F1 Bahrain GP

[wltsm]

Saturday practice times:

1. HAMILTON McLaren 1m32.543s

2. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m32.549s

3. HEIDFELD BMW 1m32.652s

4. KUBICA BMW 1m32.755s

5. DAVIDSON Super Aguri 1m32.900s

6. MASSA Ferrari 1m32.950s

7. ALONSO McLaren 1m33.235s

8. WEBBER Red Bull 1m33.399s

9. FISICHELLA Renault 1m33.602s

10. KOVALAINEN Renault 1m33.605s

11. ROSBERG Williams 1m33.614s

12. WURZ Williams 1m33.658s

13. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m33.700s

14. TRULLI Toyota 1m33.724s

15. COULTHARD Red Bullt 1m33.826s

16. BUTTON Honda 1m34.023s

17. SATO Super Aguri 1m34.082s

18. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m34.397s

19. SPEED Toro Rosso 1m34.791s

20. SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m35.144s

21. ALBERS Spyker 1m35.395s

22. SUTIL Spyker 1m35.436s

 

[wltsm]

Davidson has done an amazing job for Super Aguri! I wonder what Honda thinks about this, they should take some design clues off their old car.

The 2 BMWs are doing very well, I hope they get on top of their reliabilty problems soon, and if they do that, they should be able to come third in the constuctors, easy.

Hamilton is doing amazingly well, Alonso must wish he didn't have such a strong team mate, but now Mclaren on drivers is right up there with Ferrari, if not better.

The Ferraris have lost the pace they had in oz, but I still want them to win!

 

[Bartek S.]

Massa's second pole position.

 

[Imhotep Evil]

Final Qual session over, Final standings are:

1 Massa
2 Hamilton
3 Raikkonen
4 Alonso
5 Heidfeld
6 Kubica
7 Fisichella
8 Webber
9 Trulli
10 Rosberg
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11 Wurz
12 Kovalainen
13 Davidson
14 R.Schmacher
15 Barrichello
16 Button
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17 Sato
18 Luizzi
19 Speed
20 Sutil
21 Coulthard
22 Albers

 

[Bartek S.]

Front row for Hamilton

 

[wltsm]

I'm surprised that Alonso didn't do better than he did!

Still waiting for the figures to be up on the web, when that happens I'll post them!

 

[wltsm]

Felipe Massa maintained his control of qualifying in Bahrain to take pole position for the second race in a row and the fifth time in his career.

Rookie sensation Lewis Hamilton again ran the Ferrari man closest and will start from the front row for the first time after a superb performance through all three segments of qualifying.

Their respective team-mates, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso, will share the second row, setting up another tantalising Ferrari v McLaren shootout for victory.

BMW Sauber annexed the third row with Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica, confirming its status as the third quickest team in F1 at the moment.


Qualifying 2

Felipe Massa tightened his grip on qualifying in Bahrain by topping the second knockout session by a commanding 0.4s margin.

Lewis Hamilton was again the Brazilian's closest challenger, but the size of the deficit suggests the rookie will have an uphill struggle to snatch his first career pole.

Kimi Raikkonen was third quickest in the second Ferrari; having outpaced his team-mate earlier in the weekend, the question is whether the Finn has a surprise up his sleeve for Q3.

Nick Heidfeld continued his fine form for BMW Sauber, this time pushing Fernando Alonso's McLaren back to fifth place.

Robert Kubica was sixth fastest in the other BMW, while Jarno Trulli continued to exceed expectations in seventh.

Nico Rosberg (Williams) and Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault) just squeaked through to the top-10 shootout, but their respective team-mates failed to make the cut, as did both the Hondas.

Anthony Davidson was quicker than both factory Hondas in the Super Aguri but couldn't find enough to make it past the Q2 hurdle.

Drivers knocked out: Alex Wurz, Heikki Kovalainen, Anthony Davidson, Ralf Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello, Jenson Button


Qualifying 1

Ferrari's Felipe Massa landed the first blow in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, edging out McLaren rival Lewis Hamilton for the fastest Q1 time.

Impressively, Massa set his time of 1m32.443s on the harder of the two Bridgestone tyre compounds, while Hamilton relied on the softer tyre for a 1m32.580s.

The Briton's lap was far from perfect, however, as he survived a big brake-locking moment at the first corner.

Fernando Alonso was third quickest in the sister McLaren, with Kimi Raikkonen fourth for Ferrari.

Nick Heidfeld was fifth for BMW Sauber ahead of Toyota's Jarno Trulli and an inspired Anthony Davidson, who used soft-compound tyres to haul his Super Aguri to the top of the times early in the session.

