Raikkonen on pole for French GP

0 Comments | AFP, June, 2008

MAGNY-COURS, France (AFP) — Defending drivers world champion Kimi Raikkonen lived up to his promise on Saturday when he claimed pole position for Ferrari for Sunday's French Grand Prix.

The 28-year-old Finn clocked a best time of one minute and 16.449 seconds to outpace his nearest rival and team-mate Brazilian Felipe Massa by just 0.041 seconds, the pair making sure it was an all-Ferrari front row.

And Raikkonen insisted he could have gone even faster.

"I had quite a bit faster lap on the lap I came in, but the team told me to box it because I was fastest anyhow, there was no point to waste a lap of fuel," said Raikkonen, who has not scored a point in the last two races.

"That last lap I was at least two tenths faster so just at the last moment I...