2008 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX - FRIDAY 04/04/08
Sebastien Bourdais (STR2B-03)
"I got into a good groove this morning with no real problems and we carried on the same way this afternoon. It meant I got quite a bit of running done which is a "first" for a Friday this season for me. So, I'm happy about that. This is my first time at this track and I think it's quite nice, although the three slow corners are extremely slow and that does not seem to suit these cars.
The track surface was actually in pretty good shape compared to what I had been expecting in terms of dirt and sand. They cleaned it very well and since the wind died down it greatly helped the situation.
The wind is supposed to pick up again for tomorrow and Sunday so it could be a bit of an adventure into the unknown every time we go out."
First Practice Session
Best lap 1.34.235, pos. 15th, 27 laps
Second Practice Session
Best lap 1.33.197, pos. 9th, 37 lap
Sebastian Vettel (STR2B-04)
"It was a tough day. On a track that does not see much running during the year, there is never much grip at first. I found it extremely difficult to drive in the morning and while the afternoon was a bit better, we are still a long way off where we want to be.
To sum it up, we lacked grip and were too slow. Honestly, I am not sure which way to go to improve, but I am sure the situation will change after we study all the data before starting again tomorrow morning.
First Practice Session
Best lap 1.34.321, pos. 16th, 32 laps
Second Practice Session
Best lap 1.34.787, pos. 20th, 30 laps
- Fabiana Valenti -
AT&T Williams F1 - Friday free practice review
04.04.2008
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BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX - FREE PRACTICE
SESSION 1 SESSION 2AIR TEMP 27-29 0CTRACK TEMP 35-420CWEATHER Hazy sun Clear sunshine
TOP 3
F Massa 1:32.233K Raikkonen 1:32.350N Rosberg 1:32.415
F Massa 1:31.420K Raikkonen 1:32.327H Kovavainen 1:32.752
CHASSIS & ENGINE 1st SESSION 2nd ... mehr |
Panasonic Toyota Racing F1 -Free Practice Round-Up
04.04.2008
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Bahrain Grand Prix -
Today's Weather: Warm and sunny with gusting winds, air 25-30C, track 34-42C
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Formula1 - Friday Practic2 results
04.04.2008
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2008 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31.420 30
2 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:32.327 0.907 30
3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.752 1.332 30
4 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.847 1.427 26
5 4 Robert Kubica BMW 1:32.915 1.495 29
6 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:33.022 1.602 3 ... mehr |
Formula1 - Friday Practice1 results
04.04.2008
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2008 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:32.233 20
2 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:32.350 0.117 15
3 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:32.415 0.182 23
4 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.705 0.472 21
5 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.868 0.635 20
6 8 K ... mehr |
Bridgestone Motorsport Bahrain Grand Prix Preview
04.04.2008
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After the heat of the Malaysian Grand Prix, Bridgestone Motorsport’s medium and soft compound Potenza Formula One tyres face another hot test with the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit on April 6th.
The 5.41 km Hermann Tilke designed circuit features a diverse 15 turns ... mehr |
Honda, Toyota, BMW et Mercedes exigent la démission de Mosley
03.04.2008
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Il était évident que les photos et la vidéo publié par News of the World dimanche dernier en Grande Bretagne allaient avoir des répercutions dans le monde de l’automobile et plus particulièrement dans celui de la F1.
Interdit de séjour à Bahreïn par la famille Royale, le Président Mosley souhaitait s’y rendre pour assister à la réunion de la FIA Institut sur la sécurité q ... mehr |
Max Mosley indésirable à Bahreïn
03.04.2008
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Max Mosley n'ira finalement pas à Bahreïn présider d’une part le séminaire de la FIA Institut ce jeudi et d’autre part assister au Grand Prix de F1.
Jugé indésirable par la famille régnante, Max Mosley impliqué il y a quelques jours dans un énorme et rocambolesque scandale d’orgies sado maso nazis, information révélé au monde entier dimanche dernier par le quotidien News ... mehr |
Max Mosley nicht in Bahrain
03.04.2008
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Das Sexvideo um Max Mosley hat Konsequenzen zur Folge. Der Präsident des Automobil-Weltverbandes FIA wird nicht zum Großen Preis des Bahrain am kommenden Sonntag reisen. Der Brite sagte aus persönlichen Gründen endgültig ab und reagierte damit auf das von britischen Medien veröffentlichte Sexvideo.