David Coulthard fell victim to a gearbox problem and failed to make it through to Q2, while Jenson Button survived by the skin of his teeth in P16.

Drivers knocked out: Takuma Sato, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Scott Speed, Adrian Sutil, David Coulthard, Christijan Albers

 

[wltsm]

2007 Bahrain Grand Prix
Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3

1 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:32.443 1:31.359 1:32.652

2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.580 1:31.732 1:32.935

3 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:33.161 1:31.812 1:33.131

4 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.049 1:32.214 1:33.192

5 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:33.164 1:32.154 1:33.404

6 10 Robert Kubica BMW 1:33.348 1:32.292 1:33.710

7 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:33.556 1:32.889 1:34.056

8 15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:33.496 1:32.808 1:34.106

9 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:33.218 1:32.429 1:34.154

10 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:33.349 1:32.815 1:34.399

11 17 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 1:33.759 1:32.915

12 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:33.467 1:32.935

13 23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:33.299 1:33.082

14 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:33.923 1:33.294

15 8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:33.776 1:33.624

16 7 Jenson Button Honda 1:33.967 1:33.731

17 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:33.984

18 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 1:34.024

19 19 Scott Speed STR-Ferrari 1:34.333

20 20 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 1:35.280

21 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:35.341

22 21 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 1:35.533

Source = F1.com

 

[LaArtist]

cool this is a perfect start grid..
it will be one heck of a race..

 

[Bartek S.]

It is rumoured that BMW Sauber is willing to exchange N. Heidfeld for R. Shumacher in a middle of season 2007. I dont think it's a good idea.

 

[rev]

Well, I believe that if Ralf wants better results in his career, he should leave Toyota and try to find some other team. Toyota sucks balls! Even Williams Toyota is better! BTW, I hope Kimi wins the race tomorrow, even though it's not going to be easy.

 

[Bartek S.]

Once again the third fastest team in F1.
After a positive third free practice session in the morning, the season’s third qualifying brought a positive result for the BMW Sauber F1 Team. Nick Heidfeld was fifth on the Bahrain International Circuit and Robert Kubica will start next to him on the grid from sixth.
Nick Heidfeld

"I am very happy and the team did a very good job. I had an excellent car and my last run in the final session was really good. The two teams in front of us were clearly faster. The gap is significant, but we have again been the third strongest team. To improve on these positions in the race will only be possible if a Ferrari or a McLaren has been extremely light today, or something unpredictable happens."

Robert Kubica

"Today has been positive as this is my first qualifying this year without mistakes, so it is a step forward. I was struggling a bit with the balance of the car, however, it is still good and I am hoping for a good race tomorrow and the first points of the season."

 

[bmer]

Can someone PM me a link where I can see the race (streaming)?

 

[Imhotep Evil]

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[chonkoa]

Anyone fancy Massa screwing things up again???

 

[wltsm]

It is rumoured that BMW Sauber is willing to exchange N. Heidfeld for R. Shumacher in a middle of season 2007. I dont think it's a good idea.

I do hope that's not true, Heidfeld's doing a very good job, infact I think they have a very good drivers line up. I'm not saying Schumacher's bad bad it's a long time since he's been in a decent car, so I suppose it's easy to forget he's fast. What I'd like is someone like Button to joint, someone who's a really good driver!

 

[Imhotep Evil]

I do hope that's not true, Heidfeld's doing a very good job, infact I think they have a very good drivers line up. I'm not saying Schumacher's bad bad it's a long time since he's been in a decent car, so I suppose it's easy to forget he's fast. What I'd like is someone like Button to joint, someone who's a really good driver!

Heidfeld is along with Wurz and Alonso the best tester and car developer in F1. Tough unlike Alonso and the late Schumacher, besides testing & developing skills and knowledge you need that spark that Nick did/does not show.

Button is fast, but usually if he's got a car that suits his driving style. He hasn't shows he's got the ass feeling.

 

[Bartek S.]

Well done Massa

1. Massa
2. Hamilton
3. Kimi
4. Heidfeld
5. Alonso
6. Kubica
7.Trulli
8.Fisichella

 

[Deleted member 25]

Lewis, Heidfeld: Respect.
Massa: Great Job.
Kimi, Alonso: Not really what i expected.

 

[LaArtist]

Great race by MclMB given that the car was very much flawed..
but it was still expecting alonso to get 4th...

anyways.. Hamilton rocks, Massa.. meehhh ... Raikononen.. as always iceman..
poor start for him by the way..

PS
Alonso,Hamilton and Raikonnen at 22p... that is sick

Thank god that M.Schumacher is out of this game..
For the first time in years its fun again