Formula 1: Felipe Massa takes pole for Turkish Grand Prix

Felipe Massa was a hair ahead of Lewis Hamilton for the pole position at the Turkish Grand Prix qualifiers.

Formula 1: Felipe Massa takes pole for Turkish Grand Prix Ferrari and McLaren will be at the top four spots again entering the Turkish Grand Prix Formula 1 race on Sunday. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) was the fastest on the track today, beating McLaren rival Lewis Hamilton by hair. Hamilton will start second after having the lead in the qualifier until the last turn made by Massa.

An error by the second Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen left him third with 1m 27.546s, but his time was good enough to leave Fernando Alonso (McLaren) at the fourth position for the Turkish GP start tomorrow. Two BMWs lined up fifth and six, driven by Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld respectively.

The betting odds on the Turkish Grand Prix were immediately adjusted by the British online bookmaker Bet365, and Felipe Massa is now listed as the favorite to win the F1 race on Sunday with odds 5/4. Teammate Kimi Raikkonen is at 5/2, followed by Lewis Hamilton with odds 11/4 and Fernando Alonso 5/1 to win the race.

Here are the top ten Formula 1 drivers on the start line tomorrow at the Grand Prix of Turkey:

1 Felipe Massa Ferrari
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
4 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes
5 Robert Kubica BMW
6 Nick Heidfeld BMW
7 Heikki Kovalainen Renault
8 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota
9 Jarno Trulli Toyota
10 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault

Published on 08/25/2007