The 2007 Formula 1 season started off in grand style with Saturday’s Qualifying session. The format for the session was unchanged from last season. The session, divided into three parts saw Kimi taking the first one convincingly before Alonso made the second his own. The final part was dominated by Raikkonen who finished it off with a pole position time of 1:26.072, a full four tenths faster than Alonso who secured the second place in the grid. the next row was filled up by BMW’s Nick Heidfeld and Alonso’s rookie team-mate, Lewis Hamilton. Kimi’s team-mate Massa had a disastrous time as he failed to reach the third part of qualifying when his Ferrari came to a halt due to a gear box problem.