Die FIA bestätigte am Mittwoch in Bahrain Mosleys Verzicht auf die Reise, ... mehr |
Traction in Action: Life without Traction Control
31.03.2008
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Supreme driving skill is a prerequisite for any Formula 1 driver but the class of 2008 are getting the chance to show their car control skills even more than in previous years thanks to the elimination of traction control.
Purists have long argued that traction control - an electronic system which regulates power to the rear wheels to eliminate wheel-spin - spoils the spe ... mehr |
AT&T Williams F1 - Bahrain preview
31.03.2008
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Formula One moves from the Far East to the Middle East this week as Bahrain’s state-of-the-art Sakhir circuit hosts the third round of the 2008 Formula One World Championship and the last of the season-opening long haul races this Sunday, 6t ... mehr |
Panasonic Toyota Racing F1 - Bahrain again
31.03.2008
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Bahrain Grand Prix 2008
Panasonic ... mehr |
Force India Formula One Team preview
31.03.2008
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Bahrain Grand Prix
After a gruelling Far Eastern double header in Australia and Malaysia, the Force India Formula One Team now travels to the Middle East for the third event of the FIA Formula One World Championship, the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The 5.412km Bahrain International Ci ... mehr |
Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes F1 - Bahrain preview
29.03.2008
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2008 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2008
Race three of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship takes place in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team arrives at the Bahrain International Circuit leading the Constructors’ table with a total of 24 points. Le ... mehr |
FORMULA 1™ Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2008 preview
23.03.2008
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F1 TIMETABLE
local time Luxembourg - 1 hour
Fri 04 April 2008
Friday Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30
Friday Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30
Sat 05 April 2008
Saturday Practice 11:00 - 12:00
Qualifying 14:00
Sun 06 April 2008
Race 14:30
2007 FORMULA 1™ Gulf Air Bahrain ... mehr |
Drivers and teams standings before Bahrain Grand-Prix 2008
23.03.2008
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Drivers Championship standings before Bahrain Grand-Prix 2008
1 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 14
2 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish Ferrari 11
3 Nick Heidfeld German BMW 11
4 Heikki Kovalainen Finnish McLaren-Mercedes 10
5 Rob ... mehr |
Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes Bahrain Grand-Prix Review
15.04.2007
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Fernando Alonso MP4-22 0 1Lewis Hamilton MP4-22 0 5T-car (Fernando) MP4-22 0 3
2007 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished second in today’s Bahrain Grand Prix whilst Fernando Alonso ended up fifth after struggling with the balance of his car throughout the race. In only his third Formu ... mehr |
Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 Team - 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Report
15.04.2007
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Adrian Sutil (car 20, F8-VII/03):
15th 1:33:43.110 53 laps (+4 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:36.772
Christijan Albers (car 21, F8-VII/01):
14th 1:33:42.820 55 laps (+2 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:37.184
Weather: Highs of 30 C ambient / 41 C track. Bright sunshine but very windy.
The Etihad Aldar Spyker Formula ... mehr |
Panasonic Toyota Racing F1 - Sakhir Ace
15.04.2007
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Bahrain Grand Prix - Race Round-Up Sunday 15 April 2007
Panasonic Toyota Racing has secured its third consecutive points finish of 2007 courtesy of Jarno Trulli's fine 7th place at the Bahrain International Circuit. After the mixed weather of the previous few days at Sakhir, the race took place on a hot and sunny day with track temperatures around 40 degrees Celsiu ... mehr |
AT&T Williams F1 - Bahrain GP race review
15.04.2007
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SAKHIR CIRCUIT, BAHRAINRace dist. 308.238KM / 191.539 MILES, 57 lapsCLEAR AND SUNNYAIR 28 - 300C, TRACK 34 - 410C
1 F Massa Ferrari 1:33:27.515 (1.34.067, 1st ) 12 L Hamilton McLaren Mercedes +2.360 (1.34.270, 2nd) 23 K Raikkonen Ferrari +10.839 (1.34.357, 3rd) 310 N ROSBERG FW29-04 H095 AT&T WILLIAMS +89.916 (1.35.556,11st) 10 ... mehr |
Formula1- Red Bull Racing F1 Bahrain race
15.04.2007
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Mark was not in the mood for riddles today, so we came with one instead
A woman tried to hang herself from a rope. Apart from the rope, there is nothing else in the room except a small pool of water and a TV on the wall. When she was rescued she could not speak. Why did she try and how did she do it?*
DAVID COULTHARD, (Finish Position DNF, Start ... mehr |
Scuderia Toro Rosso - Bahrain Grand-Prix
15.04.2007
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Continuing our theme of fun things to do with sand, here is a sand
sculpture from a Red Bull event called The Knock Out Race. With all 4 Red Bull guys
Knocked Out today, maybe they'd have had more fun in this motorbike event.
