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kRiSHNa wrote:yeeeeyyyy!!! BAHRAIN GP qualifying tomorrow!

Yip yip hurray

Ferrari is leading

Rumours rumours

bahrain qualifying is tomorrow


woohooooooooooooooooooooooo

delayed telecast of BAHRAIN GP Qualifying!!!! arrggghhhh!!!

Krishna....in singapore there is no delay telecast....LOL

I got to watch it LIVE in ESPN.....woohooooooooooooo :b01:

cant wait... :-6:

so far,bmw sauber team really did a great job....congrats for them... :abc9:

Bahrain GP - Sunday - Race Results

Bahrain Grand Prix Results - 6 April 2008 - 57 Laps
POS	DRIVER	NATIONALITY	ENTRANT	LAPS	TIME/RETIRE
1.	Felipe Massa	Brazil	Ferrari	57	1h31m06.970
2.	Kimi Raikkonen	Finland	Ferrari	57	3.339
3.	Robert Kubica	Poland	BMW Sauber	57	4.998
4.	Nick Heidfeld	Germany	BMW Sauber	57	8.409
5.	Heikki Kovalainen	Finland	McLaren-Mercedes	57	26.789
6.	Jarno Trulli	Italy	Toyota	57	41.314
7.	Mark Webber	Australia	Red Bull-Renault	57	45.473
8.	Nico Rosberg	Germany	Williams-Toyota	57	55.889
9.	Timo Glock	Germany	Toyota	57	1m09.500
10.	Fernando Alonso	Spain	Renault	57	1m17.181
11.	Rubens Barrichello	Brazil	Honda	57	1m17.862
12.	Giancarlo Fisichella	Italy	Force India-Ferrari	56	1 Lap
13.	Lewis Hamilton	Britain	McLaren-Mercedes	56	1 Lap
14.	Kazuki Nakajima	Japan	Williams-Toyota	56	1 Lap
15.	Sebastien Bourdais	France	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	56	1 Lap
16.	Anthony Davidson	Britain	Super Aguri-Honda	56	1 Lap
17.	Takuma Sato	Japan	Super Aguri-Honda	56	1 Lap
18.	David Coulthard	Britain	Red Bull-Renault	56	1 Lap
19.	Adrian Sutil	Germany	Force India-Ferrari	55	2 Laps
R	Nelson Piquet	Brazil	Renault	40	Gearbox
R	Jenson Button	Britain	Honda	19	Damage
R	Sebastian Vettel	Germany	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	0	Accident
FASTEST LAP:
	Heikki Kovalainen	Finland	McLaren-Mercedes	49	1:33.193

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poor my janson button...what a damage...huhuhu

QUOTES


Ferrari


Felipe Massa (1st): "Sensational! Finally, after a start to the championship under dark clouds, I can see the sunshine again. We kept our concentration all weekend long and this is the result. We knew we could count on a great car and that certainly proved to be the case, given that I never had to push to the maximum once I was in the lead. I made a good start, managing to overtake Robert. Then, there were a few difficult laps because of oil on track between Turns 5 and 8, but I was always in control. Clearly, I always had in mind what happened in Malaysia and so I tried to pay attention all the time, to ensure I brought the car home. It is nice to be back in the winner's position here in Sakhir, a track I have always liked."

Kimi Raikkonen (2nd): "Second place was the best I could hope for on a weekend which was definitely not the best for me. These eight points move me into the lead of the championship and that is definitely a reason for me to leave Bahrain reasonably satisfied. I never found the ideal balance. Sometimes you get weekends like this but I am convinced that in Barcelona, the situation will be different. My first pit stop was not very quick because we had a problem with the lights, but it definitely did not affect the final result. Once I had consolidated my position, I managed the situation, trying not to push the car too much, knowing how important it is to always bring home the points."

BMW Sauber


Robert Kubica (3rd): "I am happy with the result. This is my second consecutive podium and the team is leading the constructors' championship. Unfortunately I had massive wheel spin at the start and hit some debris in the first corner of the second lap. When I drove through the oil I was sure I had punctured my tyre as at that point I didn't have the information about the oil. But this was a great day for the team. I am now looking forward to Barcelona."

