Fisichella Beats Button To Pole
Renault’s Giancarlo Fisichella took pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of Jenson Button.
Fisichella set a time of one minute 33.840 seconds at the Sepang track to beat the Englishman by 0.046 seconds.
Rookie Nico Roseberg followed up his impressive debut in Bahrain last week with third in his Williams.
Michael Schumacher was fourth fastest but will be demoted 10 grid places for changing his engine. World champion Fernando Alonso was eighth fastest.
Italy’s Fisichella said: “The car was fantastic. It’s a great answer after the last race when we made a big mistake. We know what the problem was and it should not happen again.”
And Fisichella said of the heat, which reached 50c on the track: “It is really tough. But physically, mentally I feel alright. It is a tough race but it will be the same for everyone.”
Button, still looking for his first win after more than 100 Grand Prix, said: “This is great for us.”
“We didn’t expect front row until the first session when the car came alive. The team turned the car around overnight.”