Tonio Liuzzi: "We had all sorts of problems today. It was a hydraulics problem that put me out, but before that we had a radi ... mehr |
Formula1 - Bahrain RACE RESULT
15.04.2007
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1 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari Winner
2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes +2.3 secs
3 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari +10.8 secs
4 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW +13.8 secs
5 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes +14.4 secs
6 10 Robert Kubica BMW +45.5 secs
7 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota +81.3 secs
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Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes F1 Sakhir Qualifying
14.04.2007
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Fernando Alonso MP4-22 0 1Lewis Hamilton MP4-22 0 5T-car (Fernando) MP4-22 0 3
2007 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso will start Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix from second and fourth positions respectively. In Saturday’s qualifying, Lewis set a time of 1:32.935; in on ... mehr |
ING Renault F1 Team - Sakhir Qualifying
14.04.2007
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2007 Bahraini GP, Saturday
Giancarlo Fisichella, R27-04
Q1 1:33.556, P12
Q2 1:32.889, P10
Q3 1:34.056, P7
Heikki Kovalainen, R27-01
Q1 1:33.467, P10
Q2 1:32.935, P12
Q3 N/A
There were mixed feelings for the ING Renault F1 Team this afternoon at the Bahrain Inter ... mehr |
Pansonic Toyota Racing F1 - In and out of dune
14.04.2007
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Bahrain Grand Prix - Qualifying Round-Up
Panasonic Toyota Racing will line up with one car in the top ten of the grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix after a mixed qualifying session at Sakhir. Following a week of unusual weather around the kingdom of Bahrain including heavy thunderstorms, there were spots of rain during morning practice but qualifying stayed dry. ... mehr |
FORMULA 1 : AT&T Williams F1- Bahrain Qualifying
14.04.2007
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BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING
Qualifying for Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix ran smoothly for the AT&T Williams team at the Sakhir circuit. Nico Rosberg once again secured a place in Q3 and will start tomorrow’s race from 10th place on the grid. In one of the most fiercely contested qualifying sessions, team mate, Alex Wurz, narrowly missed out on a top ten slot. ... mehr |
Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 - Bahrain Qualifying
14.04.2007
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2007 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX - SATURDAY 14/04/07
Continuing our series on clever things to do with sand other than build a race track in the desert, we are proud to bring the delights of
WOMEN'S BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Tonio Liuzzi: "We are just too slow at the moment and the car is missing a lot of downforce. Even if I have said it so often, this ... mehr |
Mark was too busy securing eighth place ...
14.04.2007
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... on the grid to write one of his riddles today, so here's one we prepared ourselves.
A Scotsman and an Australian both drive identical cars at approximately the same speed on the same road. If the Australian drives for 60 minutes, but the Scotsman only drives for 15 minutes, how come that at the end of an hour, they end up having lunch toge ... mehr |
Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 - Bahrain Qualifying
14.04.2007
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BAHRAIN GRAND-PRIX 2007
Adrian Sutil (car 20, F8-VII/03):FP3: 22nd 1:35.436 (18 laps)Q: 20th 1:35.280 (8 laps)
Christijan Albers (car 21, F8-VII/01):FP3: 21st 1:35.395 (22 laps)Q: 22nd 1:35.533 (7 laps)
Weather: Highs of 44 C track / 32 C ambient. Changeable weather, overcast and humid in the morning, blue skies in the ... mehr |
