MANAMA (Reuters) - Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher took pole position for Sunday’s season-opening Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix.

Brazilian team mate Felipe Massa joins him on the front row in his first race for Ferrari while Briton Jenson Button, in a Honda, and Renault’s world champion Fernando Alonso line up together on the second row.

Seven times world champion Schumacher equalled Brazilian Ayrton Senna’s record of 65 career pole positions [Ayrton Senna’s career was sadly cut short, so any direct comparison would be unfair.] and was the first driver to secure pole under Formula One’s new qualifying format.

At least the now DNA Cowboy can relax and be happy for a few months. A man with better taste in Motor Sport than that round and round in an oval stuff.