Live Coverage of the 2010 Formula 1 Bahrain GP, Qualifying
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Results:
1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari
2. Felipe Massa Ferrari
3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
4. Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault
5. Nico Rosberg Mercedes Benz GP Ltd
6. Michael Schumacher Mercedes Benz GP Lt
7. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
8. Mark Webber RBR-Renault
9. Vitantonio Liuzzi Force-India-Mercedes
10. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth
11. Robert Kubica Renault
12. Adrian Sutil Force-India-Mercedes
13. Jamie Alguersuari STR-Ferrari
14. Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth
15. Heiki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth
16. Sebastian Buemi STR-Ferrari
17. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth
- Pedro De La Rosa BMW-Sauber Ferrari
- Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth
- Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth
- Vitaly Petrov Renault
- Kamui Kobayashi BMW-Sauber Ferrari
- Luca di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth
- Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth
7:59pm: Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso receives new engine as Ferrari is taking extreme precautions.
8:00pm: The cars on are the parade lap. The HPT team is starting from the pits.
8:01pm: We hear that Tony Fernandes has been serving Nasi Lemak in the Lotus motorhome.
8:02pm: Track temperature is at 40 degrees.
8:03pm: The cars are lining up for the start.
8:04pm: All eyes focused at the lights
8:05pm: Vettel takes a super launch
8:05pm: Heavy smoke at the back of the field
8:06pm: Redbull is ready for a pitstop
8:07pm: Adrian Sutil is down at 22nd place, what happened?
8:07pm: Heiki Kovalainen is doing pretty darn well, he is up to P16.
8:08pm: I take it back that Formula 1 is action-less.
8:12pm: Michael Schumacher is in P6, 2.1 seconds behind of Lewis Hamilton
8:08pm: Race over for Karun Chandhok, broken front-end with his suspension cut off
8:09pm: Vettel is 2.231 second ahead of Alonso for P1
8:10pm: Nico Hulkenberg having a huge run off! Phew, that was close… Luca Di Grassi with team Virgin is out!
8:11pm: Right, Adrian Sutil hit Robert Kubica and that cost the both of them heavy race position
8:11pm: Nico Hulkenberg in and out of the pits with new tyres.
8:13pm: Michael Schumacher is in P6, 2.1 seconds behind Lewis Hamilton
8:14pm: Sutil passes Kovalainen to take P17
8:16pm: Both the Prancing Horses are fighting to keep with with the Red Bull.
8:17pm: Webber is hunting down Schumacher and is hunting him down quick!
8:19pm: The million dollar question now is how long can the cars last on the current tyre setting?
8:20pm: The entire pack time gap from Vettel to Senna is 72.6 seconds.
8:22pm: Vettel to Button, 17.6 seconds. Ouch!
8:22pm: Hmmph, where is the promised overtaking opportunities? Formula 1 is still very much action-less…
8:23pm: Massa sets the fastest lap time, 2:02:494
8:25pm: Track order. P1 Vettel, P2 Alonso, P3, Massa, P4 Rosberg, P5 Hamilton, P6 Schumacher, P7 Webber, P8 Button, P9 Liuzzi, P10 Barrichello, P11 Petrov, P12 De La Rosa, P13 Kobayashi, P14 Alguersuari, P15 Buemi, P16 Kubica, P17 Sutil, P18 Kovalainen, P19 Glock, P20 Trulli, P21 Hulkenberg, P22 Senna, P23 Di Grassi, P24 Chandhock
8:28pm: The pit stop window is now open. Lap 12
8:29pm: Bruno Senna first in for a schedule stop. 9.2 seconds
8:29pm: Vettel 3.5 seconds ahead of Alonso, Kubica pits rejoins in P16.
8:30pm: Timo and Trulli battling hard in P18 and P19. Great stuff from Virgin and Lotus
8:32pm: Vitaly Petrov with Renault having problems with his car in the pits. Right rear tyre doenst seem to be coming off.
8:34pm: My oh my, the track surface is as bumpy as the North South Expressway…
8:34pm: Vitaly Petrov retired and Robert Kubica has just set the fastest lap time 2:09:397 (Renault)
8:35pm: The top boys are in the pits now. Schumi and Hamilton leave the pits now, lap 16
8:36pm: Who is going to break the 2 minutes barrier?
