The results of the Australian Grand Prix show that Kimi Raikkonen won the Australian Grand Prix by 7.242s over Fernando Alonso with Lewis Hamilton third in the second McLaren Mercedes.
The margin of Raikkonen's win could well have been a great deal more as he controlled the pace from early on in the race. Looking at the fastest laps of the 58-lap race, Raikkonen's best lap in the new F2007 is a second clear of anyone else. The maths are simple, flat out, Raikkonen could have won the event by a minute, as Felipe Massa spent his race stuck in traffic.
Renault won the Australian Grand Prix in 2005 and 2006 with first Giancarlo Fisichella and then Alonso. This year Fisichella fended off Massa to finish fifth, while Heikki Kovalainen had an erratic race to tenth spot. Fisichella's best lap was 1.6 seconds off the best of Raikkonen and over half a second off Alonso's best in the McLaren Mercedes.
The Ferrari advantage at this stage of the season is huge.
Pos Driver Constructor Race Time
1 Kimi Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari 1h25m28.770
2 Fernando Alonso Vodafone McLaren Mercedes +7.242
3 Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes +18.595
4 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber +38.763
5 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault +66469
6 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari +66.805
7 Nico Rosberg Williams F1 +1 lap
8 Ralf Schumacher Toyota +1 lap
9 Jarno Trulli Toyota +1 lap
10 Heikki Kovalainen Renault +1 lap
11 Rubens Barrichello Honda Racing +1 lap
12 Takuma Sato Super Aguri +1 lap
13 Mark Webber Williams F1 +1 lap
14 Tonio Luizzi Toro Rosso +1 lap
15 Jenson Button Honda Racing +1 lap
16 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri +2 laps
17 Adrian Sutil Spyker F1 +2 laps
Fastest Lap: K Raikkonen 1m25.235
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