Lewis Hamilton Qualified 14th for the Spanish F1 Race
May 9th, 2009
Lewis Hamilton qualified in 14th position for the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona tomorrow.
The updates to the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 racing car didn’t seem to help Lewis or Kovalainen, who qualified in 18th position. I think the main reason the updated parts haven’t had a bigger impact is that the parts could not be tested on the track and there were only a few improvements to the car relative to other teams who brought larger changes.
Last year Lewis started in 5th position and finished on the podium – but this year he hasn’t got the kind of car to do it in.
Spanish Grand Prix Starting Grid:
1. BUTTON Brawn 2. VETTEL Red Bull 3. BARRICHELLO Brawn 4. MASSA Ferrari 5. WEBBER Red Bull 6. GLOCK Toyota 7. TRULLI Toyota 8. ALONSO Renault 9. ROSBERG Williams 10. KUBICA BMW 11. NAKAJIMA Williams 12. PIQUET Renault 13. HEIDFELD BMW 14. HAMILTON McLaren 15. BUEMI Toro Rosso 16. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 17. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 18. KOVALAINEN McLaren 19. SUTIL Force India 20. FISICHELLA Force India