8:37pm: Nico Rosberg and Fernando Alonso pits on Lap 16. Both have seamless perfect stops
8:38pm: The STR team nose looks like a duck
8:39pm: Trulli looses a position to Hulkenberg, great battle
8:40pm: Remember, Redbull is a non-manufacturer backed team, and they are way on top, impressive yes?
8:41pm: Track order, P1 Vettel, P2 Massa, P3 Alonso, P4 Liuzzi, P5 Barrichello
8:42pm: Hamilton overtakes Barrichello for P5
8:43pm: Bruno Senna retires with an engine failure, smoke pouring out of the car. Hmmph, Cosworth eh? So Team HRT is out of the race.
8:44pm: The next pit stop window should be somewhere between Lap 30 – Lap 34
8:45pm: The Petronas logo on the Mercedes is blurry… can’t see a thing!
8:48pm: The Ferraris are beginning to gain on the Redbull of Vettel. Lap 22
8:49pm: Both the Lotus have yet to pit. One stop strategy perhaps?
8:51pm: Barrichello takes P10 after overtaking Buemi on the main straight. Lap 23
8:52pm: ooohh…. brake dust puffing from Button’s McLaren.
8:56pm: Screen capture of the smokey Redbull..
8:57pm: Scheduled pitstop has begun on Lap 27
8:58pm: Trulli lapped by the front runner on Lap 27
8:59pm: Nice looking Vettel,
9:02pm: Not much actions for now as we pass through the second half of the race
9:03pm: De La Rosa retires with Sauber
9:04pm: Alonso is 1 second a lap faster than Vettel. He is now 1.5 seconds behind Vettel’s tail.
9:07pm: Alonso is peeping up with every second, and now the gap between him and Vettel is down to 1.1 second.
9:08pm: Lotus finally pits their car, Kovalainen takes his first stop.
9:11pm: Massa has been told to cut revs (save fuel)
9:12pm: Alonso looks pretty darn close on Vettel
9:13pm: Vettel is shouting out to his engineer “Lost of power, lost of power!!!”
9:14pm: Alonso takes P1 on the last corner
9:14pm: Massa takes P2… Vettel is suffering from mechanical problem…
9:15pm: Sad faces in the Redbull pits, what’s happening to the Redbull? Exhausted perhaps?
9:16pm: A deffinite loss of power, the Redbull looks to be limping around the long straits.
9:18pm: Lap order, P1 Alonso, P2 Massa, P3 Vettel, P4 Hamilton, P5 Rosberg, P6 Schumacher, P7 Button, P8 Webber
9:19pm: Exhaust failure on Vettels car.
9:20pm: Hamilton is waiting to pounce on Vettel for P3, and he takes it.
9:21pm: The only chance for Vettel’s victory is to continue with the current set of tyre without pitting.
9:22pm: Jenson Button is closing up on Michael Schumacher, Lap 39. Gap – 1 Second
9:24pm: Both Lotus are proving to be very reliable, slow, but reliable…
9:25pm: Hamilton reports that his McLaren is suffering from vibration on the front.
9:26pm: 8 laps to go, Button and Webber are ever so ready to make a move on Michael Schumacher for P6
9:28pm: Almost all teams are running on 1 stop.
9:31pm: The Ferraris are beginning to tone down on pace, saving up for the next race.
9:33pm: How far will Vettel fall back?
9:34pm: Someone is so getting sacked in Redbull for the exhaust mistake…
9:34pm: 4 Laps to go and it looks like Ferrari will be securing a one-two finish
9:36pm: Trulli is 33.2 seconds behind Kovalainen and is loosing more time
9:37pm: Massa seems to be having some Aero failure, he is now 11.4 seconds behind Alonso
9:38pm: Action in P13 and P14, both STR are fighting for position
9:41pm: Sebastian Buemi retires on Lap 48
9:42pm: Fingers all crossed in the Ferrari pit as Alonso crosses lap 48, piloting the last lap.
9:43pm: Indeed, a Ferrari 1-2, with Alonso leading from Massa, P3 Hamilton, P4 Vettel, P5 Rosberg, P6 Schumacher
Both Lotus completes. Great stuff!
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