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Rain Rain Go Away!

By Marc • March 5, 2005

Most of the F1 paddock must be praying for the rain to abate prior to Sunday’s season opener at Albert Park Australia (Schumacher doesn’tt need an additional advantage). But for the time being Giancarlo Fisichella has the lead in qualifying for Renault before rain caused havoc Saturday. Fisichella had the fastest lap of 1. 33.171 seconds during preliminary qualifying. A sudden downpour over Albert Park 35 minutes into the session made the track slippery for the last eight drivers, including defending Australian GP and series champion Michael Schumacher.

“I’m really happy about my position. I’ve been very lucky, I went out in the right position and as soon as I finished my fast lap, it started raining,” said Fisichella. “I have a big gap with some of my competitors.

“I have a very good feeling

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