Nick Heidfeld (4th): "Now after the race I'm much happier than I was yesterday. Having finished fourth is a positive result after what was a difficult weekend for me. The car's balance on this track was just not how I wanted it to be. I hope I won't have such troubles again. Finishing the race just one position behind my team mate, who started from pole while I was sixth, is a good result. I enjoyed overtaking Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen. Once again for us in the team everything went smoothly."

Renault


Fernando Alonso (10th): "The race was difficult, as I had expected. Our qualifying yesterday in Q3 had been a big surprise, but we knew that our race pace would not allow us to do much better in the race. We are still missing some speed but we hope to improve in Barcelona."

Nelson Piquet (DNF, Gearbox): "I made a good start and the car was working well, then I suffered a gearbox problem. I tried to continue but it became dangerous and my engineers asked me to retire so that we would avoid a penalty in the next race. The result is not what we wanted, but I was able to learn a lot again this weekend and that is what I need to keep doing. I will now try to prepare as best I can for the next race, and try to make the most of the next test in Barcelona in ten days time."

Williams-Toyota


Nico Rosberg (8th): "In the final analysis I guess I should go home happy as we got a point, but I don't feel satisfied. We should have done better. However it was very difficult out there, the tyre performance was very changeable and the wind conditions were different to Friday when we set our gear ratios and in the end the car was just not good enough. So we have got some work to do before the Spanish GP. Historically Barcelona is a difficult track for us, but we have got some new developments for the car, so I hope this will help for the next race."

Red Bull-Renault


Mark Webber (7th): "The guys did a good job here all weekend. There were quite a few incidents in the first few laps, which we were able to capitalise on. The first lap went okay for us, but it was very tight on the track, you always have to be careful here on the first few corners. There was oil or something on the track too at the start, which made things difficult. After that I got my head down and spent the rest of the afternoon chasing Jarno (Trulli)."
Honda


Jenson Button (DNF, Damage): "I got a good start and was able to make up a couple of places off the line and then I'm not sure what happened into turn five. I was hit from behind, got a puncture and had to pit, which really ruined my race from the first lap. After we'd changed the tyres, the pace of the car was really good and I felt very comfortable with the balance. The lap times were very good for the car that we have at the moment so I was disappointed to be so far down the field following the first lap incident. I caught up with David quite quickly as he seemed to be struggling and I had a go at passing him down into turn eight. I committed early as he hit the brakes, when it was evident that there was a gap where I could get a huge run on him down into the apex. Unfortunately he moved back over to the racing line late in the braking zone and I had nowhere to go and couldn't slow the car down in time. We had to retire as there was significant damage to the rear of the car. It's a very frustrating way to end what could have been a really good race but we will take the positives from this weekend with our first top ten qualifying position and the pace of the car today. We now look ahead to Barcelona where we will have a lot of new developments and I'm confident that we will take a further step forward."

Ross Brawn, Team Principal: "Jenson got a great start but unfortunately the puncture put him out of contention. His early pace was very competitive though, matching the front runners. Rubens lost time following Fisichella but otherwise he had the pace to score points. Both our qualifying and race pace are gradually improving race by race as we continue to work on the set-up. We have a four-day test in Barcelona where we will evaluate our major aero upgrade. Obviously most teams will also be making improvements however we hope our step will be larger than most. We also have a straight-line test in Menorca to measure the new aero package full size."

McLaren-Mercedes


Heikki Kovalainen (5th): "Quite a tough race today. I made a great start and overtook Kimi coming into Turn Two but then out-braked myself in Turn Four and he regained his position. I then went in too deep at Turn Eight and flat-spotted my front right tyre which caused a lot of vibration. It vibrated so much that I was worried something would fall off the car. Things improved in the second stint and the car worked really well towards the end when we changed to the prime tyre. Fifth was the maximum I could do today. However we still scored points on a difficult day, and that is the main thing. I have total commitment to the team and a good car, and I know we will keep working hard to improve for the start of the European races."

