To win you need to be fast but also get to the end, Ferrari had both covered today though barely with Massa's car. Bad luck for Vettel but...that's racing....more later.
PROVISIONAL RACE RESULTS
The Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain;
49 laps; 308.405km;
Weather: Sunny.
Classified:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Alonso Ferrari 1h39:20.396
2. Massa Ferrari + 16.099
3. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 23.182
4. Vettel Red Bull-Renault + 38.713
5. Rosberg Mercedes + 40.263
6. Schumacher Mercedes + 44.180
7. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 45.260
8. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 46.308
9. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes + 53.089
10. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth + 1:02.400
11. Kubica Renault + 1:09.093
12. Sutil Force India-Mercedes + 1:22.958
13. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1:32.656
14. Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth + 1 lap
15. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth + 1 lap
16. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 3 laps
17. Trulli Lotus-Cosworth + 3 laps
Fastest lap: Alonso, 1:58.287
All timing unofficial
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Forza Ferrari Go!
ReplyDeleteI was very excited about today's race after an interesting grid result post-qualifying.
ReplyDeleteIn the end it was one of the most boring races I can recall. What a snoozer! Maybe I will start watching Sprint Cup.
I fell asleep twice and just allowed myself to be woken up by the screaming of the commentators anytime something interesting happened. This will probably be my system for the entire season as no one in the FIA realized "Oh wait, if we make the cars really really heavy for 85% of the race, the handling will be shit and they'll be no overtaking".
ReplyDeleteMorons, trying their hardest to ruin the best sport on earth.
That new infield section was a godawful waste of time and space. Who in their right mind could have thought it would "promote overtaking?"
ReplyDeleteI felt bad for Chandhok and Senna, who appeared to be victims of their team's inability to make it to any pre-season testing (Chandhok from a lack of experience, Senna from a lack of reliability).
Vettel looked very good, it's too bad he had engine/exhaust trouble. Should be interesting to watch him and Alonso duke it out. And of course it's fantastic to see Massa back in an F1 car and banging off laps like he never left.