has led to the emergence of red flags on the track and the suspension of the session. The British driver was making his first attempt at lap when his front right tire has burst. No possibility to correct his career, Hamilton has gone straight to the tire barrier that protects the escape of the curve Schumacher.
The MP4-22 has been seriously damaged, as Hamilton has barely slow the car before impact. The medical team has arrived at the scene of the accident moments after Lewis had left the car and on their own feet.
As usual, the doctors have taken the time to remove the pilot and transferred by ambulance to the medical center, but it seems that does not suffer no serious injury and that tomorrow would take part in the race.
Ron Dennis, McLaren team principal, confirmed that Lewis Hamilton has no serious injuries after he suffered a serious accident six minutes to the end of the qualifying session for the Grand Prix of Europe.
After visiting the current global leader in the medical center Nurburgring circuit, Dennis told the media that "it is okay. Do not break anything or have injuries, but doctors want to keep him under observation for a few hours as a precautionary measure. "
On Hamilton's participation in the Grand Prix Sunday morning in Europe, Britain said it still "too early to say whether it will or not. Fortunately no loss of consciousness. the decision whether or not after a couple of hours of observation."
But returning back to the competition, the fact is that once you have restarted the qualifying session, Fernando Alonso appeared to be completing a lap good enough to win the pole, but a small mistake in the middle sector not has enabled improved reporting of Raikkonen, who tomorrow will start from the top of the grill. Massa finished third, followed by the BMW Sauber of Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica in fourth and fifth place, while Mark Webber has signed an excellent sixth place at the wheel of his Red Bull.
Heikki Kovalainen finished the session with the seventh fastest time, although the rating has not been particularly positive for Renault as team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella has lost one of their attempts to skip one of the chicanes and could not exceed second cut of the session. Tomorrow will output in 13 th position
Toyota has shown good form all weekend, as happened in Silverstone, and will come in eighth and ninth place with Jarno Trulli ahead of Ralf Schumacher. The unfortunate Hamilton, who has not able to participate in the closing laps, has qualified tenth.
In Williams Toyota will be disappointed for having qualified outside the top ten. Nico Rosberg and Alex Wurz were very close and end 11 and 12 degrees, but while others have progressed, especially Webber and Kovalainen, they have left behind.
Four drivers with Honda occupy the 14 to 17, led by Rubens Barrichello followed by the two Super Aguri Honda Anthony Davidson and Takuma Sato. Jenson Button has had a bad session and could not get past the first round, which finished 17 th.
Scott Speed \u200b\u200band Tonio Liuzzi have qualified 18 th and 19 th for Toro Rosso, they have not been able to find the pace they expected.
A session to forget about David Coulthard, who lost time behind team-mate Webber in the first round and then returned to the pits, but came too late to make a lap and finished 20 th, ahead of the duo Spyker Ferrari Adrian Sutil and Marcus Winkelhock.
Räikkönen is on a roll, but whatever happens tomorrow, Hamilton will remain head of the championship when the checkered flag falls.
Starting grid:
| P. | not | Pilot | Motor Equipment | Time Difference |
| 1 | 6 | Räikkönen Ferrari Ferrari | 1'31 "450 | |
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