Lewis Hamilton (13th): "I am really disappointed and feel like I let the team down today as I always am the first to blame myself. The whole weekend has not been ideal starting with the accident on Friday, but I will keep my chin up and bounce back at the next race. I messed up at the start as I didn't hit the switch early enough and therefore had not engaged the correct engine setting, and the anti stall kicked in. I lost a lot of places but things were still salvageable at that point. Then I had the incident with Fernando. I was behind him, and I moved to the right, and he moved to the right and that was it - a racing incident I guess. I am confident that we have the pace to be fighting at the front so the confidence is still there. I have had such a good run in Formula 1 until now, and it was almost inevitable that at some point things would go wrong. However there is a long way to go in the Championship and I intend to win it."

Ron Dennis, Team Principal: "Most of the teams used the same tyre strategy with the exception of those who went for a one-stop-strategy which we switched Lewis to following his incident with Fernando. Heikki's race was hampered by understeer which we systematically dialled out to a level which allowed him to set the fastest lap during the closing stages of the race. Lewis's bad start and the incident with Fernando, which extensively damaged his car, seriously hampered his pace, and we then took the early decision to save the engine for the next race in Barcelona. We will continue to work hard in Woking, Brixworth and Stuttgart to make sure we are well prepared for the start of the European races."

yebah!!! Bahrain GP is worth waiting for! MAssa bounced back!!! 2nd consecutive win in Bahrain!!! sprity

and to add to the Ferrari 1-2 glory, KIMI is now leading in the Driver's championship sprity

Hurray hurray!!!

good work too for BMW!!! sprity

GRRRRRRRRRR......

i vote for bmw sauber.
hahaha..

bmw sauber team as PETRONAS one of their sponsor.
PETRONAS owned by ,Malaysia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@cam n krish..tell me about next gp please..

where n when...

ronhahetaf wrote:@cam n krish..tell me about next gp please..

where n when...

SPANISH GP ron.. Raceday is on April 27!! dont miss it!

Have to choose BMW Sauber.
Being advertising BMW for centuries now.

go nick n kubica!!
go sauber!!

Ferrari: Italians play down Alonso link

Luca di Montezemolo drives away the Alonso rumours. (Action Images / Giampiero Sposito)

Wednesday April 23, 2008


MARANELLO - Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has quashed speculation linking Fernando Alonso with a drive at his team next year.
Following a poor start to the season with struggling Renault, it has already been suggested Alonso will jump ship at the end of the year, with Ferrari a likely destination.
Although the Spaniard recently insisted he does not have a get-out clause in his current deal with Renault, he then added that contracts are "very flexible".
But a dismissive di Montezemolo has ruled out such a move as he told Gazzetta dello Sport: "I want two equal drivers that work together.
"To line up a (Kimi) Raikkonen-Alonso double act would mean wanting to damage yourself."

krish any sauber news??

lovehalfdead wrote:krish any sauber news??

Robert Kubica placed 4th!! a very solid performance from him!

BMW SAuber is now in 2nd place in the Constructor's Championship

what?
currently in 2nd place??

yeah... Quick Nick wasnt able to contribute any points coz he's in 9th place. Ferrari has a 1-2 result so 18 big points were awarded to them!! Ferrari now leads the Constructor's table

sadly kubica r the one who contribute points to the team.
i love nick more than kubica.

but my idol was kimi.
i hate hamilton.

haha!! nick would have been battling for 5th place but he was caught on hi way to the pits caused by Heikki's accident..

me too!!! KIMI!!! FERRARI!!!

Poor Hekki

anyone now the next schedule?

hope sauber cn be 1st place this time..

when i was in high school i love mika hakkinen.
i collect all of his posters.
crazy..

Ferrari is leading

yeay...ferrari 1-3...

cOngratz MASSA and KIMI!! Kimi still leads the Driver's table and now, Massa and Lewis are tied in second place!!

kRiSHNa wrote:cOngratz MASSA and KIMI!! Kimi still leads the Driver's table and now, Massa and Lewis are tied in second place!!

Hamiliton leads now

...No idea. haha.

Happy_Face_523 wrote:

kRiSHNa wrote:cOngratz MASSA and KIMI!! Kimi still leads the Driver's table and now, Massa and Lewis are tied in second place!!

Hamiliton leads now

my message was last May 11. of course the rankings has changed

Ferrari's leading..